A helpful PowerPoint if you need to provide a presentation for a deputy head of SLT role about vision and aims. Ideal for quick 5 minute presentations with opportunity to alter to match the school you are applying to.

A useful PowerPoint that discusses the National Curriculum framework for primary History, how skills develop throughout the years and an opportunity to reflect on the school’s practice so far and next steps. A good starting point for a subject lead tasked with running a History CPD session.

A series of lessons designed to encourage children to learn about the story of Oliver Twist, starting with experience lessons with drama, followed by scaffolded lessons using the Write Stuff approach and concluding with their own stories for independent writing. Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 cohort.

An assembly suited to Key Stage 2 about Universal Children’s Day, their rights, the work of other children around the world and what they can do to act. Contains notes at the bottom of the slides for discussions and video content.

A set of 5 lessons focusing on geography skills all about the Galapagos Islands. Can link well with Cornerstones Curriculum - Darwin’s Delights. Covers: route that Darwin took, compass points and location terrain of the islands creatures of the islands biodiversity of the islands assessment lesson All lessons are in PowerPoint form with resources attached. Any resources not included are from Twinkl and can not be included for legal/copyright reasons. If you need additional information or examples of work to support your pupils, please just get in contact!

A lesson aimed at Upper KS2 on the effects of the coal mining industry in Swansea. Used as part of the Cornerstones topic ‘Fire, Damp and Davy Lamps’ this lesson was successfully delivered in an Ofsted inspection with positive praise about this lesson given by inspectors.

A set of 4 lessons linking closely with the Access Art curriculum based on set design and influential artists. Children develop their understanding of building visual notes, using charcoal to generate ideas, building sets and exploring the impact of colour.

A series of 4 lessons that focus on language collection, emotion, free verse poetry and creation for a classroom display. Based on the book ‘Moth’ by Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egneus. Aimed at Year 6 but can be used with any Key Stage 2 class.

The first year of musical artists to be shared with pupils across a school. Each week focuses on a new musical style or genre to expose pupils to a wider range of musicians and pieces. Part of a long term school plan, the first in a 3 year sequence of artists where no artist is repeated.

A unit of lessons all designed for pupils to write independant biographies about Charles Darwin. Aimed at Upper Key Stage 2. Works well with the Year 6 Cornerstones Unit ‘Darwin’s Delights’ or Victorians.

A Year 6 SATs revision lesson focusing primarily on use of past and present progressive tense. Uses some resources from Twinkl.

A series of 4 lessons and resources designed for upper KS2 that focus on the Geography of Mexico. Lessons explore: Geographical location The chiuauan desert Human geography and population Can be used in line with Cornerstones Curriculum ‘Hola! Mexico’

A series of 5 lesson plans focused around the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White. Includes three way differentiation, chapter synopsis, input and potential for next lesson.

A 7 part scheme of work with 7 lessons in PowerPoint form exploring about how Christians believe God is holy and loving, how this is represented through their use of worship and concluding with rules to live by. All resources are included.

A set of 5 lessons all about Paris that focuses on human geography, tourism and map skills as well as opportunity to assess and use extended writing. Aimed at an upper key stage 2 class. Many lessons could be broken into two to extend over a longer period. Builds on a free mini scheme from PlanBee (the unit is free to download) but adapted to extend knowledge and support pupil’s understanding further at an older age. Links very well to Cornerstones Curriculum - ‘Gallery Rebels’.

The third year of musical artists to be shared with pupils across a school. Each week focuses on a new musical style or genre to expose pupils to a wider range of musicians and pieces. Part of a long term school plan, the third in a 4 year sequence of artists where no artist is repeated focusing on diversity of genres, artists and cultures.

The first week in a two week unit focusing on the film “The Alchemist’s Letter”. Each lesson provides guided writing opportunities to describe a scene, explore character’s emotions and explain how the machine works using drama and images. This then leads on to a second week (coming soon) where children explore two of the character’s memories, add their own happy memory to the machine and then explore morals before editting and refining. Aimed at Year 5 but can easily be used with a Year 6 class also.

The second week in a two week unit focusing on the film “The Alchemist’s Letter”. Each lesson provides guided writing opportunities to describe a scene and explore character’s emotions. This links to the first week already available on TES in my shop where children explore two of the character’s feelings and how the machine works. Aimed at Year 5 but can easily be used with a Year 6 class also.

This was a really early resource I made before starting university when I was helping in a year 7 History class. Can be used as a quick starter activity to refresh children’s memories of previous lessons or used at the end of a lesson to summarise certain words and terms they have learnt that day.

2 sheets aimed at MA and HA year 5s adding fractions.