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67-Page Teacher Pack - Printable

This comprehensive First Year English resource provides a full 33-week, day-by-day teaching plan designed to support teachers in delivering a structured, engaging, and inspection-ready programme.

Created in line with the NCCA Junior Cycle English specification, this pack has been enhanced through feedback from two experienced teachers and Heads of Department, with over 20 years of combined classroom experience.

What’s Included (5 Files Total):
Detailed Scheme of Work & Year Plan – 67 pages with:

Learning Outcomes (“By the end of this week I will be able to…”)

What to Cover - key focus points for each lesson

Ideas for Activities - engaging, ready-to-use suggestions

Key Teaching Element - ensures you can track skill coverage

Differentiation & Wellbeing Notes - strategies for supporting all learners and handling sensitive topics with care

Reflection Pages - for teacher notes, absent students, homework, and weekly reflections (inspection-friendly)

Year at a Glance Calendar - 33 weeks mapped out on one page for quick reference

Summer Exam Revision Checklist - perfectly aligned to the plan to make revision targeted and effective

Detailed Calendar Plan - week-by-week breakdown of texts, skills, and activities in calendar format

2025–2026 School Weeks Overview - for long-term planning and term date reference

Why Teachers Love This Pack:
✔ Saves hours of planning time
✔ Fully aligned with Curriculum Online guidelines
✔ Structured enough for new teachers, flexible enough for experienced teachers
✔ Excellent for inspections - clear outcomes, differentiation, wellbeing, and reflection included
✔ Engages students with a variety of texts and activities across poetry, prose, drama, and film

Tip: This plan uses Once by Morris Gleitzman as the class novel, but you can substitute your own choice while following the same skills focus.

File Format: PDF (printable)
Length: 67 pages (plus supporting documents)

This is an essential resource for any teacher delivering First Year English and wanting a clear, engaging, and well-structured path for the school year.