I recently did this lesson for an OFSTED inspection and got an outstanding. The lesson requires a lot of preparation, though it is worth it. This lesson focusses on the financial, social and physical effects of smoking. It is student lead learning.

This is the flipchart and worksheet I used to teach direction/ compass points. map skills, direction, compass points

I use these on our display boards to help the students remember the key words for our geography, water cycle, unit.

Resources to support the teaching of The Merchant of Venice Act 2. Includes flipcharts and worksheets for each scene, as well as a pdf copy of each flipchart. Updated for new 1-9 specification.

A word mat to support gothic writing and analysis of gothic texts.

Flipcharts and resources to support the teaching of Julius Caesar. This resource includes: A presentation/flipchart for each key scene. A pdf version of each flip to share with students electronically. Worksheets. Differentiated resources for those with low level literacy. Links to online video clips. I have also included the first lesson of Act 3 (Caesar's murder).

Lessons and resources to support the teaching of The Merchant of Venice. Includes a lesson on context and a series of lessons on Act 1.

Fully resourced SOW for Jekyll and Hyde. For each chapter there is an Activ Inspire flip chart which includes clear tasks and extracts to annotate. A lot of time has gone into preparing each flipchart so that they are appealing to students. I have also included a pdf of each flipchart to share with students. Also Includes: Worksheets for every chapter Differentiated resources for each chapter Embedded peer and self-assessment Updated for the new specification

My students have had difficulty using subject terminology when answering English language questions and when writing literature essays. I often find that they know the techniques, but just forget to use them. I made this terminology reflection checklist so that students could prioritise what they need to revise. The word mat is for them to refer to in class. It's not a complete list, but it is enough for them to reach the top bands.

A whole lesson on Sonnet 29 by Browning. Includes activities, context, outcomes, etc.

All lessons include copies of the poem, questions to guide the students through the poem and a task at the end. Suitable for independent activities, unseen preparation or can be easily edited for cover lessons. Includes: Horses by Edwin Muir The City Planners by Atwood The Planners by Boey Kim Cheng Where I Came From by Brewster Pied Beauty by Hopkins The Woodspurge by Dante Rossetti Lovers’ Infiniteness by John Donne Lion Heart by Amanda Chong For my Grandmother Knitting by Lochhead Tiger in the Menagerie by Emma Jones

Resources to support the teaching of The Merchant of Venice Act 4 Scene 1. It includes a flipochart, a pdf copy of the flipchart, plot cards for sequencing and a powerpoint with key extracts. The lesson focuses on understanding the plot, finding key quotations and evaluation skills. The lesson is differentiated and includes writing frames for the middle and lower ability. I have also included a powerpoint that has a range of extracts with key questions. This could be given to the higher ability as an alternative.

Resources and flipcharts to support the teaching of Chapters 1&2 Animal Farm. Includes: A flipchart to support Chapter 1&2. A pdf copy of the flipchart. Worksheets. Differentiated resources. Writing frames.

This is a short unit I did with Year 9 in preparation for their 1-9 GCSE. It focuses on AO2 and AO5&6. It includes: A series of lessons on AO2, with a specific focus on how writers describe setting and atmosphere. A choice of assessment tasks on AO2 A series of lessons on AO5&6 with a specific focus on settings A choice of assessment tasks on AO5&6 All lessons have the necessary resources, handouts, etc.

A science-fiction themed task designed to develop the skills necessary for Q2 Paper 2 of the new AQA Language paper. The starter activity uses images to develop the summary skills and the main activity focuses on extracts from Brave New World and 1984.

The lessons focus on the following skills: Paper 2 Question 1: Summary Paper 2 Question 5: Non-fiction writing This was originally designed for KS3, but is easily adapted for KS4, especially revision. All lessons are fully resourced and differentiated. Lessons also include objectives, outcomes, writing frames and links to the mark scheme criteria.

This is a KS3 scheme of work that focuses on the skills of AO2 (language analysis) and AO5/6 (creative writing). The extracts focus on the depiction of the monster through time. All lessons include: text extracts differentiated starters and activities writing frames learning objectives and outcomes Extracts include: The Odyssey Theseus and the Minotaur Frankenstein Dracula Jekyll and Hyde Wager the Wehr A Sound of Thunder

A powerpoint that is designed to encourage students to independently analyse the poem. Questions are prepared and colour coded so that students can consider Duffy's methods and imagery in each line and stanza.

This is a lesson focusing on developing the skills for the summary question from Paper 2 of the AQA 1-9 English Language GCSE.

This is a lesson focusing on developing the skills for the summary question from Paper 2 of the AQA 1-9 English Language GCSE.

This is a lesson flipchart and worksheet designed to help students measure distances using scales. It focusses on the Eastbourne area in some of the tasks, though this can be easily adapted using google earth.