A 10 minute assembly on taking responsibility for your actions and being accountable. It is brief but thought-provoking and hopefully encourages students to accept that sometimes taking responsibility is a huge sign of maturity.

An 18 slide PowerPoint on the context surrounding Geoffrey Chaucer, day to day life in the Middle Ages and The Canterbury Tales. Engaging and suitable for all ages!

A 24 slide (20-25 minute) assembly on Black History Month, focusing on faces such as Akala, Bessie Coleman, Bayard Rustin and Phillis Wheatley as well as more generally how Black History Month is celebrated. With open discussion points and engaging facts, this is an easily adaptable assembly for KS3-KS5. Also suitable for form-time!

An 11 slide PowerPoint on ‘The Gun’ by Vicki Feaver focusing on the poet herself, structure, language and tone as well as deeper meaning within the poem. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For A/AS-level Edexcel - Poems of the Decade collection

Handy classroom display for students to extend their vocabulary!

A 12 slide PowerPoint on the features for writing a newspaper article and explicitly, the 5 'W's. Includes: The key features of a newspaper article. The 5 'W's. An activity allowing students to write their own newspaper article surrounding being abandoned on a desert island with their classmates. A peer assessment activity with suggested success criteria. A plenary consolidating learning from the lesson.

A 10-15 minute assembly on Christmas, its traditions and a glance at how it is celebrated across the world. With a couple of unusual facts and some lovely engaging images and points for thought, this assembly is brief and informative. Suitable for all ages!

A 20 slide lesson supporting students in writing creatively using personification with sample writing and interesting tasks . Fun and engaging for KS2/KS3! Includes exciting adjectives list and success criteria!

A 21 slide (15-20 min) assembly or tutor-time presentation on Equal Rights for women, the history of women’s fight for equality and facts and statistics about the current lack of gender equality in the UK. Motivational, informative and thought provoking! Suitable for all ages!

How to alleviate exam stress! Through sensible planning and revision and positive thinking, this 14 slide (15-20)min assembly on alleviating exam stress re-instills optimism and confidence in students of all ages just before nerve-wracking exams!

A PowerPoint on paragraphs, the rules of using them and including tasks for students to complete to aid their use of paragraphs in writing. Suitable for both primary and secondary ages as well as as a whole school Literacy aid.

An 18 slide fully differentiated PowerPoint lesson on Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Valentine with line by line analysis and exploration of key themes and ideas such as the moon metaphor. Engaging lesson with activities for students and thought provoking questions to end. Suitable for KS3!

A 15-20 minute assembly on Goals: life goal setting and with inspiring stories (video and images) to kick start students setting goals of their own. No matter how small or large, ensuring they are both achievable and indeed, achieved. Suitable for all ages!

A 21 slide PowerPoint lesson analysing Zephaniah’s poem ‘The British’ - includes thought-provoking questions, engaging video clips and tasks for students to complete in response to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS2/KS3!

A PowerPoint exploring the poetic voice, including annotation key themes and emotion within the poem 'Inheritance' by Evan Boland. Also includes student tasks to promote independent thought and analysis and some information on the poet. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS and A level English Literature.

A 10 minute (editable) assembly exploring how to persevere in the face of adversity. Includes key quotes for motivation and 2 inspirational clips demonstrating perseverance against severe obstacles. Students are left with questions to consider and provoke action and effort in areas they struggle in and to encourage less excuse-making tendencies. Engaging for all years!

An 11 slide presentation on multi-sensory learning and suggested strategies.

A standalone Literacy mini scheme of work (10 lessons) with topics of: 1) Introduction to using a word bank 2) Adjectives & Adverbs 3) 5 senses 4) Sentence types 5) Story Openings 6) Narrative Perspective 7)Punctuating for effect 8) Writing from a springboard text 9)Showing not telling 10)Writing to grade criteria This SOW does not provide powerpoints or external resources but all extracts are within the Word document itself for students to use. Easily adaptable and accessible for students of differing ability.

A short collection of slides getting students to think about reading and promoting reading in 2017.

Glossary of poetic terms for all key stages!