These powerpoint presentations can be used in a series of lessons to promote and encourage ' Effective Communication' . Each has a specific theme, Listening, Body Language, Understanding and Feedback. The presentations are developed to include information for the pupils followed by pupil activities.

We are always looking for ways of making our lessons more exciting and accessible to the pupils, doing something different in a different way to make a difference. Enterprising teaching and learning by any other name. Here I offer a lesson that I have taught to a low ability year 7. The topic was ‘The Rock Cycle’ and I wanted to show how through the application of heat and pressure you could change the structure of the rocks (i.e. how metamorphic rock is formed). This is a difficult concept for some pupils to grasp. So what better way to demonstrate this concept than by making CHEESE TOASTIES. Please have a go at teaching the lesson and make a difference through doing something different in a different way.

A resource to show that because of the need and greed for resources in MEDC’s people in LEDC’s suffer in many ways.

A key skill for all to develop in schools is Risk Taking, but it is also important to understand the principals of Risk Management. This presentation allows for the investigation of this skill to be developed and practiced. There is a pupil exercise included that allows them to explore the opening of a restaurant in their local area.

This powerpoint follows a river's journey from the source to the mouth providing an explanation of processes and features along its course. It uses annotated photographs of features taken by the author. It can be used in small sections to explain each individual part of the river's journey.

The powerpoint presentation contains annotated photographs taken by the author of the Dorset Jurassic coastlines most famous features. The presentation can be used as an 'aide-mémoire' for revision purposes or as an introduction to the work of waves in the formation of coastal features.

This piece of work has been designed for the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) specifically to support the themes of Adaptability, Challenge, Creativity, Resilience, Reflection and Responsibility. It can however be used in KS3 and KS4 English lessons to stimulate creative writing It could be adapted for Whole school CPD and for PHSE to discuss the importance of friendship. Good stimulus material to support this unit is 'Joanna Lumley-Castaway&' (see link) and the film Castaway starring Tom Hanks. Please use and enjoy.

This lesson addresses the question of why people choose to live close to volcanoes if they are so destructive. It uses Iceland as a case study and is illustated with photographs taken by the author. As an activity the students can use the letter templates to explain to someone in another country the benefits and dangers of living in a volcanic region.

Support in schools can come in many forms and some of the best support can come from peers. This is a guide to use for those young people who volunteer to take part in Peer Mentoring schemes and provide this important service and support within the school setting to those who are the most vulnerable.

The population of the world is predicted to hit 7 billion at the end of October 2011. Using links to the BBC news website this short lesson starter sets out the facts and highlights some of the forecasts and predictions that are being made around this milestone. It concludes by showing the young people where they fit into the 7 billion.

This lesson can be presented as a 'one off' or developed for discrete subject areas or as CPD for departments or whole school. It allows all participants to explore the theme of problem solving in their own way.

A booklet to assist with an understanding of Enterprise and Enterprising Teaching and Learning in the Curriculum and the part that it can play in supporting cross-curricular learning. 'Enterprise is not a subject but you will find it in every subject'. Definition added to clarify the understanding that within the EU &'Enterprise&'; is seen as 'Entrepreneurship&'.

The poem and sayings are useful reminders to support positive classroom behaviour. They can be used as stimulus statements during PSHE or circle time sessions or enlarged for classroom display.

Transition can be a difficult time for young people made more difficult by the the worries and concerns about what will happen at 'the big school' This package outlines how through the development of a Peer Support group this issue can be addressed and supported. The initiative has been tried and tested, acknowledged and published in 'Moving to Secondary School~ advice and activities to support transition' by Lynda Measor and Mike Fleetham. The powerpoint can be supported by the use of 'Beautiful' by Christine Agulara (words supplied) and 'Proud’ by Heather Small.

'Any school that says bullying does not exist in its school is burying its head in the sand' The following therefore needs to be considered: *Bullying can have a huge effect on learning for a young person. *Pupil behaviour and safety will be one of the four key principles in the new Ofsted inspection framework. *Bullying will be explicitly looked at and commented on in future Ofsted reports. *Inspectors will interview victims of bullying. This lesson plan can be used in PHSE and RE lessons to show schools are treating bullying with the seriousness it rightly deserves.

This is a resource that has been designed and created to assist the management of behaviour in the classroom , it suggests ways in which teachers can support the learning of young people in the classroom by the use of classroom management strategies that have been tried and tested in the classroom . Included in the package is a suggested ‘Learning Contract’ , ‘Pupil Teacher Contract’ and ‘A checklist of conditions for effective learning’ . Please feel to edit the contract to your specific school needs.

Enterprising teaching and learning and creativity in the presentation of learning is something all schools should and must regularly question. This presentation suggests how schools could consider how they are addressing this important issue. It can be used in INSET or whole school departmental training to ignite discussion where the stakeholders in learning can gain ownership of enterprising teaching and learning in classrooms. Using references made by Ofsted to the importance of enterprising learning in schools it can be adapted to the individual needs of schools by presenting the foundation from which to promote discussion. This is an exciting way that schools can address learning through enjoyment by promoting with passion the purpose of learning.

This is an 'off the shelf' presentation that addresses and suggests a way that 'Peer support' in the form of 'Peer Mentoring' can be used to facilitate and support transition from KS2-KS3. It draws on the work of Jenny Mosley's principle of Quality Circle Time and uses her idea of the 5 steps to Quality Circle time, here the author acknowledges Jenny's work. This programme has been successfully used in schools and the work was acknowledged and published in 'Moving to Secondary School' Lynda Measor and Mike Fleetham, Network Educational Press (2005) ISBN 1-85539-200-3. There is supportive material in the form of an organisational plan, an adaptable certificate for peer mentors and a lyrics page to use for analysis and for empathic understanding of the featured music 'I am Beautiful' by Christina Aguilera. Please feel free to adapt the programme to the specific needs of your school. I hope you enjoy using it in your transition programme.

Enterprising teaching and learning and creativity in the presentation of learning is something all schools should and must regularly question. This presentation suggests how schools could consider how they are addressing this important issue. It can be used in INSET or whole school departmental training to ignite discussion where the stakeholders in learning can gain ownership of enterprising teaching and learning in classrooms. Using references made by Ofsted to the importance of enterprising learning in schools it can be adapted to the individual needs of schools by presenting the foundation from which to promote discussion. This is an exciting way that schools can address learning through enjoyment by promoting with passion the purpose of learning.

This is an ‘Off the shelf’ resource that has been used successfully many times to encourage and promote ‘Positive Management in Classrooms’ during my career as an educator and trainer in all educational settings. It can be used as an introduction to this critical area of school and classroom management for INSET and staff training. The emphasis is on positive classroom management by identifying and explaining areas of conflict through the ‘Conflict Spiral’ and then outlining ‘De-escalation’ techniques using the C.A.L.M. approach. The presentation is interactive and allows for group and collegiate discussion to build on a whole school approach to positive classroom management. N.B. ‘The Pepsi Challenge’ is the use of a bottle of Pepsi/Coca-Cola, shaken to illustrate how actions can often destabilise and escalate a sitution in a classroom setting.

These are a series of tried and tested motivational posters that can be also adapted as inserts to planners or as postcards for wider distribution to set the agenda for learning within the classroom. Specifically targeted at learning through Geography, but may be adapted to the needs of all classroom settings. I hope they are of use to all who try and incorporate them into their classroom practice.