A list of 25 Tier 2 vocabulary applicable to all of the key texts for AQA English Literature (Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, A Christmas Carol and Power and Conflict Poetry). Students are provided with a key word and its definition and are then asked a series of questions linking that piece of vocabulary to the 4 key texts they study. Useful as a Do Now Activity, revision activity or homework activity. Example of words included: oppression, nihilism, disillusionment…

A full teaching PowerPoint for a Christmas Carol - looking closely at character over theme. Best taught to Year 10 on their first read through and study of the novella. All resources can be found in the PowerPoint and have been colated over the past 5 years of teaching the text.

Following a full read of the play, this series of lessons will support the teaching of the key characters in An Inspector Calls. It has been organised so as to look at a character every 2 lessons. This can be delivered as early GCSE teaching with Year 10 or for revision with Year 11. 1 - How does Priestley use Mr Birling’s character as a vehicle for capitalism? 2 - How does Mr Birling view his role in Eva Smith’s downfall? 3 - How does Priestley present Sheila’s emotional journey and moral awakening? 4 - How does Sheila represent Priestley’s moral and social views? 5 - How does Gerald’s social position influence his actions? 6 - How does Priestley present Gerald’s relationship with Eva/Daisy? 7 - How does Mrs Birling represent upper-class prejudices? 8 - How does Priestley use dramatic irony to expose Mrs Birling’s flaws? 9- How does Priestley present Eric’s emotional journey and sense of guilt? 10 - How does Preistley use Eric and Gerald to represent different response to guilt and responsibility? 11 - How does Priestley convey his societal criticisms through The Inspector? 12 - How does Priestley present the Inspector in the opening of the play?

A range of knowledge organisers for OCR A-Level Law, covering both Criminal and Tort topics. Automatism Burglary Consent Diminshed Responsibility Gross Negligence Insanity Intoxication Loss of Control Negligence (AO3) Negligence Non-Fatal Offences Occupier’s Liability Private Nuisance Robbery Torts Connected to Land Unlawful Act Vicarious Liability

An ‘Escape Room’ whereby the students are ‘trapped’ in the Chamber of Persuasion and they have to complete 8 different stations to unlock keys to escape. Station 1: Identify persuasive techniques. Station 2: Re-arrange a jumbled argument. Station 3: Create a persuasive slogan and justify why it is persuasive. Station 4: Word search. Station 5: Identify the most emotionally persuasive sentence. Station 6: Rhetoric riddles. Station 7: Match the persuasive techniques. Station 8: Write a persuasive letter to the Chamber Master. Worked really well with my Year 8 students, and they actively enjoyed working together to solve the stations. All of the stations are easily adaptable to suit the needs or focus of your class.

A ‘fake’ courtroom scenario, with a range of ‘evidence’ that encourages pupils to write the closing speech for either the Prosecution or Defence team. After finding that my top set Year 8 students were getting bored with the repetitive nature of rhetoric, I created a three-part lesson sequence that encourages them to think about their opening and closing statements within a perusaisve speech. Their ultimate task: Write a closing speech for either the prosecution or defence team. Lesson 1: Exploring ‘controversial’ statements and formulating their opinion. Lesson 2: The ‘crime’ is explained and they are provided with evidence to start planning their closing argument. Lesson 3: They write their closing argument, making use of the evidence available. Worked really well with my top set students, but it is accessible for all.

A complete set of models for the OCR A-Level Law Curriculum - covering both AO1 (Knowledge) and AO3 (Evaluation). Students being able to understand that the AO1 of their exam responses never changes, supports them in the retention of key information. Their focus in the exam can then be on the accurate application of the law. Provided are AO1 Models for the following: Fatal Offences (Murder and Manslaughter) Non-Fatal Offences (Assault, Battery, ABH and GBH) Property Offences (Theft, Burglary and Robbery) Mental Capacity Defences (Insanity, Automatism and Intoxication) General Defences (Self-Defence, Consent and Duress) Preliminary Offences (Attempts) Also provided are the AO3 Models for the following: Evaluation of Non-Fatal Offences Evalutation of Mental Capacity Defences Evaluation of General Defences All of the model responses include at least 5 key cases.

A checklist for all the content to be taught in the OCR A-Level Law Curriculum. This can be used to support teachers and students.

A printable OCR A-Level Law mark scheme. The OCR mark-scheme with a box below for you to write/type comments. A resource to make your life easier :)

A knowledge organiser which outlines the definition of ‘Unlawful Act Manslaughter’ and the applicable case law. Displayed in an easy to read format, on a single A4 sized page. To support retention, the organiser is simplified and colour coded for students ease of reading. Created with the OCR A-Level Curriculum in mind - however, the information is factual and could therefore be used for any exam board in the study of Law or Legal Studies.

A support sheet to guide students through the ‘layers of analysis’ for key quotations of a text. The support sheet can be edited once downloaded for you to change the quotation in the middle of the sheet. This (hopefully) encourages students to become more independent with analysing quotations - especially when introduced in KS3. However, low level KS4 students may also see the beneift, using this sheet to support them in the revision of key quotations from each GCSE text.