These worksheets explain what simple, compound and complex sentences are and include activities for students to complete. They are good revision materials (particularly for Key Stage 3).

A lesson analysing the language in Tinie Tempah’s song ‘Girls Like’. I used it to introduce to Year 10 to poetry - it’s a great way to prevent the usual groans that happen whenever poetry is mentioned!

These worksheets are linked to the Key Stage 2 curriculum. There are two worksheets on finding the mean and one worksheet on the mean, median, mode and range.

This worksheet is linked to the new Key Stage 2 curriculum. It covers adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions This worksheet is also available in a bundle of 7 worksheets for £3 (individual worksheets are priced at £2 each).

This worksheet is linked to the new Key Stage 2 curriculum. This worksheet is also available in a bundle of 7 worksheets for £3 (individual worksheets are priced at £2 each).

This worksheet covers simple sentences. It is ideal for revising this topic with Key Stage 3 classes. This worksheet is the first in a series of three (the other two cover compound and complex sentences) Make a saving! Buy all three sentences worksheets for just £2.50 here.

This is a lesson on how to answer AQA Literature Paper 1 Section B (A Christmas Carol). It is aimed at lower-attaining students and contains the Assessment Objectives written in a more accessible way. It also includes sentence starters to help students write a paragraph. The question is ‘Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as an outsider to society?’ This question was taken from the AQA Specimen paper from 2014.

Three differentiated worksheets on War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy. They are all A3 so there is space for students to annotate. Designed for GCSE students studying the AQA Power and Conflict anthology. These worksheets are also available individually for £1.50 each. This bundle gives you a discount as you can buy all three for £3 . Images created by Resources_by_Emma.

A worksheet on War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy designed for GCSE students studying the AQA Power and Conflict anthology. This sheet is aimed at middle-attaining GCSE students. There are two other worksheets available (one for lower-attaining and one for higher-attaining). It is A3 so there is space for students to annotate. These worksheets are available individually for £1.50 each. You can also buy all three in a bundle for £3. Images created by Resources_by_Emma.

These worksheets are linked to the new Key Stage 2 curriculum.

This worksheet is linked to the new Key Stage 2 curriculum. It is on adding and subtracting fractions. This worksheet is also available in a bundle of 7 worksheets for £3 (individual worksheets are priced at £2 each).

This worksheet is linked to the new Key Stage 2 curriculum. This is the first worksheet in a series of 3. Make a saving! Buy all three algebra worksheets for £2.30.

A lesson analysing how character voice is established in the opening of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held annually encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 pm on a specific day towards the end of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet. A lesson which looks at Earth Hour and its purpose. It starts with a discussion on Earth Hour’s most recent advert with all the slogans/logos removed. It then moves on to a discussion of the purpose of Earth Hour. Students then discuss what makes an advert effective and look at two recent examples from Earth Hour. The final task is to design an advert for Earth Hour which can be displayed around your school. This could be used either as a form lesson (with the focus on the environment) or an English lesson (with the focus being adverts and their design).

This lesson is for Key Stage 3 students. It is on persuasive writing and focuses on repetition and emotive language. The final task asks students to write to their headteacher to persuade them whether or not they think plastic should be banned. Also included is a piece of persuasive writing from the Surfers Against Sewage website about their initiative Plastic Free Communities. There is also a sheet on anaphora and anadiplosis to stretch higher-attaining students.

An assembly which talks about Pride Month and why it is so important. It also looks at the history of the rainbow flag and how to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. A second assembly for Pride Month is also available - [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12685082] It looks at the professional football Jake Daniels coming out as gay and the importance of this moment.

Match the definitions of words with the poetic device. Ideal as a revision resource or starter activity. Images created by Resources_by_Emma.

Narrative structure explained with the help of Homer Simpson.

An extract from Chapter 6 of 'Private Peaceful' when Big Joe goes missing accompanied by 18 comprehension questions. Designed for use with Key Stage 3 classes studying the novel (although this could also be used as a stand-alone comprehension exercise).