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KS3 English – Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay (24-Lesson Scheme of Work + Reading Assessment)
This 24-lesson scheme of work is a complete, ready-to-teach unit based on Candy Gourlay’s novel Bone Talk. Designed for KS3 English (ideal for Year 8 or 9), it offers a rich blend of context, reading skills, and analysis, while supporting students through a carefully structured journey with differentiated resources.

What’s included:

24 fully planned lessons covering the novel in depth.

• A reading assessment with supporting resources and mark scheme.
• Comprehensive context lessons to deepen students’ understanding of the historical, cultural, and social background of the text.
• Differentiated tasks with RAG coding, supporting accessibility and stretch for a wide range of learners.
• Model answers to guide students towards success and provide clear exemplars for analysis and extended responses.
• A wide variety of activities to develop reading, inference, analysis, and evaluative skills.

Why teachers will value this resource:

• A complete half-term+ scheme (24 lessons = around 8–10 weeks of teaching).
• Thoughtfully differentiated with RAG-coded tasks, reducing planning workload.
• Builds key skills in line with KS3 and KS4 assessment objectives.
• Model answers save teachers time while giving students a clear standard to aim for.
• Flexible structure – easily adaptable for mixed-ability groups.
• This resource is perfect for English teachers looking to teach Bone Talk in a way that is both engaging and rigorous, with everything you need to deliver high-quality lessons already prepared.