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Lesson Plan: KS3 English – develop their powers of descriptive writing
We all know that some learners find descriptive writing very difficult; this is particularly true for those who find taking imaginative…
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Could ereaders be the way to inspire a love of reading?
Children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school, according to new research from the Institute of Education.…
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What’s the point of reward systems?
Should we really be giving students prizes to acknowledge anything from attendance to attainment? Angela Youngman investigates the rise…
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Lesson plan: KS4 MFL – improving discussion
You’re not the only one tired of revisiting the same old topics year after year, so why not take a tip from Salim Foughali, and take…
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Lesson plan: KS4 English – The Hound of the Baskervilles
Learners will be desperate to read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work of detective fiction, following Jerome Monahan’s engaging…
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Lesson plan: KS3 PSHEE/citizenship – child labour
Today you will… Learn about informal gold mines and why children work there Discuss how working in gold mines affects children’s lives…
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Teaching across the curriculum with film
Screen Time Film can be a fantastic medium for developing teaching and learning across the curriculum, as Steven Keevil explains… As a…
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Phonics advice for secondary teachers
Phonics expert Debbie Hepplewhite has some fantastic advice for improving literacy across the curriculum… Q I teach English in an…
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Lesson Plan: KS4 English – approaching the unseen poem
BETWEEN THE LINES Give learners confidence in their own reponses to unseen poetry with John Irving Clarke’s playful plan… Those long…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 MFL - extending vocab and grammar to do with ‘the weather’
TODAY YOU WILL… VIDEO RECORD A WEATHER FORECAST THAT YOU PRESENT IN FRENCH CREATE A POWERPOINT SLIDE WITH ANIMATIONS PRACTISE YOUR BEST…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 English – introducing Shakespeare
Before you introduce learners to the works of Shakespeare, it’s worth helping them get to know the man himself, suggests Jerome Monahan……
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Lesson Plan: KS3 MFL - extending vocab and grammar to do with ‘the body’
It is one of the most common teacher difficulties we face. You give an instruction to an attentive and enthusiastic class, and then watch as…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 English - texts that encourage empathy
Like many English teachers I am always on the lookout for those special books that will provide me with an ideal springboard for discussion…