A handy knowledge organiser that I created for Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Contains key quotations for each character; key settings and themes; multiple aspects of context (workhouses, poverty, capitalism and Industrial Revolution); Dickens' ideas and intentions; language, structure and form. Can be printed and laminated for tables or stuck into books.

A knowledge organiser for Willy Russell’s modern play 'Blood Brothers’ Designed specifically for students studying it at GCSE level. Contains a variety of information: key quotations for each character; key themes and settings; context (poverty, class, Margaret Thatcher and pop culture); Russell’s ideas and intentions; language; structure and form. Can be printed and laminated for tables, or glued into books.

Probably the most detailed and comprehensive scheme of work you will ever encounter. I wrote this scheme for KS3/crossover into KS4. It covers the whole novel within the time frame of the autumn term (12 weeks). All 42 lessons use a range of reading strategies in order to decode the text. The scheme also includes a range of non fiction sources to help students understand the context and interpret meaning. Roughly 11 lessons out of the 42 are for creative writing and ask children to put themselves into the shoes of either the author or his characters. All lessons have multiple choices for starters and plenaries, as well as a varied range of approaches to actually studying the text, and all sources are provided.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help them understand and use apostrophes for contraction and possession. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help them understand and use dashes in various ways in their work. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help tem understand that a simple sentence can be improved using adjectives. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Lesson uses Disney as a stimulus. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

Exemplar response that I used to teach prolepsis (flash-forward) to my top set Y11 pupils (target grades 7-9). This is my own interpretation of the level 4 mark scheme and how I believe that a student can achieve the higher marks on this question. Please note that this is my own writing and is for use in the classroom. It should not be shared or published online without permission.

Full PPT for AQA Language Paper 1 Section A Q1-4 Extracts used are from AQA Reading booklet available on AQA website.

Macbeth PPT designed for my KS3 class studying the full play of Macbeth All resources and models included Knowledge test for end of unit included

Mock paper for Language Paper 2 Section A Themed around disease using an account of the plague and an account of the Ebola outbreak.

A 27 lesson SOW for Brian Selznick's 'Wonderstruck' for use at KS3 (intended for Y8 originally but can be easily adapted). Covers reading of entire book and use of images as stimulus for creative writing. Lessons cover a range of Writing and Reading LOs.

2 paragraphs in response to question: How does Priestley present the inspector as in control? Roughly grade 5/6 response.

Model response for Macbeth GCSE Literature question 'How does Shakespeare present Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship? 2 paragraphs, roughly grade 6 standard

PPT for my year 11 bottom set. Covers all aspects of AQA Language Paper 1. Use of formulaic approach to all questions.

A PPT with 5 a day starters for AQA Literature texts- Romeo and Juliet and the Power and Conflict cluster.

A Language Paper 1 mock section A for ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker Q1-4 Exemplar responses to all questions. Produced for higher ability students.

Q27.1 and Q27.2 in style of AQA Literature Paper 2. Model answers for both questions.

A revision lesson for Blood Brothers key characters and key themes. Includes a card sort and pre written model paragraph.

6 extracts and accompanying exam questions for Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

A full AQA style mock exam for Language paper 1 (Q1-5) for ‘1984’ by George Orwell.