

Immerse your students in a creative writing mystery project with The Ashridge Collection, a free printable resource designed to inspire storytelling, inference, and narrative voice in KS3 or KS4 English lessons.
Set in a fictional boarding school with a strange and unsettling past, this flexible pack of documents invites students to investigate a narrative through diary entries, letters, newspaper headlines, student work, and eerie school notices. Ideal for group work, creative writing tasks, or genre exploration.
Perfect for use as a collaborative writing project, creative warm-up, or mini mystery unit, this resource gives students space to think critically and imaginatively.
The download includes:
★ Over 15 printable documents (letters, diaries, headlines, notices, etc.)
★ A creative writing prompt card
★ Teacher instructions with suggested classroom activities
Key features:
✔ Ideal for KS3/KS4 creative writing projects
✔ Supports characterisation, narrative voice, and genre conventions
✔ Great for group work, inference, or independent response
✔ Ready to print and use — no prep required
✔ Perfect for exploring mystery, Gothic, or horror writing styles
An engaging and flexible way to bring mystery and creativity into your classroom, The Ashridge Collection invites students to step inside the story, and decide what happens next.
Note:
Some of the visual elements (including drawings and photo prompts) were created using AI to ensure the materials are completely unique and support immersive world-building within the resource.
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