Get your students thinking about the next step with this “20 questions” inspired jobs guessing game. Students draw a card from the deck and show it to the class without looking. They have 20 questions to guess the career. Resource includes a PowerPoint which can be printed, double sided onto card to form a deck of 56 cards. Each of the 56 cards includes a different career, with a broad range of disciplines, areas of interest and fields of expertise accounted for. This game has been designed to get students thinking about their future outside of school, exposing them to different and interesting career options.

KS3 Read & Respond 10 - The Open Window A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Answer an essay style question using quotes from the text to consolidate learning This lesson focuses on the short story “The Open Window” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the way that structure can be used to build tension in an extract.

KS3 Read & Respond 08 - And When Did You Last See Your Father? A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Answer an essay style question using quotes from the text to consolidate learning This lesson focuses on the short story “And When Did You Last See Your Father?” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that implicit versus explicit information has on story, and author intent and reader response.

KS3 Read & Respond 03 - Umbrella A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Create a short descriptive piece of text based on an image prompt, using adjectives to paint a scene This lesson focuses on the short story “Umbrella” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that rich adjectives and descriptive imagery has on story.

KS3 Read & Respond 02 - Shards of Glass A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Answer an essay style question using quotes from the text to consolidate learning This lesson focuses on the short story “Shards of Glass” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that extended has on story, and author intent and reader response.

KS2 English Up To Speed Lesson 2 - Prefixes and Suffixes 2 A quick, fun and easy lesson that aims to engage KS2 students, learning and then practicing the difference between different setence types. Part of a grammar essentials scheme of work. For three FREE example lessons in this scheme of work, be sure to check out KS2 Synonym catchup KS2 Adjective catchup Adverb catchup The lesson follows 3 steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read and Copy- Read through the material as a group with the help of images, then copy the definition Practice/produce- Practice skills using a worksheet, then produce an original piece, displaying learning This lesson includes a quick, printable worksheet, definitions and plenaries to ensure learning. Works well in 1:1 settings, for differentiated English catchup with older yeargroups, or with groups.

KS2 English Up To Speed 2 - Sentence Fragments A quick, fun and easy lesson that aims to engage KS2 students, learning and then practicing the difference between different setence types. Part of a grammar essentials scheme of work. For three FREE example lessons in this scheme of work, be sure to check out KS2 Synonym catchup KS2 Adjective catchup Adverb catchup The lesson follows 3 steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read and Copy- Read through the material as a group with the help of images, then copy the definition Practice/produce- Practice skills using a worksheet, then produce an original piece, displaying learning This lesson includes a quick, printable worksheet, definitions and plenaries to ensure learning. Works well in 1:1 settings, for differentiated English catchup with older yeargroups, or with groups.

Teach your English Language students precisely what the AQA assessment objectives expect of them with these three fully planned and prepared lessons. The lessons can be taught over three to six periods depending on group ability, and they cover the AO5 criteria in a great depth, providing students all the tools necessary to contextualise AQA’s mark scheme and apply it to their own work. The lessons includes multiple GCSE style AO5 questions for students to tackle, with appropriate frameworks to build them gradually up to the task. The lessons include a silent starter for settling, a starter to contextualise the learning objective, and then multiple activities, reflections, exemplars and plenaries to get your students learning. A perfect trio of lessons to quickly instill the necessary skills needed to reach top marks for AO5. Includes differentiated slides packed with images and key vocabulary so that all students can access the work.

A set of 4 editable PowerPoint Menus that you can use to quickly and easily plan an entire lesson’s worth of activities. Each menu can be printed for the class or can be displayed on the white-board, like any standard PowerPoint lesson. This set includes A stylish café style menu with room for up to 11 different lesson tasks, activities or homework assignments. A minimalist design with lots of room for information, this menu is suitable for KS4 and higher ability learners. There is plenty of space on this activity sheet to push students with extension goals and independent research information. A bold, diner style menu with room for up to 9 activities. This retro-looking menu works well with mixed ability KS3 and 4 groups and features a prominent center panel that draws the eye and can be used to present crucial information to your students. A colourful, fast-food style menu with room for 4 activities. This vibrant menu is full of bright imagery and large text, making it ideal for KS3 students, or those with SEN/differentiation needs; it offers a more focused choice of activities for students to work through. A modern, bistro style pamphlet with room to set 5 homework tasks. This A5 homework tracker can be printed two-to-a-page and handed out to students at the beginning of the week or before study-leave and half-term breaks. Suitable for all ages and ability groups. These editable menus provide teachers with a quick and easy method to create fun, independence-focused lessons with differentiation built in to the structure itself. They’re also great for providing a quick cover lesson to leave with your cover teachers. The lessons come in the standard PowerPoint format and are completely editable. Though suitable for any subject, they are particularly useful for English, Humanities and MFL departments. Sets include printer-friendly black and white printables as well.

A set of 24 printable flash-cards for revision, display or for activities. The cards cover basic, intermediate and advanced poetry techniques and feature a name followed by a simple(ish!) definition. The simple, colourful designs can be printed at A3 size with little loss of quality, and make for a beautiful resource if printed and cut-out of thick card.

An A4 poster/resource/cheat-sheet to help students with their poetry analysis. Each technique is defined on the left margin, and on the right are questions to think about when approaching a poem critically. The questions are of varied complexity and are accessible to a broad range of students.

A 12-page printable pamphlet/PowerPoint presentation that can be used for GCSE revision. The booklet covers tips on: PEA/PETER basics How to analyse a quote Features of Language (Such as verb, adverb, noun, adjective with pictures and examples) Basic and Advanced Language Techniques (Metaphor, Simile, Personification etc) Rhetorical Language (Definitions and examples) Analysing Poetry (Context, Technique, Effect, Meaning) Comparing Poetry Common Misspellings A handy breakdown of the AQA Paper 1 and Paper 2 mark-scheme and AO’s The booklet is visually engaging, packed with information and perfect for last-minute revision. It prints to A5 Pamphlet size, or can be printed slide-by-slide as a booklet. Slides can be displayed on the board, or printed and handed out as needed. The content is brief and to the point in order to aid revision.

A PowerPoint presentation packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate the poem “Eden Rock" (Charles Causley, 1988) for learners who are struggling with the poem. This FREE resource is a sample from the AQA poetry differentiated bundle. For another FREE resource, check out “When We Two Parted” differentiated The presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images. The presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza. There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc) The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way. It slots in seamlessly with any pre-planned lessons.

A PowerPoint presentation packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate the poem “When We Two Parted” (Lord Byron, 1816) for learners who are struggling with the poem. This FREE resource is a sample from the AQA poetry differentiated bundle. For another FREE resource, check out “Eden Rock” differentiated from the 20th century poetry bundle. The presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images. The presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza. There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc) The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way. It slots in seamlessly with any pre-planned lessons.

KS2 English Up To Speed Lesson 1 - Declaratives A quick, fun and easy lesson that aims to engage KS2 students, learning and then practicing the difference between different setence types. Part of a grammar essentials scheme of work. For two more fantastic FREE lessons in this bundle, see adverbs catchup and adjectives catchup. The lesson follows 3 steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read and Copy- Read through the material as a group with the help of images, then copy the definition Practice/produce- Practice skills using a worksheet, then produce an original piece, displaying learning This lesson includes a quick, printable worksheet, definitions and plenaries to ensure learning. Works well in 1:1 settings, for differentiated English catchup with older yeargroups, or with groups.