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Gather meaningful insights and feedback from your wider team with this editable, practical toolkit. Designed to support reflection, discussion, and planning during the final weeks of term. Includes: Editable staff voice forms Leadership reflection prompts for SLT Optional end-of-year question activities Flexible for whole-team or small group use Use it for: Collecting staff feedback Leadership team reflection Building into performance conversations or year-end reviews

This strategic toolkit supports senior leaders to reflect on impact, identify priorities, and close the year with clarity. Designed for heads, deputies, and wider SLT to evaluate leadership functioning at the end of the academic year. Includes: Editable SLT evaluation grid Leadership RAG review prompts Strategic reflection questions grouped by leadership area Pre-filled and blank templates Suitable for individual or team use Use it for: End-of-year SLT reviews SLT away days Strategic planning and school development

Explore cohesive devices in action with this reading-based lesson. Pupils highlight, discuss, and apply cohesion techniques from exemplar texts. This session supports comprehension and writing through three short narrative texts. Pupils identify cohesive features and use them in their own writing, supported by a cohesion checklist and discussion prompts. Includes: 3 model texts: Storm at Sea, Life in the Forest, Snowstorm Cohesive device identification task Writing prompts and tone discussion Ideal for grammar-in-context and writing improvement Perfect for KS2 guided reading or writing warm-ups.

Two engaging lessons focused on sentence control, similes, and cohesive paragraph writing. Includes SMART slides, writing prompts, and peer feedback tasks. This mini-sequence boosts cohesion and figurative language in pupil writing. Lesson 1 focuses on simile-led sentence openers and tone. Lesson 2 develops cohesive paragraphs using linkers, repetition, and pronouns. Includes: SMART Notebook slides (used across both lessons) Simile starter reference table (when, where, -ly, -ed, -ing, simile) Mood + simile matching activity Cohesion checklist and writing challenge Peer feedback tools Ideal for creative writing and narrative units in Year 5 or 6.

Help pupils master colons and semi-colons with this engaging grammar lesson. Includes SMART slides, sentence joining tasks, and writing challenges. Pupils learn how and when to use colons and semi-colons in sentence construction through explicit modelling, structured activities, and peer feedback. Includes: SMART Notebook teaching slides Sentence matching task (colon or semi-colon) Writing challenge using both punctuation marks Peer review checklist for editing Suitable for Years 5–6 and ideal for high-attaining writers or punctuation revision.

Teach relative clauses with confidence. This KS2 grammar lesson includes SMART slides, activities, and a relative pronoun guide. Designed to deepen understanding of relative pronouns and clauses, this lesson includes visual modelling, guided sentence work, and writing challenges. Includes: Editable SMART Notebook file Activity sheet to add relative clauses to simple sentences Relative pronoun reference chart Teaching note on conjunctions vs pronouns Writing challenge using all six pronouns Great for SATs preparation or sentence-level writing development in upper KS2.

A complete upper KS2 grammar lesson focused on identifying and using the passive voice in writing. Includes editable SMART Notebook file, pupil tasks, and peer review. This resource introduces the concept of passive voice and helps children convert active sentences into passive constructions. Ideal for grammar consolidation or SATs revision. Includes: SMART Notebook teaching slides Active to passive sentence conversion task Subject, verb, object sorting support Peer review checklist Perfect for Year 5 or 6 grammar sessions. No prep required — just open and teach.

Complete writing and comprehension unit based on Alfred Noyes’ classic poem. Includes grammar work, assessments, SMART slides, and planning tools. This resource pack provides everything you need to teach The Highwayman in a rich and engaging way. Designed for upper KS2, it includes annotated texts, grammar-focused activities, comprehension tasks, and writing scaffolds. What’s included: Editable planning and grammar resources Setting and character writing scaffolds Full text of the poem with stanza summaries Assessment and self-assessment tools SMART Notebook slides for teaching input Hot-seating, zone of relevance, and oral rehearsal prompts Skills covered: Figurative language Sentence starters and conjunctions Diary writing and descriptive settings Character inference and interpretation Grammar: prepositions, clauses, openers Format: Word documents (.doc/.docx) SMART Notebook files (.notebook) Organised into clear folders with a ReadMe guide Perfect for: Years 5 and 6 English narrative poetry units SPaG focus with creative outcomes Stretching more able writers and engaging reluctant ones

Complete KS2 narrative unit based on the story ‘Godmother Death’. Includes planning tools, model texts, sentence work, and SMART Notebook slides. This resource provides a full writing sequence for upper KS2, centred on the traditional tale Godmother Death. Pupils explore the story through oral retelling, sentence-level grammar practice, and scaffolded planning tasks, culminating in independent writing. Included: Planning formats and plot matrix Sentence construction worksheets (e.g. adverbials, conjunctions) Model texts and storytelling versions TA instructions for scaffolding SMART Notebook for whole-class modelling Editable Word documents Ideal for creative writing units, story structure lessons, and cross-curricular grammar. Designed for flexibility across a week or more.

This resource includes 64 SMART Notebook slides — each featuring a hidden Year 5/6 statutory spelling word revealed through solving a series of maths calculations. Pupils complete a range of mathematical questions, each producing a numerical answer. When these numbers are matched to a custom A–Z code, they spell out a word from the spelling curriculum. What’s included: 64 codebreaker puzzles (one for each word) Spelling words from the full Year 5/6 statutory list Maths covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals Clean formatting suitable for whole-class or independent use Cross-curricular benefits: Develops both spelling accuracy and mental arithmetic Encourages number reasoning and decoding Useful for warm-ups, homework, revision, and SATs preparation Format: SMART Notebook file (.notebook)

This resource includes 74 word searches created in SMART Notebook format, designed specifically for use on interactive whiteboards. Each puzzle features a unique set of vocabulary words—there are no duplicates—making this ideal for regular use across a term or school year. Perfect for: KS2–KS3 learners Literacy starters and plenaries Early finishers or extension tasks Interactive whiteboard activities Supply or cover lessons Key Features: Fully editable SMART Notebook file Click-through navigation between pages Suitable for use with pens or drag-and-drop interaction Vocabulary themes include WOW words, seasonal topics, Fair Trade, spelling patterns, and more Why teachers love this resource: Easy to use with no printing required Engaging and ready to go in seconds Boosts vocabulary, spelling, and independent thinking You’re free to customize pages or integrate them into your own lessons.