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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.

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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.
UCAS Application Resources
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UCAS Application Resources

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This bundle contains an excellent set of resources for use during sixth form tutor time to help students with their UCAS application. It includes a template for students to complete their own personal statement and examples of model ones for Teaching, Nursing and Chemistry courses. Students are also provided with a template to complete their own academic CV with a model CV to reference/structure from. It concludes with a template for students to compare prospective university courses and an informative handout explaining the university grading system.
Template For Creating A Model CV
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Template For Creating A Model CV

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This is a template of how to create a model CV, which is predominantly aimed at those in the upper secondary school and sixth form pupils who may wish to compose a CV to apply for a job or to possess for University. It is easily adaptable for either secondary school or college pupils. The template is designed in an accessible manner and allows students to complete their CVs easily by using this authoritative guide. This could be part of a PSHE/Careers lesson or else be an activity to be completed in form period.
Sixth Form Student Applying to University and Employability Pack
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Sixth Form Student Applying to University and Employability Pack

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This bundle contains a wealth of high-quality resources to help sixth form students advance their writing skills, apply to university and also gain employment. The resources in this pack would be very useful as handouts for teachers/tutors to distribute to their students. Within the pack is a series of tutorials aimed at helping students improve their writing skills including how to write different types of essays, be critical and paraphrase in an essay. Also contained in this bundle is numerous resources to help apply to university include model personal statements (for courses such as teaching, chemistry and nursing) and a template with tips to help students create their own. It concludes with materials which assist students in applying for jobs including examples of model CVs (academic and personal) and covering letters and templates for students to create their own CV and covering letter.
Sixth Form Student Applying to University Resources
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Sixth Form Student Applying to University Resources

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This is a very comprehensive bundle to help students with the process of preparing and applying for university. It includes a guide on how to write personal statements to apply to university (including model structures, questions that need to be answered and key words/phrases), 4 model personal statements for courses ranging from Teaching to Nursing, a model Academic CV and CV template for A Level students, a handout explaining the university grading and marking system as well as a handy resource to help them with their university application, allowing them to compare the choice of courses and universities they’re applying for.
Tutor Time Revision and applying for a job resources
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Tutor Time Revision and applying for a job resources

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This is a comprehensive set of interactive, informative and engaging activities to be delivered in and completed by pupils in for time. The bundle contains a set of powerpoints on revision/study skills and techniques, a motivational activity showing pupils examples of those who succeeded in adversity and a collaborative learning activity to test pupils’ knowledge of key words in any given subject. It also has a set of PSHE resources including model examples and templates to help pupils create their own CV and covering letter as well as a chart to help students organise their job search.
Blooms Taxonomy Plenary
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Blooms Taxonomy Plenary

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This is an excellent and very versatile plenary activity involving Bloom’s Taxonomy which can be used to formatively, self and peer assess pupils. It’s suitable for students in KS3 and KS4. Students are guided/prompted by the resource to consider and evaluate what they’ve learned in the lesson according to the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. This is especially useful in getting students think deeper about their learning and is a good strategy of formatively assessing pupils’ progress. It also lends itself well to discussion/collaborative learning as pupils could complete this individually, in pairs or in groups. Furthermore, this resource can be used in most subjects as it’s a standard framework.
Writing a UCAS Application Resources
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Writing a UCAS Application Resources

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This bundle contains a wealth of resources to help sixth form students and their teachers prepare for and apply to university. This pack includes guidance on how to write a personal statement, providing a template for students to complete their own as well as a model personal statement with commentary. These are further supplemented by examples of personal statements for Nursing, Chemistry and Primary Teaching Courses. The bundle also contains handout explaining the university grading system, a template for comparing university courses when deciding which one to apply to and templates for and examples of creating a model CV and covering letter.
PSHE Study Skills and Applying for a Job Resources
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PSHE Study Skills and Applying for a Job Resources

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This bundle contains a wealth of PSHE resources which will assist students with developing study skills and revising effectively and also life skills in applying for a job. These resources could also easily be used in form time. It has a set of interactive powerpoints which advises pupils on building study skills and revising effectively by using certain techniques and methods. This is complemented by a set of resources aimed at helping pupils learn how to apply for a job. Pupils are provided with model examples of CVs and a covering letter and given a template to help them create their own. There is also a template to help pupils structure their job search. These resources could be used in a mock environment in the classroom and also in their actual job search.
Blooms and Peer/Self Assessment Resources
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Blooms and Peer/Self Assessment Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources designed to promote higher-order thinking skills in students and encourage reflection and collaboration. It consists of a series of templates to help students self and peer assess a piece of work (including a specialised one for evaluating a piece of writing), collaborative learning tasks involving the definition of key words in KS3 Maths, Literacy and Humanities, a plenary activity involving Blooms’ taxonomy and a learning mat on Blooms’ thinking hats to use as a resource for pupils in class in any subject.
Preparing for University Resources
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Preparing for University Resources

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A set of very useful resources to help students prepare who have an interview/offer for a university course. They would ideal to use in tutor time or for any professional supporting students with their university application. It includes a guide on how to create a personal statement for university, a model example of one (with commentary) and other model examples of personal statements for teaching, nursing and chemistry courses. There’s also a template for creating a model CV and model examples of academic and professional student CVs. Students are also provided with a handout explaining the university grading system and a template for comparing prospective university courses.
Secondary School Lesson Planning Templates
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Secondary School Lesson Planning Templates

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This bundle contains some extremely useful resources to help secondary school teachers with their lesson planning. These materials can be used in any subject across the curriculum. It contains flexible, time-saving templates for planning behaviour management and learning activities, a set of differentiated assessment for learning starters, main body and plenary activities, a series of peer and self assessment templates and Bloom’s taxonomy resources to promote higher-order thinking skills and reflective learning among students. These are complemented by an adaptable collaborative learning activity involving key words and a self-audit of subject knowledge for GCSE maths teachers.
A Question of Maths GCSE Maths Revision Quiz
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A Question of Maths GCSE Maths Revision Quiz

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This is a very useful and fun resource which can be used to help pupils revise for GCSE Maths. This could be used in a revision session, form time or as an enrichment activity. Based on the format of A Question of Sport, this resource contains 5 rounds of questions on GCSE Maths (Picture Round, What happens next, Buzzer Round etc.) with answers provided. It is a fun, effective way to help pupils revise for GCSE Maths and encourages collaboration and team-building skills as pupils can be put into groups to compete against each other. There’s also strong cross-curricular links with literacy as the quiz promotes the use of mathematical notation and fluency.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Translations Worksheets
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Translations Worksheets

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This resource contains a set of worksheets on translations and is suitable for KS3 and GCSE Maths classes. They can be used as exercises to complete in class, homework or for revision. It contains a set of worksheets (with increase difficulty) on translations covering co-ordinates, describing translations of 2-D shapes, column vectors and worded problems involving translations. They allow effective differentiation and have strong cross-curricular links with literacy and art.
What's The Point in Learning Mathematics Powerpoint
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What's The Point in Learning Mathematics Powerpoint

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This is an excellent resource which explains the importance of learning mathematics to pupils in secondary school. It works well as part of form time activities, in PSHE lessons, mathematics lessons to inspire pupils and in any lesson attempting to make cross-curricular links with mathematics. The powerpoint includes a definition of mathematics, its uses and how it is inherent in everyday life, its importance in education and the world of work, the different areas of mathematics and the skills it develops. It’s interactive with students provided with multiple opportunities to participate and discuss topics covered.
KS3/4 Maths Circumference and Arc Length of Circle Whole Lesson
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KS3/4 Maths Circumference and Arc Length of Circle Whole Lesson

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This useful powerpoint on calculating the circumference of a circle and arc length of a sector in KS3/4 Maths contains enough material for a couple of whole lessons. It’s interactive and instructs pupils on identifying parts of a circle, calculating the circumference of a circle and arc length and how to solve worded problems on these topics. Questions and model examples are provided and material is differentiated by level with strong cross-curricular links to literacy (using mathematical notation and fluency, worded problems).
GCSE Maths Tests and Quizzes Bundle
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GCSE Maths Tests and Quizzes Bundle

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This bundle contains a set of tests and quizzes for GCSE Maths to help teachers prepare students for their GCSE Maths exams and to help students revise effectively and improve exa technique. It includes a series of tests including specific ones on percentages, decimals, percentages, ratios and averages, a handy revision quiz (themed of a Question of Sport) and a set of extension questions for both foundation and higher tiers to stretch pupils.
Applying for a job (PSHE/Citizenship) Pack
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Applying for a job (PSHE/Citizenship) Pack

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When I used these resources with pupils they formed part of a mock interview, where pupils were asked to apply for a job and present themselves using a CV/covering letter. This bundle consists of a model CV and covering letter when applying for a job (each with commentary and annotation to explain the key features of it to pupils). These are accompanied by templates which give a structure for pupils to complete their own.
Sixth Form Student Personal Statement and CV Pack
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Sixth Form Student Personal Statement and CV Pack

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help sixth form students in applying to university and securing a job. They are of use to both teachers who support sixth form students in their university application (especially form tutors) and for students themselves for personal use. It includes a guide on how to create the ideal personal statement for university applications (including an annotated example), a template for students to create their own and a set of model personal statements for Teaching, Chemistry and Nursing courses in addition to a template for students to compare prospective university courses. These are complemented by a template for students to create their own CV and model personal and academic examples, along with a chart for students to track their progress when applying for jobs.