I really like this idea from Derrick Roberts! I’m going to try it with some of my students in English for the literature texts. Great to see how one idea can be utilised across different subjects. Thanks, Derrick! Team English

Whilst I usually prefer live modelling obviously, I find it's hardest to do with full pieces of creative writing. This is a booklet of 10 different examples of Paper 1 Q5 model answers in response to different images - might save you a bit of time! drive.google.com/file/d/1DwejR5…

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Loved recapping motifs 🩸🔥🎞️ last week with Y11 before we started the concept approach this week. ⛰️ HOW are there only 5 school weeks until the first exam? 🤷‍♀️

Printing this! Fantastic for EAL pupils!

NEW ‘Power and Conflict - The Interpretations’ revision booklet. I always get my students to consider 3 interpretations of each poem and ask them to consider which they agree with the most. It’s a great springboard for debate and considering new ideas. I have collated these into

A list of links to BBC Bitesize podcasts on the GCSE English Literature texts. I put it together for my Year 11 wards to supplement their other revision activities over the Easter break douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gcse-engl… 🖋️

🚨Do you teach secondary? If so, Department for Education has published details of a short course that has been written regarding supporting reading in secondary. This is definitely worth looking at: gov.uk/government/pub… #reading #secondary #edutwitter

This barbershop pays kids 3 bucks to read out loud while getting a haircut and it’s boosting their confidence big time 📚💈

#PromNight ⁦Passmores Academy⁩

It’s been a big journey for all of us. So proud of Raph and his team. Inclusion means everyone Passmores Academy

One of my favourite things every year is the Passmores Academy production . Excited to be spending the evening with Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and family!

Nice little resource to help students understand command words in exam questions.

Revamping our Macbeth scheme and have used AI to create sketch images of each scene. Thought I’d share here in case they’re of any use to anyone for lessons, displays or revision. Use/ignore as you see fit! dropbox.com/scl/fi/aezx33s… Team English

2026 LANGUAGE EXAM: I shared this series of lessons last year, but I’ve gone back and revised them to reflect the changes to the AQA English Language exam for 2026. Covers both papers. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! Team English dropbox.com/scl/fo/o6vw4t9…

⏰ A little thinking time can transform your classroom conversations! Educator Jamie Clark's structured discussion routine builds it into the process:

I’ve created snappy checklists for the following- ✅ Behaviour for Learning ✅ Inclusive Teaching ✅ Accessible Content ✅ CPD Engagement ✅ Literacy Boost ✅ Teacher Wellbeing ✅ Equity in the Classroom ✅ TA Empowerment ✅ Leadership for Learning ✅ Adaptive Teaching ✅

A Christmas Carol Motif tracking 🙌🙌🎄❄️🔗🔗🔗👇

NEW An Inspector Calls 23-lesson scheme for 2026 - the old one was from 2022 (!) and it was a bit outdated so I've re-done it and now it looks like all my others :) I've put it in my google drive & popped a link here - hope it helps someone! drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Whilst I'm here, a few people asked for the resource that generated the timelines I posted. They're just silly little revision resources really but might help someone - I have them for every act of Macbeth and every stave of ACC- link to both folders here! drive.google.com/drive/folders/…