The presentation includes suggestions for making descriptive writing more interesting. It includes activities on the senses, similes and metaphors, show don't tell and some practice exam questions. It can be used with any spec and any age group.

The final lesson in my Introduction to Word Processing unit. This presentation focuses on formatting and includes how to produce tables, use bullet points and numbers, and how to insert images.

A Short presentation designed to get learners discussing the topic of rehabilitation in prisons. It includes a link to a short video clip and a revision activity based around DAFOREST. Finally learners are asked to have a go at a practice exam style question.

This presentation is designed to introduce Level 2 learners to the topic of psychology and the theory of Sigmund Freud. It outlines his theory, including definitions of the id, ego and super-ego and the conscious, unconscious and preconscious minds. Finally, it outlines the four main stages of psychosexual development.

This presentation is designed to introduce learners to the nature / nurture debate in relation to psychology. It contains a number of discussion points as well as a link to a video documentary of the famous 'Genie' case. Learners must also consider the theories they have been learning about (Freud / Bandura / Piaget) in relation to the debate.

This presentation introduces learners to Bandura's Social Learning Theory through a series of discussions and a look at the famous Bobo Doll experiment. It is intended for level 2 learners but can be adapted easily enough to make it more challenging.

This presentation is designed to introduce learners to Piaget's theory of cognitive development. It outlines the theory and gives an explanation of the different stages. It includes links to useful videos, paired and grouped activities. It can be used as a standalone lesson or as part of my Introduction to Psychology unit of work.

A 60 minute lesson which provides learners with a framework to deconstruct advertisements. They apply a series of questions to a set of 5-6 adverts and discuss concepts such as audience and purpose in relation to these ads.

This resource introduces learners to the concept of social norms. It includes detail theory and opportunities for discussion. There is also a poster activity to review the content.

A powerpoint that asks learners to define ‘News’ and compare their thoughts with established knowledge on the subject. Learners are then intriduced to Galtung and Ruge’s 12 news values and asked to discuss any recent examples they can think of. Comes with accompanying workbook that includes several tasks to consolidate learning.

Learners begin by defining pathos, logos and ethos before applying the knowledge to some television advertisements.

A ready-to-go 90 minute lesson focussing on the topic of social media and its impact on language. Learners discuss some key debates associated with the topic, read an article about endangered languages and discuss prescriptivist and descriptivist approaches. Contains a 13 slide PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying workbook.

This presentation is designed to be used alongside the extract from Labyrinth by Kate Mosse used in the November 2017 AQA GCSE English Language exam. It reviews how to approach the reading of a new text, how to approach Question 1 quickly and efficiently and how to approach question 2. It also includes some sentence prompts for Question 2 to help learners construct their response.

A set of slides focusing on a quick and efficient method for answering questions 1 + 2 of the AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 - June 2018. The extract is taken from Jigs and Reels by Joanne Harris.

Can be used with my Skills and qualities cut ups or laminated and used with whiteboard markers. Great for getting learners thinking about the difference between skills and qualities.

A powerpoint presentation which introduces the novel and provides some context. It also begins looking at the narrative perspectives employed in the novel, providing discussion starters for learners to engage with. There are discussion questions applicable to the first 6 chapters.

A presentation to introduce the concept of time management to learners, discuss what good / bad time management is and learn some key terms associated with the topic.

Following on from the Skills and Qualities booklet. Students now start to plan their career in Health and Social Care using this booklet and accompanying PPT.

A reading journal for learners studying Captain Corelli's Mandolin. With an introduction containing suggestions and guiding questions to help the learners with their reading of the novel.