I specialise in English and my experience includes literacy consultancy, management, a role as an English lead teacher and teaching at both primary and secondary. Take a look at my resources for English and other useful bits and bobs. magicinkstand@hotmail.com
I specialise in English and my experience includes literacy consultancy, management, a role as an English lead teacher and teaching at both primary and secondary. Take a look at my resources for English and other useful bits and bobs. magicinkstand@hotmail.com
This resource consists of a presentation for a staff meeting/ training session regarding Child Protection/ Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty.
Includes:
- Key principles of child protection
- Serious case review
- Signs of neglect
- Vulnerable groups
- Reporting concerns
- Child protection updates
- FGM
- The Prevent Duty
- Signs of Radicalisation
- Statutory Guidance
- Issues to discuss
- Interactive activities
This presentation is fully editable and copyright free.
Please note that this presentation refers to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act of 2015. You may need to check for further revisions and updates with regard to the Prevent Duty and Child Protection before sharing this resource.
Please leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you.
This document is an example of an action plan for leading Art in primary. Many of the ideas could also be used in secondary. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes with regard to art and also 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
I have led English in several primary schools and had a positive impact on improving both reading results and attitudes to reading. Strategies for this have included whole school initiatives, providing training for staff and organising exciting book weeks. This document contains 100 ideas for improving reading standards and encouraging a love of reading in primary schools. Tips are organised into the following categories: whole school initiatives, in-class activities, home reading, strategies for phonics and staff training.
Bastille Day, or La Fete Nationale, is on 14th July 2019. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
- important vocabulary
- what is Bastille day?
- history of Bastille Day
- the storming of the Bastille
- how is Bastille Day celebrated?
- French facts
- the French National anthem
- the French flag
- Bastille Day quiz
- matching activity
- ordering activity
- French foods activity
- useful maps and diagrams
- links to videos
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Top resources:
Bastille Day Pack, Independence Day Pack , St Swithin’s Day Pack, Tour de France Presentation , Tour de France Activity Pack, End of Year Memory Booklet
Tags:
French Revolution, French history, French assembly, Louis XVI, Paris, Independence Day, Palace of Versailles , Bastille Day Assembly, Bastille Day Presentation, Bastille day Quiz, Bastille Day Lesson, La Fete Nationale
50+ page PowerPoint presentation with 50 quiz questions based on the world of family film. Questions increase with difficulty and the quiz comprises: Character Round, Setting Round, Film Title Round, Enemy Round and Actor Round. Also included are bonus games: Name that Tune, Film Crambo, Movie Star and Film Rewind. This is a visual presentation with a range of pictures, which are all copyright free. Two versions are included - one with the answers on each slide and one with the answers at the end of the presentation. Also included is a worksheet on which to write the answers and an answer sheet. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you!
You may also be interested in these resources:
Bastille Day Pack, Independence Day Pack , St Swithin’s Day Pack, Tour de France Presentation , Tour de France Activity Pack, End of Year Memory Booklet
Tags:
Film Quiz, Film Quiz 2019, Film News Quiz, Film News Quiz 2019, End of Term Quiz, End of Year Quiz, End of Term Quiz 2019, End of Year Quiz 2019, Movie Quiz, Movie Quiz 2019, Movie News Quiz, Movie News Quiz 2019, Film News 2019,
A presentation with information for parents about the SATs for year 2 pupils which could be adapted for year 6. Slides include:
How are the SATs administered?
How will the results be used?
How can I support my child?
What are SATs?
What is the content of the SATs?
Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
This resource includes all you need for a five lesson letter writing unit. Pupils will write a formal letter to the education secretary regarding whether SATs should be banned or kept.
Includes:
- News articles discussion
- Discussion opinions of professionals based on extracts
- Annotating features of formal letters
- Adverb activity
- Debate activity
- Modal verb activity
- Formal / informal language activity
- Letter drafting
- Letter writing
This presentation is fully editable and copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you.
I have led English successfully in several schools. This document is an example of an action plan for leading English in primary, which would be useful for English subject leaders. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes with regard to reading and writing, and also 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
24 page word document with activities for pupils in year two at ‘Working at Greater Depth’.
Each activity is half an A4 page and can be easily completed and added to maths books for evidence.
Useful for moderation and reflects current curriculum.
• read scales where not all numbers on the scale are given and estimate points in
between (12x activities)
• recall and use multiplication and division facts for 2, 5 and 10 and make deductions
outside known multiplication facts (4x activities)
• use reasoning about numbers and relationships to solve more complex problems
and explain their thinking (6x activites)
• solve unfamiliar word problems that involve more than one step (6x activities)
• read the time on a clock to the nearest 5 minutes (8x activities)
• describe similarities and differences of 2-D and 3-D shapes (8x activities)
Visual 30+ page presentation for an assembly or lesson on Star Wars Day with accompanying quiz worksheet. Star Wars day is on May the 4th. Includes:
• important vocabulary
• key information about Star Wars day
• what is Star Wars? Star Wars films
• characters, plot, setting, the Force
• the success of Star Wars
• the first Star Wars Day
• Star Wars Day celebrations
• the fantasy genre
• interactive ‘Speak like Yoda’ activity
• ‘Complete the Star Wars Quote’ activity
• interactive anagram activity
• quiz
• useful information and images, Star Wars galaxy map
• video and website links
and more!
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
TAGS: Star Wars Day Lesson, Star Wars Day Quiz, Star Wars Day Assembly, May the Fourth Lesson, May the Fourth Quiz, May the Force Assembly
Burns Night is on January 25th. This resource consists of a visual, 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
• important vocabulary
• key information about Burns Night
• the history of Burns Night
• Burns Night celebrations
• Burns Night traditions
• the life of Robert Burns
• what happens at a Burns supper?
• extracts from his poems with links for listening
• interactive poem counting activity
• interactive Scottish food matching activity
• interactive Scottish word matching activity
• quiz
• useful images
• links to videos and resources
and more!
Also included is a worksheet to accompany the quiz. Please note that the quiz questions are the same as those on the presentation, and that the answers are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Tags: Robert Burns Burns Night Assembly, Burns Night quiz, Burns Night lesson, Burns Night Worksheet, Burns Night 2018 Burns Supper
24 page PowerPoint presentation and resources for a training session on phonics / Letters and Sounds which is suitable for teachers or support staff. The presentation includes:
What is Phonics?
Terminology
Letters and Sounds Phases
How to Structure a Phonics Session
Ideas for Activities
Irregular Words
Split Vowels
The Phonics Screening Check
and
Dos and Don’ts.
This presentation is interactive and includes five activities including a quiz. Hand outs are also included.
This resource is fully editable and all images are copyright free.
Please visit my shop for other English resources and leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you!
You may also be interested in the following English Staff Meetings:
WRITING Staff Meeting: SPAG Activities (Grammar, Spelling, English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting regarding enjoyable activities for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar.
WRITING AND READING Staff Meeting: Activities for Teaching Reading and Writing (SPAG, English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting in which staff will learn about and participate in five strategies for improving English skills.
READING Staff Meeting: Pedagogy / Strategies for Reading
A staff meeting regarding the teaching and learning of reading.
WRITING Staff Meeting: Punctuation (English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting regarding subject knowledge of punctuation and ideas for teaching activities.
A staff meeting regarding enjoyable activities to teach spelling, punctuation and grammar.
This pack provides all resources needed for an hour-long staff meeting about activities to use in class for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar. Your staff team will look at examples of SPaG questions from SATs, reflect about the SPaG requirements for their year group and how they have been covered, complete a grammar terminology activity, take part in whole group grammar activities and then try out several fun grammar activities on their tables. I delivered this meeting to a large staff team and received a round of applause!
Included:
- requirement activity
- terminology activity
- spelling strategies
- grammar activities to demonstrate to team (x7)
- grammar activities for staff to participate in on tables (x5)
- 10 files to download
This resource is fully editable, up to date for 2017-2018 and all images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
You may also be interested in the following English Staff Meetings:
WRITING AND READING Staff Meeting: Activities for Teaching Reading and Writing (SPAG, English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting in which staff will learn about and participate in five strategies for improving English skills.
PHONICS Staff Meeting: Subject Knowledge and Teaching Strategies
A staff meeting for teachers or support staff regarding phonics theory and how to teach phonics.
READING Staff Meeting: Pedagogy / Strategies for Reading
A staff meeting regarding the teaching and learning of reading.
WRITING Staff Meeting: Punctuation (English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting regarding subject knowledge of punctuation and ideas for teaching activities.
I have been involved in many interviews for several different local authorities. Included in this resource are 100 questions for the role of Deputy Head which reflect current educational issues in 2018 and are organised into the following categories: teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, equal opportunities and personal qualities. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful. Thank you!
This resource consists of spelling lists for reception to year 6. The lists are also presented in a precision teaching grid format. To make this resource, I referred to the common exception word lists in the National Curriculum which consist of combined word lists for years 3 and 4 and for years 5 and 6. I separated these by difficulty to create lists for each year group. The words for reception to year 2 are from the National Literacy Strategy. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful.
I have been involved in many interviews for the role of lunchtime supervisor. This is a thorough list of questions which are organised into the following categories: behaviour and safety, equal opportunities, personal qualities and other. The questions are up-to-date for 2018. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful and good luck with your interview!
This resource consist of 100 alien word flashcards and 100 real word flashcards to use in preparation for the phonic screening check. The words reflect the phonics content in the current national curriculum, and include multi-syllable words and the more unusual graphemes which have appeared on previous papers such as oe, au, e-e, ore, ie and ue. These flashcards can be used for teaching and also for sharing with parents. The resource is fully editable and the images are copyright free. Please see my other phonics resources including all you need for an ‘Alien Day’ of fun phonics challenges.
This is a two-page resource which includes a text about Easter traditions and ten inference/ language/ retrieval questions. It is suitable for year 2 pupils but could also be used for some groups in year 3 or 4. Please see my other Easter resources and leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
13 page presentation with general knowledge questions about Easter and answers at the end. The presentation includes Easter photographs and could be used with children from year 2 upwards. Please see my other Easter resources and leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Easter-themed true or false quiz worksheet with ten questions. This quiz is based on general knowledge about Easter traditions and would be suitable for year 2 upwards. Answers are included. Please see my other Easter resources and leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!