Teacher of RE, Philosophy and PSHE with many years' experience as a classroom teacher and leader of learning. I've also taught English, History and Government and Politics.
I make lessons, units of work, assembly content and A Level Philosophy revision resources.
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MA (Philosophy), MSc (History & Politics), PGCE.
Teacher of RE, Philosophy and PSHE with many years' experience as a classroom teacher and leader of learning. I've also taught English, History and Government and Politics.
I make lessons, units of work, assembly content and A Level Philosophy revision resources.
Check out my shop to find out more - free resources too!
MA (Philosophy), MSc (History & Politics), PGCE.
Full SoW / PoS for PSHE, RSE, Citizenship.Includes whole-year mapping of content for:
KS3
KS4
So, covers all Y7-Y11.
Also included:
planning questions and guidance on curricular planning
Ofsted 3 Is
full curricular map with content.
Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ approved under two Ofsted inspection reports.
61-slide PPT presentation containing Do Now Tasks / Starters / Plenaries for Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10 and Y11. Not all have answers to them, though several for each year group do.
Each activity should take 5-15 mins, depending on ability of group.
All grouped by year group.
11 slides for Y11
20 slides for Y10
12 slides for Y9
10 slides for Y8
8 slides for Y7
Can mix up the year groups - only Y10 and Y11 directly follow AQA English exam board content.
Full SoW containing 9 lessons with PPTs (60-75 mins per lesson) and supporting handouts.
Covers:
Shahadah / Shadada
Tawhid & recall of Islam key beliefs & teachings
Sawm & ramadan
Zakat / Zakah
Hajj, incl extended documentary (2-3 lessons on hajj)
Jihad
Festivals, including Id / Eid
Pillars & Islam Practices mini-assessment
Versatile resource for displays, information sheets for fact-finding tasks, prompts to introduce philosophy at KS4 and KS5, and for delivering an assembly or lecture introducing the subject or advertising it for A Level or post-16 study.
18 lessons, each at least 60 mins long, covering The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Assumes no prior knowledge of Shakespeare. KS3, KS4 English.
Goes through entire play with key vocabulary taught each lesson. Also includes possible assessment point, with AfL prep & AfL feedback.
Full PPT for KS5, post-16, IB, post-GCSE on Philosophy at university, including PPE & similar. Also incl Oxbridge, Ivy League, myths, UCAS info and rankings.
20 complete PPT slides, covering:
English Lang GCSE AQA Paper 2 Q1
English Lang GCSE AQA Paper 2 Q2
English Lang GCSE AQA Paper 2 Q3
Each PPT has starters / Do Now tasks, exemplar questions, model answers, guides on GCSE AQA English Language markscheme and how to tackle AQA Paper 2 Q1, Q2, Q3.
Full PPT covering 1-2, max 3, lessons on how both substance dualism & property dualism face issues:
Interactionism & issues;
Epiphenomenalism & issues
Contains all criticisms, with teacher’s notes & replies. KS5. AQA A Level Philosophy.
Total 15 slides covering:
the empirical interaction problem
the conceptual interaction problem
evolution by natural selection
phenomenology of our mental life (ie as involving causal connections) - how this is unintuitive & makes mental causally redundant
introspective self-knowledge - How can we form self-knowledge or even self-beliefs if mental states don’t cause anything?
PPT of 20 slides for GCSE English Literature, aimed at AQA but usable for OCR/Edexcel/etc. covering:
AO1 analysis
AO2 and AO3 exam technique, structure and exploring effectiveness of techniques
AO4 context - specifically struggles of poor in Victorian England, importance of family
Multiple model paragraphs and writing frames for scaffolded / scaffolding work
Full 45-60 minute lesson, covering:
What is the Shahadah?
When is it spoken/heard/used?
Conversion / ‘reversion’ to Islam
Grade 9 detail on ‘revert’ vs. ‘convert’
2 exam-style questions:
Explain the two contrasting ways that Muslims recite the Shahadah. [4 marks]
AND
Explain the significance of the Shahadah, refer to scripture and sacred writings in your answer. [5 marks]
2 handouts on Shadahah incl. influence & why it is spoken
Can be used for 60, max 75-minute / 1hr lesson. Also assembly - slides can be used & deleted as appropriate.
PPT of 16 slides including student activities, discussion and written tasks, starter, plenary/exit ticket.
Perfect for BHM / Black History Month, women, BAME, POC coverage. Suitable for KS3, KS4, KS5.
Includes:
Opening slide
Learning objectives
Areas of philosophy (incl student task)
Green pen students record areas of philosophy
Wittgenstein quote as scaffold for student task
Why diversity matters in in philosophy incl student task
Examples of PoC/BAME/diverse thinkers & philosophers
Confucius & Chinese philosophy
Avicenna & Islamic philosophy - reason & faith combined
De La Cruz & early feminist philosophy
DuBois & ‘double consciousness’
Lorraine Hansberry introduction
Hansberry quote, student task, radical hope
Individual task
Suggested HW
Exit ticket
Can be used for 60-minute / 1hr lesson. Also assembly - slides can be used & deleted at leisure.
PPT of 8 slides including student activities, discussion and written tasks, starter, plenary on BHM / Black History Month. Suitable for KS3, KS4, KS5. Has a UK / Black British focus but usable in other countries & contexts.
Covers:
Learning objectives
Starter on what students might already know
When Black British communities first existed in Britain
Black British figures for students to research as HW
David Olusoga video + task for students to complete
Text to read and questions to answer as comprehension Qs
Plenary - exit ticket assessing learning from lesson and Q/curiosity of what they still want to know/ask about
Also includes handout which is a worksheet on Black British History Through Time, with questions on handout for students to answer.
Full question bank of AQA A Level exam-style questions for Y12 and Y13. Covers 3 markers, 5 markers, 12 markers & 25 markers. Also includes reminders on AO1 for 3, 5 and 12 markers.
3 A4 pages of AQA A Level Philosophy exam-style Questions in all parts of Metaphysics of Mind Y13 topics, including extensive list of 3 markers, 5 markers, 12 markers and 25 markers, as well as advice on AO1 exam strategy.
4 A4 pages of AQA A Level Philosophy exam-style Questions, including extensive list of 3 markers, 5 markers, 12 markers and 25 markers, as well as advice on AO1 exam strategy.
A PPT of 12 slides introducing & exploring Pride, Pride Month & LGBTQ+ histories and identities.
Includes:
Introductory slide
Starter: What is Pride and why is it celebrated?
What do the LGBTQ+ letters stand for?
What was Stonewall Riots 1969?
Students record further information following Stonewall Riots video
Key historical moments in LGBTQ+ & the law
Section 28, including video, what was it, its impact and its repeal
Individual & paired activity on famous LGBTQ+ figures and role models,
Further figures, going further, with possible HW task
Why does Pride matter today? student activity
How to be an ally
Plenary: suggested further activities
Full PPT of 12 slides including student activities, information on Stephen Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence Day, Macpherson Report, ‘institutional racism’ and unpacking its significance and meaning, as well as anti-racism and how to promote equality.
Aimed at secondary - KS3, KS4 or KS5 audience.
Can work as assembly or as lesson upto 60 minutes. Josephine Corcoran poem on slide 10 can be used for English lesson & language analysis.