A 23 slide PowerPoint on ‘show not tell’ description to engage the reader as well as exploration of a variety of engaging sentence types and openers. Includes: Defining ‘show not tell’. Activity exploring its use and effectiveness in a piece of writing. Activity for students to compare the use of different ‘show not tell’ description in exemplar texts. Engaging sentence opener examples. Activity for students to improve their sentence openers in order to engage a reader. A plenary that consolidates learning surrounding ‘show not tell’ and engaging sentence structures and types.

A 10-15 minute assembly on having a more positive attitude in life. Includes thought-provoking questions on situations in school that may provoke a negative reaction and 6 simple steps to guide students towards being more proactive than reactive. Easily adaptable for tutor time! Suitable for all ages!

Fresh new term, fresh new start! An 18 slide (approx 10-15 min) assembly welcoming students back to school after a holiday. Includes some tips on how to ease back into studying and regaining focus on school after a relaxing break. Easily adaptable for tutor-time! Suitable for all ages!

A 10 slide PowerPoint exploring the ingredients of a solid and engaging film review. Includes an activity for students to analyse a model film review on Bond movie ‘SkyFall’ and a template/plan to begin creating their own! Suitable for primary and secondary age students of both English and Media Studies

A 33 slide lesson on Persuasive writing using DAFOREST TECHNIQUES, asking students to identify persuasive techniques within a model paragraphs and create their own persuasive text before assessing. Easily editable and adaptable but ideally suited to KS3-KS4. Also included, all related resources.

A 20 slide (20-25 minute) but easily adaptable PowerPoint assembly useful as a Leavers’ Assembly for the end of Year 13! Humorous but touching!

An analysis lesson for Wilfred Owen’s famous poem ‘Disabled’. Includes differentiated tasks and full annotations. Also includes a poetry analysis checklist and revision material for how to analyse a poem. Easily adaptable, challenging and engaging for pupils of KS3 and KS4!

A detailed 19 slide PowerPoint lesson on dramatic devices employed by J.B. Priestley within 'An Inspector Calls. Includes a list of dramatic devices within the play as well as tasks for students to identify and analyse devices independently. Lesson ends in questions for students to respond to using a P.E.A. structure (colour coded for difficulty).

A 10-15 minute assembly on Christmas, its traditions and a glance at how it is celebrated across the world. With a couple of unusual facts and some lovely engaging images and points for thought, this assembly is brief and informative. Suitable for all ages!

A beautiful 10-15 minute (17 slide) assembly on Summer, its holidays and natural events. It is a fun and engaging Summer assembly with thought provoking questions and is easily adaptable for tutor-time. Suitable for all ages!

A 10 minute assembly on taking responsibility for your actions and being accountable. It is brief but thought-provoking and hopefully encourages students to accept that sometimes taking responsibility is a huge sign of maturity.

A 15 slide PowerPoint on the contextual background (historical, religious and social) for Alice Walker’s ‘The Color Purple’. Includes questions for consideration and facts surrounding slavery in America. Concludes with a list of key vocabulary for students to learn.

A free resource detailing the criteria for writing a successful newspaper article. Also includes an activity for students to analyse a sample article and identify the WHO WHAT WHERE WHY WHEN and HOW key information.

A 16 slide PowerPoint exploring Frost’s poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ in preparation for an Unseen response. Explores the poem itself and how to annotate and includes a checklist for analysing an Unseen Poem.

A resource containing a flow-chart to help ease Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) and anxiety as well as top tips for anxiety sufferers and self-talk statements to help relieve some of the stress they are experiencing.

A 22 slide PowerPoint on thesis statements and topic sentences, understanding them, their importance and how to use them in preparation for extended writing. Includes: Strong and weak exemplar thesis statements. Strong and weak exemplar topic sentences. The ingredients of a thesis statement and its location within an essay. The ingredients of a topic sentences and its location within an essay. How to use both. The differences between topic sentences and thesis statements. An activity on how to spot a strong and weak thesis statement and topic sentence. An activity allowing students to provide their own revision resource for topic sentences and thesis statements.

A 10-15 minute (allowing for student reflection and Q&A) assembly on the importance of good behaviour, its impact on yourself and those around you and getting rid of the excuses we use for behaving badly. Lots of interesting quotes, scenarios and a clip to keep students engaged!

A 10-15 minute assembly on Peer Pressure, definitions of positive and negative peer pressure, scenarios for students to assess and includes a more specific model scenario for students to give advice on. Also includes advice on how to deal with peer pressure and to say no. Easily adaptable for tutor time! Suitable for all ages!

30 engaging tasks for students to complete in the library. I created these little library challenge cards for my boys group who really engaged with them! The idea is that ninjas are silent and focused and a class in the library should be too. These vary in ability and challenge and be easily adapted! Suitable for KS2 or KS3!

An alphabetical list of interesting and alternative adjectives for students to use to develop their vocabulary. Suitable for all ages. Can be easily differentiated