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Reading Relay - All of summer in a day

Ray Badury's All of Summer in a Day Reading Relay.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: EDEXCEL

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Big Fat Quiz of the Year!

End of term fun PPT for your classes! 6 categories: events this year, say what you see, music, general knowledge, films, guess the celeb. Enjoy! VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Course: GCSE Language

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Punctuating fronted adverbials

Reminder on including commas after fronted adverbials VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Y7 Different types of sentences

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Rhetoric Devices in Marcus Rashford's open letter

Useful for y8/9 looking at DAFOREST techniques and dissecting Rashford's letter. There is a what - how - why model that can also be used for other extracts.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Formal letter of gratitude to English footballers (discussing racism)

Encourage pupils to think about the positives and negatives of the Euros 2021 and write a formal letter to one of the footballers.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Accelerated Reading Resources and Handbook

Accelerated Reading was a money pit for a while, but after implementing the key elements detailed in the handbook, we have seen exceptional progress in students who engage with the lessons. They also... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy

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Introduction to disciplinary literacy using UTV technique

As a school we had worked on DEAR but it simply wasn't working, teachers were scared of teaching reading or students were allowed to simply stare at a book for 20 minutes. This is not about readi... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy

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Literacy Outline for Y7-Y9

Our school timetables 1 lesson each week for our weakest pupils in Y7-Y9 for literacy.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Literacy Whole Staff CPD

Some CPD I delivered to both whole school and NQTs and ATs on reading, vocabulary and oracy.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Exit Tickets

Printable exit tickets that can be used for student reflection on learning. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas

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Hero Rats - a variety of resources for Functional Skills classes

Some resources I put together on the Apopo rats, who sniff out landmines and disease. My students really enjoyed this topic. Lots of information can be found on the Apopo site. This topic covered 2-3... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Fake News - a selection of activities for Functional Skills L1 and L2

Many of these materials are for blended/interactive use on my Google Classroom, and I have attempted to convert them to paper based for easier sharing.This is the first FS topic I am uploading. I'm no... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Form Time Activities - Inference Images - Communication

This file contains a whole pack of Form Time Activities for years 7-10 which link to 'Communication' or Literacy. It is rather large. It holds a folder for each year group 7-10. Then, in eac... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Literacy Starters

A selection of literacy starters (with suggested answers) for various year groups.  Each ppt is loosely linked to one of the SOW's we teach, but could be used for any topic.  Each PPT has a... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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5-a-day KS3 Start Activity 2

Another 5-a-day starter activity Power Point with numerous slides. This is for Autumn 1 for year 8. The template was taken from TES, but I can't remember who from apologies.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Why Read? Classroom Display

Just a display I have put together for my classroom detailing 8 reasons why reading is beneficial and then some reading recommendations. I was in two minds about recommending the Kite Runner for KS4&n... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Weekly Literacy Lesson

Apologies for not being able to give credit where it is due for the resources I've compiled. If you recognise any of it, could you let me know so that I can credit the authors?I was asked to produce a... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Shared Reading - Short Stories

A collection of short stories to use for shared reading in form time or in class, which can be shared on the board by the teacher.  Most of the stories included pitched for KS3. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy

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BLM Author Display for Library

BLM Author Display for Library. Biographies copied from author websites etc VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Display - Famous first words

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Back to school well-being resource

A  back to school well-being resource that helps pupils to begin to identify strengths, make positive changes and cope with stressful feelings.Not English specific but Meera gave the go-ahea... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Speaking and Listening, Whole School Literacy

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Badger Literacy Resources

Badger Literacy Resources for Years 7-9 VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit

Fully resourced SoL aimed at mid-high ability Y7.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Speaking & Listening Project

Aimed as a link unit for Y9 at the end of the summer term to prep for GCSE. Could form basis for Sp&L assessment for some groups or serve as a practice.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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The Tempest SoL

Aimed at Y9, fully resourced. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Northern Lights SoL

Full scheme aimed at AQA P1 skills with resources.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Novels, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Butterfly Lion SoW

Full SoL for lower ability Y7 VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Novels, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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A Christmas Carol Full SoL

A full scheme, complete with resources for a half term unit to teach ACC to Yr9/low ability Y10 VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Gothic SoW

Full Scheme - suitable for low ability KS3. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Narrative Writing Unit

Complete unit for narrative writing based around producing a piece for a year wide and class wide competition. Fully resourced. Aimed at Y7. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Literacy Games

A variety of games to play in class with a literacy focus. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Tiered Starter/Settler blank slides

A series of tiered or differentiated blank slides for starter or settler tasks. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Feedback Sheet

A sheet I use to help prompt meaningful feedback and peer-marking. I laminate and place on desks, 1 between 2.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing

Exam/Board: AQA

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Semi formal evidence template

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Semi formal evidence template

A recording tool to replace P levels.   VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Star Reading Test Instructions

Step-by-step instructions in order for students to complete their Star Reading Tests from home (but will be useful when back in school as well). With screenshots of the site to help.Will need editing... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy

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Key stage 3 skills overview

This is our termly skills plan for Key stage 3. We teach mixed ability, so within classes we have students working from Pre writing in our lower ability class to Key skill 2.Key skill refers to the ol... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Independent Reading Project for KS3

This is something I have put together for our whole department to cover first half term of Summer. We are going to send it out in one week tasks. hope this is helpful. Be good to hear how your student... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Novels, Whole School Literacy

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Journal keeping guidance with reading list of fiction and non-fiction journals and personal accounts

An introduction to keeping a journal with an accompanying reading list.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Curriculum Map Year 7-Year 11 Learning Journey

Map your subject’s learning journey from Year 7 to Year 11.Ideal for demonstrating thread of subject content and knowledge for new framework.Fully editable! Please review. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 4

Course: GCSE Language

Unit: Whole School Literacy, Schemes of Work

Exam/Board: AQA

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Curriculum overview Key Stage 3

In a recent Ofsted deep dive, Feb 20, our curriculum was described as fit for purpose and well organised. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Wall posters - history of English language

Posters designed at A2 sized.  Covering evolution of English language from pre-Romans to emojis. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Year 7 Transition Lessons

Three lessons we have used this year for our Year 7 students Transition before we group them. The only thing not included is the Vernon spelling test - not sure about the copyright as I do not ow... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Nouns in Writing - specificity and granularity - Artemis Fowl

A worksheet introducing and exploring the Cognitive Grammar concept of specificity and granularity and their role in creating tension in a text. Short extract taken from Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer) wit... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Homework, Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Verbs in Writing - Artemis Fowl

A worksheet that can be used in a lesson or as homework looking specifically at the role of verbs in expressing action. Extract taken from Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer), tasked based on Cognitive Grammar... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Summer Reading Challenge

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy

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Spring Reading Challenge

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy

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Autumn Reading Challenge

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy

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Question literacy mat

Literacy Support for how to respond to a range of questions. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy

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Year 7 Literacy Work books

5 Literacy booklets with a range of task, devised for each half term. Can't locate book 1 at the moment! Suitaable across range of abilities and good for starter tasks or homeworks.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy

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Extension 25 activities

25 extension activities for display in classrooms - applicable across all subject areas VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Aligning key stages within English

The KS3 and KS5 coordinators and I wanted to make sure our curriculum was helping pupils build relevant skills over a long period of time as they transitioned from one key stage to the next. This docu... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Everybody Writes Day planning

This is a list of events that I organised for a whole school literacy day called 'Everybody Writes'. As we were a small school, I was able to create three separate workshops across the day for each pu... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy, Writing

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International Women's Day reading list posters (Classic texts)

Posters for display with 10 recommended classic reads in honour of International Women's Day. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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International Women's Day reading list posters (Modern texts)

Posters for display with 10 recommended modern reads in honour of International Women's Day. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Comma splices

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Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy

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Writers and poets wall display

I spent around three hours creating this- I've tried to create a range of poets and writers from different cultures. This will make a lovely classroom display.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Ruby in the Smoke SoL

Lessons on most chapters of Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman. Some GCSE links. Designed for Y9 reading lessons.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Novels, Reading, Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Northern Lights Full Scheme of Work

Scheme of Work to accompany the reading of Phillip Pullman's Northern Lights. Designed for Y9 Middle ability with plenty of GCSE skills and links. Fully resourced using booklet.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Novels, Reading, Whole School Literacy

Exam/Board: AQA

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Famous Book Openings Posters

Posters featuring famous book openings to encourage students to consider how they will open their own stories. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing

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Giant Scrabble Tiles

I made these for Parents' Evening, was a big hit. We used masking tape to mark out a board. A traditional Scrabble board is 15x15 squares - ours wasn't that big, just make sure you have an uneven numb... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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Accompanies the Mini SPaG Tasks Booklet: Task instructions and answers for self-marking

The slides go with the intervention tasks booklet.  VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy

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Literacy and SPaG mini tasks booklet

I made this to be used in form time for Year 7. It was a cross-curricular Humanities' based intervention so has texts drawn from History, RE and Geography as well as English. There is a ppt with... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy

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Technical Accuracy Marking Slips

Designed to support pupils in understanding rules for common SPAG/technical marking errors. Typically I will print a set, cut them into slips, and stick them into books as I am marking if a pupil demo... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy

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50 Common Error Words

Here are 50 common error words that we have identified students tend to spell incorrectly. As a school, every teacher has this list on their wall and looks out for these words. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Course: GCSE Language

Unit: Whole School Literacy

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SPaG mat to support accurate DIRT responses

This is a basic reference tool to enable students to read and respond to questions about inaccuracies in SPaG for DIRT lessons, or in grammar teaching.  I use it with a writing target bank based... VIEW

Level: Key Stage 3

Course: GCSE Language

Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy, SPAG, Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing

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