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English teaching resources for May

With exam season underway, we have hand-picked a selection of topical and English resources designed to help you support your students this May.

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English blogs for May

This month we have top resources to help you to get secondary students talking about books and making thoughtful reading recommendations to one another. Prepare your Year 10 English language students for their spoken language presentations with our selection of powerpoints, example topics and assessment sheets. Develop learners’ speaking and listening skills with debates and speeches using these schemes, lessons and supporting tools.

Promoting reading for pleasure

Promoting reading for pleasure

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Resources to teach spoken language

Resources to teach spoken language

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Debates and speeches

Debate and speech resources

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Secondary blogs for May

May marks exam season and a storm of revision for older students in the school. To support with this, we have a wonderful collection of independent study materials for exam pupils. For those not engrossed in exams, we have selected some fantastic lessons and activities to mark International Space Day in addition to tips and ideas to promote healthy living. Into Film have a fantastic collection of guides and links to films appropriate to use in the classroom alongside your own schemes of work. For teachers starting to write student reports over the coming months, we have selected some great time-saving solutions.

International space day

International Space Day

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student independent revision

Encouraging independent study at secondary

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Healthy living

Healthy living

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Secondary report-writing tools

Report-writing tools

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Demystifying Brexit in your classroom

Demystifying Brexit in your classroom

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Using film in the classroom

Using film in the classroom

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Supporting pupils with autism

Supporting pupils with autism

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