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Football lesson plan

Football lesson plan – Making decisions under pressure In this KS3/4 football lesson plan, students need to make decisions under pressure and reflect on the effectiveness of their choices… Of course, there are few more chaotic environments than the FIFA World Cup, where key decisions separate heroes and villains. With the focus of many schools now on growth mindset development for their students, […]

Circle theorems GCSE questions

Circle theorems GCSE – 9-1 exam practice questions Circle theorems GCSE questions This carefully selected compilation of circle theorems GCSE exam questions has fully worked solutions. Students can go through it at home, saving valuable time in class. Print these questions as an A5 booklet and issue them in class or give them out as homework. You could also make them available for […]

Persuasive writing resources

Persuasive writing – Full KS3/4 scheme and resources This free persuasive writing scheme for KS3/4 by teacher James Tickle contains 17 lessons’ worth of material. It covers speeches, informal and formal letters, articles and more… Focus of lessons 1: Introduce students to the writing criteria and basic persuasive devices 2: Increase awareness of speech structure and persuasive devices specific to speeches 3: Practise […]

Components of fitness GCSE PE lesson plan

Components of fitness GCSE PE – Practical lesson plan “Sir, I knew the last question – I remember doing that on the field!” This was the first thing a group of my ‘disengaged’ boys said to me after their GCSE PE exam. These learners made me change how I approached my lessons to ensure students understood the content well. This components of fitness GCSE […]

GCSE maths questions worksheets

GCSE maths questions – Worksheets for Year 10 and Year 11 Give out these GCSE maths questions worksheets for Year 10 and Year 11 every week for homework or integrate them into your classroom sessions to reinforce essential maths concepts. The collection comprises 15 GCSE maths questions booklets – nine for Year 10 and six for Year 11. Choose from foundation, higher or higher+ booklets. The […]

Gender identity and sexual identity resource sheet

Gender identity and sexual identity – Teacher resource sheet This resource sheet for teachers covers different gender identity and sexual identity terms. It provides definitions for the following terms: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Cisgender Asexual Aromantic Pansexual Demisexual Polyamorous Polysexual Gender-fluid Non-binary Queer This resource sheet also talks about thinking about sexuality and gender as a continuous spectrum. It also lays out some criticisms […]

Kindness assembly – Slides and teacher notes It can be hard to know how to help someone going through a tough time, but small acts of kindness can make all the difference. These two kindness assembly resources – produced by the children’s mental health charity Place2Be – can help you spread a little kindness in your primary or secondary school. You can […]

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust – Secondary tutor time ideas The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust has designed this set of five activities for you to use in tutor times. They include short activities and discussion questions to introduce students to the genocides we remember on Holocaust Memorial Day. Students will learn about people affected by the Holocaust and genocide and explore a range of themes. […]

Lesson planning template

Lesson planning template – Editable and comprehensive This comprehensive lesson planning template is suitable for PGCE students and early career teachers. It’s also great if you’re a seasoned teacher undergoing an observation. This lesson planning template has space for you to input the following information: Subject Class/year Date Contextual information on the class (eg class size, SEN, EAL) Topic/focus of the lesson […]

Macbeth key quotes posters

Macbeth key quotes – 10 posters & worksheet for KS3/4 This download includes ten posters featuring Macbeth key quotes, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word doc formats) with these quotes on. Students can use this worksheet to make notes on as you read through the play. Macbeth key quotes Macbeth “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren sceptre in […]

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Macbeth revision and teaching resources

Macbeth revision – Complete GCSE teaching and revision resources If you’re looking for Macbeth revision resources, you’re in the right place. Teaching resources This download includes 20 lessons’ worth of material, including Powerpoints and supporting resources for each session. The lessons are designed to prepare students for the Shakespeare question in their GCSE English Literature exam. In the exam students will be expected to: […]

Adaptive teaching strategies – 5 ideas to try While many of us know about differentiation in teaching, adaptive teaching strategies can allow you to take things a step further and fix some of the problems that differentiation can cause. While differentiation means tailoring lessons based on students’ abilities, this can unintentionally lead to lower expectations for some students. On the other hand, adaptive […]

Romeo and Juliet KS4 resources

Romeo and Juliet KS4 – Impulsive behaviour series of lessons This Romeo and Juliet KS4 resource features a series of lessons that work towards a controlled assessment question to consider the impulsive behaviour of Romeo and Juliet, and the impact of this upon the audience. How does Shakespeare present the problems created by the impulsive behaviour of one or two characters within the play? This […]

Bearings maths resources

Bearings maths – KS4 coded messages lesson plan In this bearings maths lesson, students will make up and decode cryptic messages using bearings. Each word is coded as a journey from one letter to the next on a spiral grid of letters. Bearings are a precise way to describe one location relative to another, and have widespread uses. They can be a useful […]

GCSE English Language revision worksheet

Analysing language – GCSE English worksheet This analysing language worksheet activity encourages GCSE English Language students to focus on close analysis at word level. It’s also a good revision of key grammatical terminology. Analysing language tasks Pupils first need to read an extract from the opening of The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. They then need to analyse the text for […]

Persuasive writing GCSE

Persuasive writing GCSE – Letter of complaint lesson plan By the end of term, it can sometimes feel like we’re teaching 32 argumentative, sarcastic, grumbling machines, programmed to question all of our instructions. Utilise teenagers’ natural skill-sets to turn them into masters of persuasive writing with this persuasive writing GCSE lesson plan… The GCSE syllabus encourages pupils to craft their writing in order to […]

Romeo and Juliet GCSE scheme of work

Romeo and Juliet GCSE – Scheme of work (Acts 1-3) This Romeo and Juliet GCSE PowerPoint file is a complete unit of work, including lessons, resources, key themes, characters and context. Each lesson starts with a ‘Do It Now’ task (often related to Tier 2 vocabulary or quotation/context retention). Most also end on a ‘Big Question’ discussion. In the first third of the scheme, there […]

Editable blank lesson plan template with instructions

Blank lesson plan template – PDF and editable with instructions This is a simple blank lesson plan template for teachers, student teachers and supply teachers to use when planning lessons. There is a PDF version, suitable for making speedy handwritten notes, that can help teachers think through what they are doing and pass on the information necessary for their sessions to TAs and classroom support. […]

KS3 geography resources

KS3 geography – Changing landscapes SOW This download contains a KS3 geography scheme of work about changing landscapes. It also contains a list of geographical threshold concepts and a knowledge development document. Staff at Broadway Academy created them when redeveloping their geography curriculum offering from scratch. Changing landscapes example SOW This Year 8 example scheme of work covers 16 teaching hours. […]

Hinge questions PowerPoint

Hinge questions – How to use them in your teaching Questioning at pivotal times during a lesson is the key to successful teaching and learning. By pre-planning specific hinge questions to check for understanding, you’re able to effectively check that the foundations of complex concepts are in place before you introduce additional learning and content. Of course, it follows that if the foundations for learning […]

5 minute lesson plan – Editable template and evaluation This 5 minute lesson plan template and evaluation are very easy to use. 5 minute lesson plan The template contains areas for you to record: Prior knowledge Learning objectives Key words Starter Main Plenary Engagement AfL Differentiation Lesson evaluation The lesson evaluation document encourages you to think about how you felt after teaching the lesson. […]

European Day of Languages activities

European Day of Languages ideas – Classroom activities If you’re looking for European Day of Languages ideas, use this resource to explore and celebrate the multicultural and multilingual nature of Europe… Europe is, and always has been, a truly global continent with an incredible cultural and linguistic diversity. Use this resource from Pearson to explore the huge impact of the Arabic language and […]

Birthday classroom display

Birthday classroom display – Free teacher download A cake-themed classroom birthday display is a delightful and creative way to celebrate students’ birthdays while adding a touch of colour to your classroom. This colorful and visually appealing display is not only exciting for the birthday boy or girl, but also serves as a source of joy and inspiration for the entire class. To […]

Editable lesson plan template

Editable lesson plan template – Free teacher printable This editable lesson plan template is suitable for KS1-KS4. Because it’s a Word doc you can add or delete rows as required. Editable lesson plan template This editable lesson plan template has space for you to make notes about ‘prior learning’ and ‘next lesson’. This allows you to build on students’ existing knowledge and seamlessly […]

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