A two-week scheme of work to help Y9, Y10 or Y11 prepare for the new GCSE Speaking and Listening element. Using written and visual examples, students learn what makes a good speech and how to write one effectively. The outcome of the unit is that students prepare a speech based on a topic they want to rant about.

A four-week unit for A Level students preparing to write their NEA (non-exam assessment). This is a scheme which explores different themes in Sebastian Barry's 2008 novel, 'The Secret Scripture'. This could be something students use as their post-1900 text in the comparative coursework piece, or it could be used as a way to get students to think critically about other post-1900 texts in terms of their themes and ideas.

This unit of work is designed to prepare A Level students for the NEA element of the AQA English A Level course. It gives students a starting point for beginning to think about how to select pre-1900 texts, with which they can compare their post-1900 text.

An engaging and detailed scheme of work designed for Year 8 students (though could be adapted for younger or older students). This unit helps students to understand the different writing purposes and gets them to create a portfolio of writing tasks which cover each skill. There are a variety of fun and unique activities included in the PowerPoint, all of which encourage students to make ambitious and effective choices in their written expression.

A detailed scheme of work designed to prepare students for the GCSE English Language Reading Paper 1 (AQA). The PowerPoint contains a breakdown of the questions using extracts from 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', 'Lord of the Flies' and 'Rebecca'. Each text has indicative content and model response examples. Also contained is a Paper 1 revision unit, ideal for Mock Exam preparation, using an extract from Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help'. BONUS: Also includes revision for the Paper 1 Writing element.

A three-week scheme designed to prepare students for the narrative and descriptive writing element of English Language Paper 1 (AQA). Scheme includes extracts and handouts to coincide with activities in the PowerPoint. Each week culminates in a practice assessment task.

A detailed GCSE scheme of work on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', including a 133-slide PowerPoint full of context, activities, scene-by-scene guided reading and activities, practice assessments, key terminology, assessment objectives, model responses and a final assessment. Ideal for Year 10 or 11 GCSE students.

A set of chapter-by-chapter annotations, ideal for guided reading and/or revision lessons/handouts. These annotations explore aspects of language, form, structure and vital contextual information, preparing students for the AQA English Literature Paper 1 (Shakespeare & 19th-century novel) exam.

A very detailed and comprehensive six-week unit of work designed to improve the way students respond to unseen poetry. Using poems that deal with the themes of inequality, nature, family, childhood and more, each week explores a different poem, encourages students to pick the poems apart and write about them, before having a go at writing their own poem in this style, with the additional objective of creating an anthology of their own poetry. You will find sample assessment questions with model responses, as well as a final assessment task complete with a marking sheet and indicative content. This unit would work well for any GCSE class, but could also be used as a Year 9 preparatory unit.

A fun Christmas activity that dovetails with teaching A Christmas Carol. Students have to come up with their own 'John Lewis Christmas Advert' based on characters, themes and ideas from 'A Christmas Carol'. An excellent end-of-unit and end-of-term festive activity!