A 27 slide (15 min approx) assembly on mental health, statistics, sample stories and suggested strategies. Appropriate for senior age but mentions ‘self harming’ explicitly but not in detail. Focused on awareness and support. Easily adaptable for different age groups/cohorts! World Mental Health Day 10/10/17!

A 16 slide PowerPoint on Robert Frost’s poem ‘Out Out’ with differentiated questions for pupils to respond to and full analysis and annotation of the poem. Easily adaptable for different abilities, this lesson is challenging, engaging and thought provoking! Suitable for KS3/KS4.

An 18 slide PowerPoint lesson with corresponding resources on the poem ‘Give’ by Simon Armitage. Includes information on the poet himself, analysis of tone, structure and language within the poem and a stanza by stanza annotation. Also includes differentiated learning objectives and questions to promote students’ independent study. -includes the poem itself and key poetic devices resources for students to improve their analytical skill.

A 10 minute assembly on Easter, includes fun facts about the holiday and brief definition of Lent. Fun and engaging for all!

An 18 slide PowerPoint exploring The Knight’s Tale in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Includes: A summary of the story Character analysis including the knight himself Key tasks exploring character and plot Key questions to provoke thought and reflection on the story

A 12 slide PowerPoint exploring the ingredients of a solid speech and tips for writing and presenting your own speech with model speech examples for analysis. Attached: sample mark scheme Suitable for all ages.

A 15 minute assembly on Internet Safety exploring facts and statistics behind child internet safety and ways to prevent cyber bullying. Includes how to report cyber bullying on key social media sites and general internet safety tips for children! Suitable for all ages!

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!

A 15 slide analysis lesson for Auden’s ‘Funeral Blues’, better known as ‘Stop all the Clocks’. Suitable for KS3/KS4/KS5 and easily amended for different abilities.

A 9 slide PowerPoint on 'Eat Me' by Patience Agbabi exploring language, structure and key themes. Includes annotation of the poem too. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. A wonderful poem.

An analysis lesson for Imtiaz Dharker’s famous poem ‘Tissue’. 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 40x40 letter wordsearch for the following adjectives (HARD): ADORABLE ADVENTUROUS AGGRESSIVE ALERT ATTRACTIVE AVERAGE BEAUTIFUL BLUEEYED BLOODY BLUSHING BRIGHT CLEAN CLEAR CLOUDY COLOURFUL CROWDED CUTE DARK DRAB DISTINCT DULL ELEGANT EXCITED FANCY FILTHY ANGRY ANNOYED ANXIOUS ARROGANT ASHAMED AWFUL BAD BEWILDERED BLACK BLUE BORED CLUMSY COMBATIVE CONDEMNED CONFUSED CRAZY CREEPY CRUEL DANGEROUS DEFEATED DEFIANT DEPRESSED DISGUSTED DISTURBED DIZZY EMBARRASSED ENVIOUS EVIL FIERCE FOOLISH FRANTIC FRIGHTENED HAPPY HEALTHY HELPFUL HILARIOUS JOLLY JOYOUS KIND LIVELY LOVELY LUCKY NICE OBEDIENT PERFECT PLEASANT PROUD RELIEVED SILLY SMILING SPLENDID SUCCESSFUL THANKFUL THOUGHTFUL VICTORIOUS VIVACIOUS WITTY WONDERFUL ZEALOUS ZANY

An 11 slide PowerPoint on Moniza Alvi’s poem ‘An Unknown Girl’, it explores the poet’s background, includes full annotation and differentiated questions for students to respond to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3 and KS4!

A PowerPoint analysing language, structure, tone and images within the poem ‘To my nine-year-old self’ by Helen Dunmore, includes detailed annotation of stanzas. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS/A-level Edexcel Poems of the Decade Collection

An introductory lesson to Andy Mulligan’s book ‘Trash’ - Includes a vocabulary list to help students describe both the setting of the text and the central character of Raphael. Lesson opens with a ‘Thunk’ activity but includes an alternative starter activity. Easily accessible for KS3 and both engaging and challenging - easily editable and can be adapted for different levels of challenge.

A lesson introducing analytical writing with questions on Andy Mulligan’s ‘Trash’, model paragraphs and success criteria. Also includes ingredients sheet for PEE style analysis and a vocab sheet for the text.

A 17 slide PowerPoint exploring how broadsheet and tabloid newspapers use language devices to engage their specific target audiences. Includes: Exemplar newspaper articles for analysis. Brainstorming to consolidate prior knowledge. Activities for students to work in groups analysing sample articles. Activity for students to create their own newspaper article that appeals to a specific target audience. Homework: To bring in their own broadsheet/tabloid newspaper article for next lesson (editable).

8 posters containing engaging wordplay and punny-business demonstrating the FUN that can be have with the English language! Eye-catching and thought-provoking for English students of all ages!

A Word document detailing the ingredients of successful PEE language analysis and including a task for students to analyse language used by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men. Focus is on character presentation of Lennie. Suitable for all GCSE exam boards.