An assembly looking at ordinary young people who have done amazing things who serve as an inspiration for students to believe in their dreams and work hard.

A newspaper research worksheet. Can be used in an ICT room or in a classroom with samples of newspapers.

A wordsearch with 27 words relating to persuasive speech devices and techniques

A worksheet looking at Emotive Language: what it is and can I identify and explain it?

An assembly on what being a bystander means and why it isn’t a good thing.

A selection of 200 word challenge sheets for creative writing.

A worksheet introducing Pathetic Fallacy.

A worksheet introducing ing Openers.

A worksheet looking at similes and metaphors; what they are and the differences between them.

Writing a newspaper report on the Loch Ness Monster lesson.

Two planning sheets for a piece of creative writing using language techniques.

A power point for tutors to work through with students recapping your schools positive behaviour policy and surveying students on what rewards they would like to be given in school for their positive behaviour.

A creative writing lesson focused on writing the opening paragraph. Dystopian themed worksheet included with ppt.

A worksheet looking at simple, complex and compound sentence structures.

A whole lesson focusing on how the writer uses language to describe Edward Cullen in the first Twilight book. Differentiated worksheet with key quotes to identify language techniques used, analyse how they are used to portray Edward and discuss how they relate to typical features of vampires.

A lesson introducing the idea of blackout poetry to students, and guiding them through how to make their own.

A 36 page wellbeing journal for students to work through as part of the tutor time curriculum as part of a Wellbeing Wednesday or a Mindful Monday, or as a stand alone resource for students to use during 1-1’s or times of stress. The booklet contains range of useful strategies, activities and resources that can help with their general wellbeing, or to target specific concerns. There is also an accompanying power point to accompany the booklet to introduce it to students as part of the tutor time programme. We use the scale in the booklet/ppt to do weekly ‘wellbeing check ins’ with students so that we can accurately gage where they are and the wording becomes part of a wellbeing culture in school.

A project based around the theme of Travel Writing and Creative Writing. Students design their own country/holiday destination and create a travel brochure to promote it using the criteria on the sheet.

An assembly on the habits of successful people.

An assembly on the theme of ‘Respect’ looking at what respect is, what it looks like and how to show it. Using Maya Angelou and her poem ‘Still I Rise’ as an example and a link to cultural capital.