WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources.
We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE.
We also have a range of resources to support learning in history.
I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.
WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources.
We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE.
We also have a range of resources to support learning in history.
I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.
Inflation falls but prices rise -a common cause of misunderstanding.
A power point presentation (and word document with the same information) to help show how prices go up even if inflation falls.
Ideal to help prepare students for life outside of education.
A crossword -with a support version.
There are twenty questions on this topic, which when answered will complete the grid.
A support version has the first letter of the answer in the grid.
Supplied as a pdf for ease of printing. Answers also provided.
Has a range of uses such as homework, cover, ‘school at home’, independent research, topic review.
A crossword -with a support version.
There are twenty questions on this topic, which when answered will complete the grid.
A support version has the first letter of the answer in the grid.
Supplied as a pdf for ease of printing. Answers also provided.
Has a range of uses such as homework, cover, ‘school at home’, independent research, topic review.
A crossword -with a support version.
There are twenty questions on this topic, which when answered will complete the grid.
A support version has the first letter of the answer in the grid.
Supplied as a pdf for ease of printing. Answers also provided.
Has a range of uses such as homework, cover, ‘school at home’, independent research, topic review.
A crossword -with a support version.
There are twenty questions on this topic, which when answered will complete the grid.
A support version has the first letter of the answer in the grid.
Supplied as a pdf for ease of printing. Answers also provided.
Has a range of uses such as homework, cover, ‘school at home’, independent research, topic review.
A crossword -with a support version.
There are twenty questions on this topic, which when answered will complete the grid.
A support version has the first letter of the answer in the grid.
Supplied as a pdf for ease of printing. Answers also provided.
Has a range of uses such as homework, cover, ‘school at home’, independent research, topic review.
A set of three sequencing activities to help develop chronological knowledge of British history (and ability to order events into order).
Covers Stone Age to Iron Age Britain; Roman Britain; Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
Each resource is based on a range of twenty events and follow the same format.
There are three different variants to provide support or challenge, but all are based on the same approach. This is where the events are listed alphabetically -with their approximate dates- and students need to sort them into chronological order -using the outline sheet provided.
This means that they are suitable for adaptive teaching, by providing degrees of scaffolding whilst keeping the content the same.
The main activity is where the events are arranged in groups of five (each of the four different sets in order so that the ‘blank’ timeline is filled from oldest to newest) -there are blank sheets to help with the sequencing.
For greater challenge there is a version with the events organised into two groups of ten events.
For support there is an outline timeline table with the dates already provided, students need to match the correct events to the date.
(The correct order of each set of ten events is provided!)
This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Stone Age to Iron Age: c6,000 BCE ( Britain becoming physically separated from Europe ) 43 AD (Roman invasion )
Roman Britain: from 43AD (successful invasion) to 410 AD (when appeal to Rome for help turned down).
Anglo-Saxon and Viking era England : from 449 CE (the traditional date for the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in England) to 1066 CE (the end of Anglo-Saxon England following the Norman invasion and victory at Hastings).
A set of three map-based activities to help develop knowledge of British history.
The three all follow the same format:
An information power point which reveals the names of the tribes/towns/kingdoms (in alphabetical order).
An outline map with the first letter of the tribe/town/kingdom to be completed.
A more challenging version which has the location but no first letter.
The tribes map has twelve tribes (chosen in part for their geographical spread) ; the towns has thirteen settlements (+ two walls); the kingdoms has the main seven of the Heptarchy.
For each topic there is scope to add additional tribes/towns/kingdoms -especially if there is a location / tribe local to your school.
A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of Roman Britain (and ability to order events into order).
This is based on twenty events from Britain being invaded by the Romans in 43 AD to the end of Roman control in 410 AD.
This comes in three different variants to provide support or challenge, but all are based on the same approach. This is where the events are listed alphabetically -with their approximate dates- and students need to sort them into chronological order -using the outline sheet provided.
This means that they are suitable for adaptive teaching, by providing degrees of scaffolding whilst keeping the content the same.
The main activity is where the events are arranged in groups of five (each of the four different sets in order so that the ‘blank’ timeline is filled from oldest to newest) -there are blank sheets to help with the sequencing.
For greater challenge there is a version with the events organised into two groups of ten events.
For support there is an outline timeline table with the dates already provided, students need to match the correct events to the date.
(The correct order of each set of ten events is provided!)
This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
A pair of crosswords -one with support.
There are twenty questions on this topic, which when answered will complete the grid.
A support version has the first letter of the answer in the grid.
Supplied as a pdf for ease of printing. Answers also provided.
A resource to develop chronological understanding as well as historical knowledge.
This one on Ancient civilizations requires students to shade in a time chart showing various civilizations to show their length as well as which were contemporaries. (Answers also provided).
Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework- or as a resource for ‘school at home’.
A resource to develop chronological understanding as well as historical knowledge.
This one on Roman Britain requires students to sort out events into date order and add to a time chart (events are presented in alphabetical order with dates). (Answers also provided)
Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework- or as a resource for ‘school at home’.
A resource to develop chronological understanding as well as historical knowledge.
This one on the Romans and their Empire requires students to sort out events into date order and add to a time chart (events are presented in alphabetical order with dates)
Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework- or as a resource for ‘school at home’.
An introduction to an important aspect of personal finance.
A resource to help students prepare for the world of work and living away from home.
Two worksheets updated for April 2025 changes to NLW as well as to reflect price changes.
The first sheet looks at income from employment –considering the main deductions that lead to net pay being less than gross pay.
The worksheet takes students though the process step by step, calculating the deductions from a national living wage job.
The second sheet considers main household expenses such as rent, council tax and insurance. Again, the worksheet takes a methodical approach, allowing students to see how quickly their income will be spent.
Ideal for use in PSHE and functional maths –calculator required! Also available as a separate resource is a pair of power point presentations which go through the same information showing students how gross income is reduced and basic spending.
An introduction to an important aspect of personal finance.
A resource to help students prepare for the world of work and living away from home.
Two power points -updated for April 2025 changes to NLW as well as to reflect price changes.
The first presentation looks at income from employment –considering the main deductions that lead to net pay being less than gross pay.
The slides take students though the process step by step, calculating the deductions from a national living wage job.
The second presentation considers main household expenses such as rent, council tax and insurance. Again, the slides take a methodical approach, allowing students to see how quickly their income will be spent.
Ideal for use in PSHE; also available as a separate resource is a set of worksheets for students to do their own working out – these are ideal for functional maths –calculator required!
A resource to help develop knowledge of Britain before the Roman conquest.
There is a set of two word searches covering the names of a range of Celtic/ Iron Age tribes and their associated main modern day areas.
The tribes covered are: Atrebates, Brigantes, Corieltauvi, Cornovii, Dumnonii, Durotriges, Iceni, Novantae, Ordovices, Regnenses, Silures, Votadini (selected in part to give a wide geographical on the map).
Ideal for homework or for ‘school at home’.
This resource provides a different way of developing knowledge of the history of Britain before the Roman conquest.
It involves matching ‘cards’ that have the name of the tribe or the approximate modern-day area it covered.
The word document lists the tribes with their approximate modern day areas and has two separate activities.
The first is a set of printable ‘cards’ with the name of the tribe and its approximate modern day area for the tribes on the map – they can be used for matching pairs etc.
Second is similar but set out as a set of dominoes to allow for greater variety.
The tribes covered are: Atrebates, Brigantes, Corieltauvi, Cornovii, Dumnonii, Durotriges, Iceni, Novantae, Ordovices, Regnenses, Silures, Votadini (selected in part to give a wide geographical spread).
As this is just a selection of the multitude of tribes it allows for an extra activity/challenge of students deciding who else should be included/who could be left out?
This is also well suited for ‘school at home’.
This resource provides a different way of developing knowledge of the history of Britain before the Roman conquest.
There is an information power point with a map showing a number of Celtic/Iron Age tribes in England, Wales and Southern Scotland (reveals the names alphabetically)
A separate pdf contains the activity which is to complete an outline version of the information map. This comes with a more challenging version .
The activity is to complete an outline version of the information map.
The main version has the first letter of the tribe.
A more challenging version has the approximate location of the tribe but is otherwise blank for the students to write in the names.
The tribes covered are :Atrebates, Brigantes, Corieltauvi, Cornovii, Dumnonii, Durotriges, Iceni, Novantae, Ordovices, Regnenses, Silures, Votadini (selected in part to give a wide geographical on the map).
As this is just a selection of the multitude of tribes it allows for an extra activity/challenge of students deciding who else should be included/who could be left out? (or to include tribes close to your school!)
This is well suited to being adapted for ‘school at home’
This resource helps develop knowledge of the Romanisation of Britain.
It is a set of two word searches covering the names of twelve settlements. (one with the Latin names, one with the modern English names)
The settlements are: Aquae Sulis, Arbeia, Camulodunum, Deva, Dubris, Eboracum, Isca, Isca Dumnoniorum, Londinium, Lindun, Luguvalium, Verulamium.
This is ideal for homework or used for ‘school at home’.
This resource provides a different way of developing knowledge of the Romanisation of Britain.
It involves matching ‘cards’ that have the Roman or modern names of the settlements
The word document lists the settlements and has two separate activities.
The first is a set of printable ‘cards’ with the Roman and modern names of the settlements from the map – they can be used for matching pairs etc.
Second is similar but set out as a set of dominoes to allow for greater variety.
This is also well suited for ‘school at home’.
The settlements are: Aquae Sulis, Arbeia, Camulodunum, Deva, Dubris, Eboracum, Isca, Isca Dumnoniorum, Lindun, Luguvalium, Noviomagus Regnensium, Verulamium.
As there were other settlements there is scope for an additional challenge of creating additional ‘cards’ or ‘dominoes’.
