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I'm a former class teacher. My resources were originally made for use in my class, but sometimes I get asked to develop stuff for other people. I'm happy to make spreadsheets in particular!

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I'm a former class teacher. My resources were originally made for use in my class, but sometimes I get asked to develop stuff for other people. I'm happy to make spreadsheets in particular!
Composer of the Day: June | Daily Reading Comprehension & Listening Activities | KS2–KS5
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Composer of the Day: June | Daily Reading Comprehension & Listening Activities | KS2–KS5

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June Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed June resource introduces your students to 30 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included: 30 daily composer profiles for April Listening links via QR codes and website access 30 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 30 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS5 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide
Composer of the Day: May | Daily Reading Comprehension & Listening Activities | KS2–KS5
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Composer of the Day: May | Daily Reading Comprehension & Listening Activities | KS2–KS5

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May Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed May resource introduces your students to 31 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included: 31 daily composer profiles for April Listening links via QR codes and website access 31 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 31 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS5 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide
Composer of the Day: April | Daily Reading Comprehension & Listening Activities | KS2–KS5
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Composer of the Day: April | Daily Reading Comprehension & Listening Activities | KS2–KS5

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April Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed April resource introduces your students to 30 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included 30 daily composer profiles for April Listening links via QR codes and website access 30 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 30 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS4 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide
Composer of the Day: April Sampler | Reading Comprehension & Listening | KS2–KS4
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Composer of the Day: April Sampler | Reading Comprehension & Listening | KS2–KS4

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This free 7-day sample from the Composer of the Day series is designed to support cross-curricular learning through daily, accessible reading comprehension and listening activities. Originally written with Key Stage 2 readers in mind, the resource introduces culturally significant composers and rich musical concepts that make it equally effective for older pupils — including GCSE Music classes — as a listening enrichment tool. Each composer profile includes: A short, age-accessible biography (written for 8+, suitable up to KS4) Five comprehension questions targeting key reading skills (retrieval, inference, vocabulary, summarising, explanation) Suggested answers QR code linking directly to musical examples via musicoftheday.co.uk Includes composers such as: Johannes Brahms | Kurt Cobain | Ravi Shankar | Florence Price | Nino Rota | Cécile Chaminade | Olivier Messiaen Ideal for use as: Daily starters or plenaries Listening enrichment in GCSE Music Literacy support in music and PSHE Supply or cover teacher packs Homework or flipped learning Printable and digital-ready. No prep required. Like this resource? Get the full set of April resources from: /teaching-resource/-13243541
2017 Key Stage 2 English Tests - Analysis Spreadsheet
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2017 Key Stage 2 English Tests - Analysis Spreadsheet

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A spreadsheet to analyse results from the 2017 Key Stage 2 English tests - Reading and GPS/SPaG. This breaks down the results by strand, by question and, using the filters, by pupil. There are options to filter by pupil premium and SEND as well. Latest revision: 20th February 2018
Key Stage 1 Sample Tests: English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Analysis Sheet
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Key Stage 1 Sample Tests: English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Analysis Sheet

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An Excel spreadsheet to analyse results from the Key Stage 1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling sample tests published July 2015 and available from the gov.uk/sta website. Please get in touch if you notice any problems. Questions 16 and 18 are worth two marks each, but have been split into a and b parts for the analysis.
Read Write Inc. Red, Green, Challenge and Power Word Cards for all colours
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Read Write Inc. Red, Green, Challenge and Power Word Cards for all colours

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All of the Red, Green, Challenge and Power words used in all colour bands in the Read Write Inc. books on handy cards. The green words are from the first green box in each book. EDIT: There was a mistake in the red words for Blue book 8, Jellybean, this has now been corrected. Buying these separately would cost £21.
Read Write Inc. Grey Red, Green, Challenge and Power Word Cards
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Read Write Inc. Grey Red, Green, Challenge and Power Word Cards

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All of the Red, Green, Challenge and Power words used in the Read Write Inc. Grey books on handy cards. The green words are from the first green box in each book - some of the Grey books don't have this, just the syllable section, so don't have green word cards.
Read Write Inc. Blue Red, Green, Challenge and Power Word Cards
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Read Write Inc. Blue Red, Green, Challenge and Power Word Cards

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All of the Red, Green, Challenge and Power words used in the Read Write Inc. Blue books on handy cards. The green words are from the first green box in each book. EDIT: A mistake was spotted in the red words for book 8, Jellybean, but this has been corrected.