Queen’s Platinum Jubilee lesson for KS2 / KS3 (Year 7) In this lesson, the students will explore the reasons why we are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We will take a detailed look at the key milestones of Queen Elizabeth’s historic reign and reflect on what she means to the British people. The students will order the key events in Elizabeth’s remarkable life, and in doing so create a decorative and informative Jubilee bunting garland. In our plenary task, the students will use their knowledge to design a commemorative Jubilee coin. The lesson includes a starter activity, a video clip with accompanying questions, a chronological bunting activity with associated reflection task, and finally a ‘design a commemorative coin’ plenary task. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, a detailed and colourful PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs and other activities. It is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. We also run ecpublishing.co.uk and you can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk

A successful cover letter and supporting statement/application linked to the points on a Deputy Headteacher job specification and person specification Happy to help further if needed to support your application

A comprehensive covering letter and personal statement which I wrote during my recent job search. Although it obviously needed to be adapted to suit the needs of each school that I was applying for, I found that having a ‘base’ letter was extremely useful. I was shortlisted for each job I sent this application to (and gained a headship) There was nothing on line at the time that I could use to guide/scaffold me, so I hope that someone finds this useful!

32 lessons - ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf - Year 4/5/6 - English planning A whole term’s English planning linked to the book ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ (Winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award 2019) by Onjali Rauf. Since its release, this book has been a classroom favourite, covering a topic that is never far from the news. Onjali Rauf writes about the topic of migration and refugees fantastically. I’ve taught this scheme twice now to my class, and both times they’ve all cheered at the end (always a good sign that they’ve enjoyed a book!) There are 32 lessons in total, all with accompanying SMART Notebook screens, task sheets and header sheets. To aid teaching each lesson, there are a total of 193 SMART Notebook screens (in one file) and each lesson is clearly marked along with which lesson each chapter should be read to aid and link to the learning. (Update - In response to many requests, I have converted the SMART Notebook screens to Powerpoint, so there is also a 193 page Powerpoint presentation included for the teaching sequence for those unable to use SMART Notebook.) This teaching sequence and planning will require the children to complete the following tasks over the 32 lessons: writing a recount writing a persuasive letter answering SATs style comprehension questions writing a narrative descriptive writing drama session writing an information text writing a newspaper report I have also included some examples of work for some lessons. This topic will also educate and inform the children of a very current real problem that others in the world face - the plight of the refugee. Using this book will expand their understanding of the world and help them to empathise and appreciate what some of the other children in school may have gone through. Even if you don’t need this scheme of work, I would highly recommend the book to share with the class.

Christmas Quiz - Christmas Interactive Christmas / End of Term Quizzes aimed at secondary students Name the Christmas Film, Christmas Song Lyrics, , Twelve Days of what this Christmas?, De-Scrabble, Christmas Crackers, Design Challenge, Hidden video clips FUN/C8/QZ/41 Full 1 hour Lesson and Shortened Tutor Time Version Included! Complete with falling snow and the pulling of crackers! Full Version ☞ Over 10 rounds and 50+ Questions. Christmas Quiz. This resource contains: ☞ 1x PowerPoint with questions and answers laid out in professional format ☞ 1x Student Answer Sheet double sided out of /50+ Marks (PDF and PPT Version) and all the answers!! ☞ 3 sets of Editable Team Certificates (1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place) Round 1: Christmas Film Round Identify the movies from the pictures Round 2: Christmas Song Lyrics Finish the lyrics to the songs Round 3: The Twelve Days of Christmas Use the pictures to work out which of the days are being shown Round 4: Numbers Round Multiple choice Christmas facts Round 5: Observation Use the given letters and the Scrabble point total to figure out the words Round 6: Christmas Anagrams Unscramble the letters Round 7: Christmas Crackers Pull a Christmas cracker read the joke and pick the punchline Round 8: Wordsearch Find all the topical words within the time limit Round 9: Odd One Out Pick the one out of of the four answers that doesnt quite fit and explain why Round 10: De-Scrabble Round Use the given letters and the Scrabble point total to figure out the words ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Tutor Time Version Over 5 rounds and 20+ Questions. Christmas Quiz. This resource contains: 1xPowerPoint 1x Student Answer Sheet out of /20+ Marks (PDF and PPT Version) and all the answers!! This quiz resource is perfect for lesson time, form time, extra curricular clubs, part of a drop down day or as a fun treat for your class. This informative, fun and engaging quiz will be a great way to celebrate the end of term and Christmas. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ You may also want to check out these other great Cre8tive resources for your students ⇨ Geography Christmas Quiz ⇨ Science Christmas Quiz - 8 KS3 topics Covered ⇨ Primary Christmas Quiz 2018 KS1 KS2 ⇨ KS4 and KS5 More Challenging Christmas Quiz

A set of beautiful natural log effect visual timetable cards. They have been made to look like real log slices. Comes as a PDF file with the different cards shown but also as an editable publisher file- this is for if you want to change the font to meet school policy or want to add/change the wording of certain logs. I’ve tried to included all of the main subject areas including english, maths, phonics, PE, history, geography, register, guided reading,golden time etc.

SATS 2020 - 100 reading questions organised by content domain, created for SATS revision. This is a popular revision tool for the Y6 Reading SATS test! The resource can be used all year round to help prepare pupils for the requirements of the 2020 KS2 test or as a last minute revision tool. Get ready for the 2020 KS2 reading assessments with this SATS Question Generator! Covering all of the reading content domains, you can use this SATS revision resource to practise the different types of questions that might come up in the KS2 SATS paper. Select one of the following modes: - Choose a particular reading content domain to revise - Practise those tricky 3-mark questions where pupils often lose marks - Revise fiction/non-fiction/poetry questions - Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource also includes handy hints and tips to help pupils in the test. Perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home. Each slide contains a short passage in the style of the reading SATS papers and then a question to answer. This is a must-have resource for Y6 pupils working towards their reading SATS tests! You might also like our similar resource: Y6 SATS Question Generator: SPAG #helpwithsats

30 lessons – ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell – Year 4/5/6 – English planning A whole term’s English planning linked to the book ‘The Explorer’ (Winner of the Children’s Book Prize Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award 2017) by Katherine Rundell. This story fits well with any topic linked work on South America, as it is set in the Amazon Rainforest. Ideal for Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 children. There are 30 lessons in total, all with SMART Notebook screens, task sheets and header sheets. To assist teaching, there are a total of 143 SMART Notebook screens and each lesson is clearly marked along with which lesson each chapter should be read to aid and link to the learning. (Update - I have split the SMART Notebook screens over four files to reduce the size and make it easier to download.) (Update 21/10/2020 - In response to many requests, I have converted the SMART Notebook screens to Powerpoint, so there are also 174 Powerpoint presentation pages included for the teaching sequence across four files for those unable to access SMART Notebook files.) This planning includes: Writing a narrative Writing a persuasive letter SATs style comprehension questions Journal writing Writing an information text Recording a radio broadcast This book and planning link well with topic work on South America, Brazil, the Amazon Rainforest and the Yanomami indigenious tribe. It will also educate and inform the children of a very current real problem that others in the world face - the destruction of the rainforest.

32 lessons – ‘The Nowhere Emporium’ by Ross MacKenzie – Year 4/5/6 – English planning A whole English teaching sequence linked to the book The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie (Winner of the Scottish Children’s Book Award and the Blue Peter Book Award in 2016). Ideal for Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 children. There are 32 lessons planned, all with SMART Notebook screens, task sheets and header sheets. There are a total of 167 SMART Notebook screens (in one file) and each lesson is clearly marked, along with details about which lesson each chapter should be read, to aid and link to the learning. (Update 14/4/2021 - following a number of requests, I have converted the SMART Notebook pages to Powerpoint which is also now included in the resource.) This planning includes opportunities for: descriptive writing writing a discussion text SATs style comprehension questions research and write an information text writing a narrative using speech punctuation correctly writing a journal entry writing a newspaper report biography writing This book has an original and engaging story with good characters and is an ideal book to hook the class to their English learning.

Reading Display, Book Corner Display, Printable Display Pack Make your Reading Area gorgeous with this reading display! Beautifully designed with over 80 different patterned butterflies, a book image, lettering and handy tips sheet, this display pack contains everything you need for a quick, effortless display. Simply download, print, cut out and display! Pack contains 21 butterfly PDF printable sheets - each butterfly is approx. 12 cm 4 lettering PDF printable sheets - letters approx 9 cm tall 1 book image PDF printable sheet - approx 54 cm wide, designed to print on 2xA4 1 printing and assembling tips sheet

Classroom Jobs display with editable rainbows to allocate different roles in a lovely pastel design. Including an editable word document for children’s names which when cut out fit perfectly in the clouds. I would recommended using velcro tape on the clouds and name tags so they are super simple to change weekly. Enjoy, littlemisstinkler x

SATS 2020 - 100 SPAG questions organised by topic to revise for the KS2 tests. This is a helpful revision tool for the Y6 SPAG test. The tool can be used all year round to prepare students for the requirements of the 2020 SATS or as a last minute revision activity. Get ready for the 2020 KS2 grammar assessments with this SATS Question Generator! Covering all of the grammar content domains, you can use this SATS revision resource to practise the different types of questions that might come up in the grammar paper. Select one of the following modes: - Choose a particular grammar domain or topic to revise - Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource is perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home. Each slide contains a new question in the style of the SATS GPS test paper and an answer to reveal. < This is a must-have resource for Y6 pupils working towards their GPS SATS tests! You might also like our similar resource: Y6 SATS Question Generator: Reading #helpwithsats

Year 6 Arithmetic Tests with answers, written to fit on one A4 page. Based on KS2 SATs Arithmetic Papers. I use these tests as revision for my Year 6 class. After much searching, I couldn’t find any Arithmetic practice tests that fit onto one page (to save on photocopying!), so I decided to make some. Each test fits on to one page and comes with the answers. They are all based on KS2 SATs Arithmetic Test questions. The tests download in both PDF and editable Word formats. There is also a front cover, which I use when putting all the tests into a booklet, so my class can keep track of their scores improving. I hope you find them useful and it saves the trees/you some photocopying time!

I have put together a lesson drop in form that focuses on the areas of a deep dive. This allows you to: Check whether your curriculum intention is known and followed within your department Make a judgement of how effective your curriculum implementation is within your team Assess whether the intended impact is taking place in lessons Identify positives from lessons Address areas for improvement This drop in form supports you as leaders (and teachers!) in conducting drop-ins to ensure your teams are deep dive ready. You can use this alongside my other deep dive resources to support you. :)

We all know that we need to ensure that we are supporting our target groups and it can be difficult to know what is happing in our classrooms to make sure this happens. Deep Dives look at how our SEN and PP students are supported in their learning and it is important for leaders at all levels to know how this is happening and are able to monitor progress. So, I have put together a drop-in form to support all leaders with this to ready themselves for a deep dive. This supports you by: Knowing how many SEN & PP students are in the class Checks that the teacher knows who they are Gives you the knowledge of how these students are supported Gives an insight into added value in the classroom Opportunities for feedback and the observation of best practise I hope this helps you and your teams succeed and helps you take forward the learning of your target groups.

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This is an interactive scale to help children identify how they are feeling. It is particularly useful for children for whom emotional regulation is difficult. It includes emojis for pre-readers and is colour-coded for ease of use. It also includes some suggested actions to help moderate moods. The font is also dyslexic friendly. If you choose to download this resource I would be incredibly grateful if you could provide a rating or if you have time a short review. Thank you and best wishes supporting your children to be their best selves. DH

This comprehension is really useful and comes with the answers.

Prince William recently spoke out about the plight of elephants in China. This reading comprehension resource supports a BBC News article which investigates the real threat to China's elephants - habitat destruction. 3 differentiated worksheets of questions are included.

A 50 question Christmas quiz with 10 rounds of 5 questions. I add some teachers dressed as santa and an elf yourself video to make a total of 60 questions but have removed these for obvious reasons. Answers attached so hopefully a simple relaxed 45 minutes ish bit of time filled during the final week of term. Enjoy.