A scheme of work comprising 13 complete lessons plus an assessment. This unit is designed for Year 7-8 pupils and explores a variety of complex issues around social media such as fake news, cyber-bullying and gaming addictions. One main power point guides you through the scheme whilst all additional handout materials are included. Fear MOMO no more!

Designed for a top set Year 7 class, this unit of work consists of 14 hour long lessons and an assessment. Covering the range of creative writing skills from punctuation to planning and narrative hooks to characterisation, this unit is designed to engage and inspire pupils to develop their own story writing skills. Extracts from Harry Potter, Treasure Island and Boy are included as stimulii for creative young minds. This resource bundle has all you need for a full half term and is easily adapted for Year 6 or 8 pupils.

All the kids in school are singing “football’s coming home” so here’s an AQA style exam paper to give you an easy, fun end of year lesson that still looks good if the Head pops in! Two video links are used as starters before the pupils read, and respond to exam questions on, an article about how Gareth Southgate went from penalty zero in 1996 to hero in 2018.

Five quote hunting comprehension exercises (one for each stave) from ACC. A great revision/ exam prep hw.

A collection of the very best persuasive speeches. Perfect for Year 9/KS4 classes studying rhetoric or Aristotle’s Triad. Includes Tilbury, Gettysburg, We shall fight on the beaches and many others. Speeches only- no lesson specific resources.

A complete KS4 unit of work designed for students studying AQA. This pack contains 11 complete and fully resourced lessons are included exploring the causes of WW1 from Bismarck- Morocco-Bosnia and the Schlieffen plan. Everything you need for a whole half-term in one bundle! Two follow up units: stalemate and ending the war are also available from SIK History.

A full KS3 unit exploring in detail the origins, reach and success/failures of the British Empire. A range of activities are included for each lesson as well as an end of unit assessment. A whole half-term’s work in one bundle! Lesson 1: Origins of the British Empire Lesson 2: America Lesson 3: Trafalgar and Waterloo (could be taught as two separate lessons) Lesson 4: The Indian takeover Lesson 5: The Indian Mutiny Lesson 6: Scramble for Africa Lesson 7: The Boer War Lesson 8: Empire- good or bad? Lesson 9: Assessment prep/ revision Lesson 10: Assessment

A complete unit of work exploring the changes in crime and punishment in the UK. Aimed at KS3 classes, each lesson is fully resourced with a range of activities to engage your students. Homework tasks and an end of unit assessment are also included. A complete unit of work in one bundle! Lesson 1: Intro to crime and punishment Lesson 2: Saxon punishments Lesson 3: Medieval England Lesson 4: Tudor punishments Lesson 5: The Bloody Code Lesson 6: Victorian reforms Lesson 7: Developing the police Lesson 8: Assessment prep Lesson 9: Assessment

A complete scheme of work following the emotional story of Deo and Innocent. Developed for a high flying Year 7 class, but easily adapted for Year 8 and 9, this scheme has plenty of background context for both Zimbabwean and South African cultural issues that are explored in this story. The chapters have a selection of comprehension questions, discussion points and writing stimuli to support your reading of this wonderful novel. This resource was deigned with pupils reading two chapters per lesson so additional material may be added if you prefer to take it one chapter at a time (28 chapters in the book).

A complete scheme of work to accompany John Boyne’s WWI novel. A selection of comprehension, analytical and creative writing tasks accompany each of the 14 chapters of this novel. Designed for a high flying Year 7 class, this scheme could easily be adapted for either Year 6 or 8 pupils studying this story of a young boy’s mission to rescue his shell-shocked father.

A complete unit of work exploring Gothic Horror. Beginning with extracts from classic texts such as Frankenstein and Dracula, this unit covers a range of Gothic poetry and Gothic fiction. Modern texts such as Twilight are included and the pupils are provided with a variety of stimuli for creating their own Gothic stories. Designed for a high-flying Year 9 class, a complete unit of work with all supporting resources and an assessment is included in this pack.

A complete scheme of fully resourced lessons for this heart warming novel about a young boy forced to give away his beloved pet fox. Focusing on language analysis, this resource has everything you need to teach Pax as a class reader. Tracking the novel chapter by chapter, the scheme covers language analysis, structural features and character development with a selection of activities for your pupils. The scheme has been designed for Year 7 classes and includes multiple options for reading journal entries to accompany the more skills-based lessons. A summative assessment is also included with this resource.

A complete scheme of work for anyone studying this fantastic John Boyne novel. 14 lessons are designed to link in with the 14 chapters of the book plus a summative assessment on language effects. The scheme focusses on Pierrot’s character as he transforms from an innocent boy into a prisoner of war. With historical context and examplar answers, this resource has everything you need to accompany this wonderful class reader.

18 handouts: one of each poem in the anthology. Pupils absent when you taught one of the poems? Pupil joined from another class with gaps in learning? Need some quick revision materials? 18 handouts that can be used to deliver key quotes, contextual background and develop knowledge of each of the the poems in the GCSE anthology. I designed these resources as three classes had merged into one and they had all studied different poems in varying depth. Each sheet has three sections: Section One has the most important annotations as well as key vocabulary and contextual background where appropriate. Perfect for pupils who need to quickly catch up. Section Two has deeper questions for pupils to explore the main themes/ ideas behind the poems. Section Three is an exam style comparison question. The pupils can start on whichever task they want to whilst you’re free to circulate. This resource also makes a really good revision booklet for your pupils.

14 lessons making a full scheme of learning around key scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy. Designed for Year 7 mixed ability classes, but easily adapted for years 6 or 8, this unit tracks key scenes in the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. An assessment, writing a letter in character from Hermia to Lysander’s aunt, is included as are all of the extracts which also contain translations of key phrases. A complete scheme of work in one place!

A full scheme of work for KS4 pupils studying unseen poetry approaches. Mixing popular modern poetry and pop songs, each resource features steps to successfully breaking down poetry and answering the AQA Literature questions with main poems and comparison pieces included. A range of starter activities also give you discussion points on themes and poetic techniques. These resources can easily adapted for other exam boards.

A mini-unit comprising five poems with the theme of school: First day at school by Roger McGough Coming late by Barrie Wade Timetable by Kate Clanchy The school in August by Philip Larkin Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg Ideal for Year 7 students settling into high school or Year 6 pupils preparing to make the big leap. Copies of all poems are included.

11 fully resourced lessons guiding KS4 pupils through creative writing skills. Designed to support the AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 , each lesson offers descriptive picture prompts as well as narrative writing threads that your pupils can work through. Each lesson typically includes a range of 5+ building block tasks such as: looking at examplar materials, quick tasks on figurative writing, sentence variety and punctuation exercises that help students to plan and prepare for their extended responses. The power points can easily be adapted for other exam boards. Everything you need for a full half-term exploring creative writing skills in one bundle!

A complete scheme of work exploring a selection of poems dealing with themes of love, loss and longing. Designed for Year 8, this unit includes 10 poems and all the resources needed to deliver them. Containing a mixture of the humour of Agard and the heartbreak of WH Auden, this unit includes a comparative essay as a reading assessment. A complete half-term of lessons ready to go!

A complete scheme of work comprising 13 lessons plus an assessment (a letter expressing views on capital punishment). Designed for Year 8, this unit covers how crime and punishment has changed in Britain over the last 500 years. Your pupils will discover how Anglo-Saxon laws developed, how peasants were maimed for minor offences and how the death violent teenagers are treated in modern day America. topical issues such as the death penalty and children's rights are explored throughout this fully resourced scheme. A drama lesson based on Of Mice and Men is included but requires previous study of the text. Everything you need for a full half-term in one resource!