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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.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Algebra Resources
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Algebra Resources

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This bundle contains a set of materials to help teachers plan and deliver lessons for KS3 and GCSE Maths on Algebra topics. Included in the bundle are full lessons on constructing and solving linear equations, rearranging formulae, a bank of exam questions for quadratics, acceleration and velocity and general set for KS3 algebra topics. It also contains a set of investigations which involve significant algebraic content on topics such as convergence, compound interest and factors.
KS3/KS4 Peer and Self Assessment Placemat Template
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KS3/KS4 Peer and Self Assessment Placemat Template

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A very useful template/place mat for pupils in KS3 and KS4 to use when peer and self-assessing a piece of work. This is especially useful in subjects like English and the humanities and works well as a plenary and a reflective/high-order thinking skills activity. It guides pupils through the process of self and peer assessment using helpful prompts, guidelines and clear criteria with which to assess the work on.
Developing Revision Skills Powerpoint
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Developing Revision Skills Powerpoint

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An extremely useful powerpoint aimed at students in KS3 and GCSE which instructs pupils on how to build revision skills and revise effectively. It contains a wealth of helpful advice for pupils include guidance on how best to retain knowledge, structure revision time, several revision techniques, boost productivity and maintain their wellbeing. The powerpoint is interactive with several activities for students to participate in and is suitable for use in any subject, or as part of an assembly/form time.
Autism in the Secondary School CPD Powerpoint
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Autism in the Secondary School CPD Powerpoint

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This powerpoint contains a comprehensive CPD session which aims to educate staff about autism and why it’s becoming increasingly relevant in education. It includes an overview of Autism, the different types of autism (varying by intensity and support needed), the neurology and science which underpins it, signs and indicators of it in pupils and how best to support autistic students in the classroom.
GCSE Maths Foundation Extension Assessment Questions
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GCSE Maths Foundation Extension Assessment Questions

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This resource contains a set of extension questions for GCSE Foundation Maths (which are grouped by topic) which are good at stretching pupils (especially more able students) and summatively assessing their knowledge of topics. The questions progress in difficulty and encourage pupils to think deeper and reflectively about what they’ve learned including evaluating, conjecturing, considering special cases and explaining/justifying. This resource would also work well as a plenary activity or to be set as homework.
Boosting Literacy skills in KS3 and GCSE Maths Resources
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Boosting Literacy skills in KS3 and GCSE Maths Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources for KS3 and GCSE Maths which aims to boost students’ literacy skills and build strong cross-curricular links. It has several varied resources including lists of key terms and formulae in KS3 and GCSE Maths to help students become more familiar with key words and notation, a set of 6 investigations on topics such as square numbers, compound interest and factors which support students in building their mathematical fluency and communication skills and a collaborative learning activity involving key words to promote discussion and team work and a template for peer assessing a piece of work.
GCSE Maths Acceleration and Velocity Worksheet
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GCSE Maths Acceleration and Velocity Worksheet

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This resource contains a set of questions and revision notes for pupils on acceleration and velocity-time graphs in GCSE Maths (Mechanics). Pupils are provided with worked examples and formulae to calculate the acceleration and displacement from a velocity-time graph before attempting a set of questions themselves. This resources builds strong cross-curricular links with literacy and developing pupils’ knowledge of mathematical notation and formulae.
KS3/GCSE Maths Exam Question Key Terms Glossary
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KS3/GCSE Maths Exam Question Key Terms Glossary

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This is an incredibly useful resource for students of a glossary of all the key words and terminology used in exam questions in KS3 and GCSE Maths. This is excellent for improving students’ exam technique, as a revision aid and developing their literacy skills. A definition is provided for each key word alongside a worked clear example. In my practice I gave this to pupils as a handout and it was very helpful for revision purposes and greatly improved their exam technique.
Behaviour Management Template
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Behaviour Management Template

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This is an brilliant, time-saving template to help teachers plan and structure their behaviour management strategy for each class. It’s appropriate for use by teachers of any subject. The template provides an excellent, flexible framework for planning behaviour management incorporating seating plan, rules and expectations, class information, rewards and sanctions, start and end lesson routines and initial, secondary and final responses to poor behaviour. Context and guidance is also provided on how to use the template effectively. This has proven very popular with teachers across all departments in my school.
Lesson Planning Template
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Lesson Planning Template

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This is an effective, time-saving template to help plan and structure any learning activities teachers plan to deliver. It’s suitable for use across any secondary school subject. Using a food analogy, it provides a recipe card and the ingredients for planning a successful learning activity. It’s organised into sections with useful key questions/prompts for teachers to consider when considering the length, materials needed, appropriate structure and intended outcomes of each learning activity.
KS3 English Resources
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KS3 English Resources

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This bundle contains a set of high-quality resources to help teachers prepare and deliver lessons to students in KS3 English. It includes a set of full lessons on topics such as speeches and persuasive writing, creating and writing magazines and the characters of Kes. This is complemented by a selection of learning mats on writing, punctuation, spelling and grammar for students to use as an aid to in-class work and for revision purposes as well as a chart of all pronouns used in KS3 English and a template for self and peer assessing a piece of work.
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.
GCSE Maths Exam Practice Bundle
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GCSE Maths Exam Practice Bundle

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers prepare students for GCSE maths exams (Foundation and Higher) and improve their exam technique. It contains several comprehensive banks of exam questions including specialised ones for topics such as Quadratics, Relative Frequency, Fractions, Percentages and extension questions to test more able pupils in foundation and higher. It also includes several tests, including specific ones for averages, fractions and ratios. These are complemented by a glossary of key exam words and terminology and a formulae sheet for students to use when practicing exam questions.
Revision Techniques Powerpoint
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Revision Techniques Powerpoint

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A very useful powerpoint offering advice on revision/exam technique which can be delivered to students revising for exams in KS3 and GCSE. It contains a wealth of handy hints and tips to help students prepare effectively in exams and make the most of their study time. It’s interactive and contains activities to keep students engaged and involved. Furthermore, this powerpoint is suitable for use in any subject and could also be delivered in form/pastoral time.
KS3 Maths Glossary of Key Terms and Formulae
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KS3 Maths Glossary of Key Terms and Formulae

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This resource is a comprehensive glossary of all the key terms and formulae used in KS3 Maths. It’s excellent for revision, as an aid to in-class work and building cross-curricular links with English/Literacy. The definitions are sorted by each area of mathematics they correspond to (Number, Algebra, Data, Shape and Space) and are explained in a simple, concise manner. There’s also a section detailing key formulae used in geometry, labeled diagrams of parts of a circle and advice on the different types of questions students will have to answer with guided examples.
PSHE Failure to Success Motivational Activity
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PSHE Failure to Success Motivational Activity

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This resource is suitable for those in KS3 and KS4 and is a powerpoint which aims to inspire pupils by documenting many famous people who have experienced adversity but still succeeded. This could be delivered to students in a PSHE/Citizenship lesson or as part of form time activities. This may be particularly appropriate to use around exam time when students may need some inspiration and reassurance.
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.
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.
Developing KS3/KS4 Study Skills Resources
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Developing KS3/KS4 Study Skills Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources which is aimed at helping KS3 and KS4 students to build good study skills and revise effectively. It includes a set of interactive powerpoints which aim to assist pupils in developing study skills whilst giving them handy strategies and techniques when revising and a motivational activity illustrating examples of many famous people who succeeded through adversity. Also included are a set of templates to help pupils self and peer assess a piece of work and improve their exam technique.
Assessment for learning starters, activities and plenaries
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Assessment for learning starters, activities and plenaries

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This resource contains a huge collection of assessment for learning activities including starters, activities to be used in the main body of a lesson and plenaries. The activities are generic and can be applied to most subjects. An overview of each activity is provided including how to use it in class and they are grouped according to how they are supposed to be completed (alone, in pairs or groups) and what type of resource is needed to deliver them (exercise book, handout, whiteboard, worksheet, post-it notes). These exercises are great for collaborative learning, self and peer assessment, building higher-order thinking skills and cross-curricular links (especially literacy and numeracy).