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Word search suitable for part of a cover lesson or a starter/plenary for Year 7 or 8. All the terms link with a typical school Christmas. Would also work as part of a mix and match activity set.

This worksheet and practical project is ideal for a Year 7 class, to use the last 2 or 3 lessons in the Christmas term. It would also work for an extended cover project, as you have all the instructions on the sheet and your students can work independently to complete the 3 tasks. In lesson 2, they are asked to complete a story that begins where Father Christmas has gone missing; they will use their imaginations to decide where he has gone and how Mrs Claus and the elves are going to get him back. Lesson 2 is a practical lesson, where they can work individually, in pairs or groups to create a piece that accompanies part of their story. They can do this as a purely practical task, if you prefer, but there is help to support some notation as well. In lesson 3, their piece is going to be part of a Christmas album, so they should design the album cover. This can be done on paper or on computers. The whole project is on a double sided sheet of paper but is easily adaptable to an IT-based project if you prefer.

This work sheet has all the instructions for a standalone or cover lesson on programme music. It explains the terminology and gives a definition, then sets a practical task based on a choice of three stimulus ideas, including one image. There is no need for notation and this will suit any variety of instrumentation or technology. There is enough work to easily fill a lesson and an opportunity for students to show their work at the end, if your circumstances allow that.

A practice listening question on Birth of a Penguin Part 1 from Batman Returns for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on the Prelude from Psycho for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on The Toys from Psycho for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on the Finale from Psycho for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on Marion from Psycho for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on The Murder from Psycho for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on the Rise and Fall from Grace from Batman Returns for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A practice listening question on Batman Versus the Circus from Batman Returns for Edexcel A Level Music. Includes questions, skeleton score and mark scheme, as well as instructions on the extract to play from the Edexcel Anthology or YouTube clip.

A fully resourced 6-lesson SoL for Year 7, based on understanding parallels with different art forms. Students will appraise various paintings and music, looking at parallels, before composing their own original piece based on a painting of their choice. The scheme gives options for using notation or not, as you prefer. It comprises 6 sets of lesson slides, composing and self-evaluation sheets, assessment criteria, stimulus sheet and lesson overview. All the music is chosen and you will just need to add the YouTube links as suggested (about 10 minutes work!). There are printable options for worksheets but it is also easily convertable to a digital format if required. This SoL has worked brilliantly for my Year 7s and really helps to focus on the musical elements and their own musical imaginations.

This fully resourced SoL comprises 5 lessons, with slides, tasks, the teaching notes and student templates I created for my classes, which includes a list of suggested wider listening, with key features for comparison. You will need to add a YouTube link and listening question as suggested but everything else is there for you. This SoL has given great results for my students and has been revised and developed. The teaching notes and template contain eight practice 30-mark questions and a glossary, as well as a list of suggested research tasks to help set the music in its cultural context.

Classroom cover lesson for KS3 Drama based on understanding how comedy works. Includes full slides and a worksheet. You will need to add video clips; links are suggested. The lesson includes a classroom discussion on ‘what makes something funny?’, guided analysis of two comedy clips (Mr Bean and Michael McIntyre), then research into different features of comedy. There is plenty of work to fill a cover lesson when you aren’t able to include practical work.

A Drama cover worksheet on drug driving. This lesson has a variety of learning tasks, including research, case study analysis and a creative task to design a campaign against drug driving. I used this with a Year 9 group but it would work equally well with Year 8. Students will need access to computers or other resources to complete the research tasks. Ideal for a lesson where you are not able to set practical work or if there is no specialist teacher available. Could also be used as a PSHE resource.

A fully planned and resourced secondary school assembly, suitable for KS3-KS5. On the power of listening to connect us to learning, to the world around us and to each other. Fully scripted in the presentation notes, with a suggestion for a music track to be played at the end. Trialled in school with great success. All images are either Creative Commons or AI generated, so available for use.

A fully resourced secondary assembly presentation on the topic of Imagine the world without the internet. Touches on themes of information, isolation, society, friendship and distance. Suitable for KS3-KS5 students. Fully scripted in the presentation notes, with a suggestion for a music clip to be played as the students enter the assembly space.

This is a standalone Drama lesson for KS3 students, based on using a story spine to structure a piece of devised Drama. It includes full slides, with instructions and a physical theatre warm up. There are sentence starters for feeding back to groups on their performances. This works as a great single or cover lesson, if you have a cover teacher / supervisor who is happy to do practical work. Timings are on the slides.

This is a standalone or cover practical lesson on Pantomime for KS3 (especially Year 7 and 8). It includes the complete slides, with some teaching notes. Students will learn / review the main features and stock characters of pantomime. They will practise audience participation and then work in groups to improvise a short pantomime scenes. The final slide includes prompts for audience feedback, focusing on the positive ways of observing and commenting on what they have seen. It’s really useful around Christmas time, or if you are delivering a Scheme of Learning on comedy. Images are AI generated, so can be used without infringing any copyright.