I’ve compiled a booklet of 75 tier two and three words for use across the GCSe units of Lang and Lit. The idea is to reduce congnitive load for students whilst uplevelling their vocabulary. Words which apply across multiple units are colour coded and taught explicitly at the beginning of the unit and embedded through Do Now activities etc.

A 20 lesson scheme of work based around the genre of horror using the dyslexia friendly novel Jon For Short by Malorie Blackman. It looks at conventions of horror and uses adaptive teaching strategies. The scheme is aimed at mid to low ability students and has worked very well with both groups. The comparison text is the Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe.

ppt and resources analysing poetry for WJEC unseen poetry exam question

a full 24 lesson scheme of work for the novel Long Way DOwn by Jason Reynolds. Accompanying workbook and knowledge organiser.

practice assessment exam style question for A Christmas Carol with extract plus paragraphing. Originally written for middle ability.

I use these to revise plot character and themes - they ask each other the first question (as they move around the room) then if they get this right, try the development one. It helps if there's more than one version of the same card so that they meet it more than once to embed their knowledge.

a walking mock based on the Peter Scudamore/Grand National past paper available free from WJEC! Takes students through each question with example answers and examiner comments. Worked really well on revision day last year.

I've put these trackers together based on the new AQA markschemes. I've based the mark conversions on the Ofqual statement that the proportion of each grade will be similar to the current cohort. Just add your students' names and their results and the spreadsheet should do the rest! Please note - these are my best estimate based on the little we currently know about grade conversions!

two lessons (more to come!) starting students off on the unseen non-fiction element of the course. You will also need the Joe Simpson extract from the Edexcel Unseen Anthology (free from their website). looks at summarising texts for meaning, AO1 questions, interpreting bias and approach using recent reports of football matches (lesson aimed at a middle set, boy-heavy class!).

a ppt looking at character and context for exam prep for A Taste of Honey. (WJEC old spec)

great interactive revision resource encouraging stretch and challenge. Use for students to circle the room asking each other the first question and moving onto second deeper thinking question. Useful to have more than one copy of each so that they learn the answer the second time!

Students move around the room asking each other the first factual question on their card, if they can answer this they then ask the development question. If not, they move on. It's useful for students to meet the same card more than once to embed their knowledge. This worked really well for me last year!

A ppt tp take students through the Ragged School paper reading section, this has worked well as an online learning resource with Year 11. I have tried to incorporate some of Rosenshein’s principles for learning within the activities. Structure strips and example paragraphs included.

this uses the sample paper free from Cambridge website. It takes students through the exam step by step and is aimed at Core C/D borderline students.

this is a final revision game for revising the poems in the A Level AQA anthology (Miss Gee, Death in Leamington, Monk's Tale etc). just print out the cards and follow the instructions on the powerpoint!

This ppt takes you through the Nov 2012 paper on Fair Trade question by question with notes from the markscheme and examiner report.

this is a walking mock I prepared for higher tier WJEC students last year, You also need the june 2014 higher tier paper from WJEC (free download)

this is a spreadsheet for tracking pupil achievement within English Language (2017 exams). It's based on the latest release from the government which suggests grades will be similar proportions to current grades achieved. All you need to do is enter the names of students and the marks achieved.

these are my grade conversions for new Edexcel Literature GCSE. They are based on the proportion of grades allocated at each level under the current system as prior data is unavailable for this new specification. All you need to do is add the names of the students and the marks.