As a Head of Personal Development within Further Education, I am passionate about empowering educators and inspiring young people to achieve their full potential. I specialise in creating high-quality resources in Teaching & Learning, Personal Development and a range of subjects including: DT, Childcare, Business, Enterprise, Textiles & Art.
My mission is to create engaging, rewarding learning environments and a love for education.
Let’s elevate education together—one resource at a time.
As a Head of Personal Development within Further Education, I am passionate about empowering educators and inspiring young people to achieve their full potential. I specialise in creating high-quality resources in Teaching & Learning, Personal Development and a range of subjects including: DT, Childcare, Business, Enterprise, Textiles & Art.
My mission is to create engaging, rewarding learning environments and a love for education.
Let’s elevate education together—one resource at a time.
Ideal for use with KS3 learners
SEWING MACHINE DRIVING TEST
WORKSHEET
great to engage boys with the sewing machines
Ideal to improve learner control and confidence before sewing fabric
PDF worksheet
The sewing course gets more difficult as it progresses
Pass/Fail/Requires practice assessment criteria
**Business & Enterprise
**2/3 Lesson Activity
Dragons Den Tycoon Video & Research Task
**Lesson 1
**Watch an episode of Dragons Den - Any of your choice on BBC iplayer
the PPT includes a helpful word-mat to encourage students to make notes during the video & focus on particular aspects of the business pitches
**Lesson 2/3
**Tycoon Research
Student then choose a dragon tycoon of their choice to research. The powerpoint includes a question sheet to give clear instruction on what their research should include.
This is a great introductory business & enterprise lesson or for cover lessons.
This series of lessons allows students to become inspired by business & also understand basic fundamentals
KS3 DT Literacy Mat
- Design & Technology
- Textiles
- Sentence starters & Keywords
- SEND Friendly Resource
Technology literacy word mat
ideal when copied and laminated as a classroom resource to promote good literacy within the technology classroom
print double sided - one side has sentence starters and connective vocabulary
the other side has technology related keywords
I have a class set laminated so they are at hand to support students
easily adaptable
Student Case Study Template & Guide To Help Writing a Case Study
- SEND Special Educational Needs
Fantastic Tool for ALL teachers to provide commentary in regards to student progress
Ideal for OFSTED preparation
Excellent when used for students with special educational needs
Whole School Resource
Great to analyse progress and arrange relevant intervention
**Art Therapy
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An easy to use worksheet ideal for 1:1 or cover lessons
the sheet is a art therapy colouring activity, designed to allow students time to gater their thoughts whilst gently training their brains.
Easy to use - simply print how many copies needed - student instructions on sheet.
Colouring Challenge
Mindfulness
De-stress using colouring techniques - accessible for ALL ages
social & emotional
SEND & well being
Planning a Health & Active Fitness Program
Worksheet Lesson Task
-ideal Cover or one lesson task
-can be used in Sport & fitness lessons as well as Food tech
Students can independently work through the sheet generating ideas around healthy living & fitness
main task - design a fitness program for two different clients
Sock Monkey Soft Toy
- Full lesson by lesson scheme of work & lesson powerpoint
key stage 3 project
The project transforms recycled socks into sock creature - Sockies! A very cost effective yet rewarding project.
The project has been thoroughly enjoyed by my year 8 pupils, each teaching rotation generating completely different and innovative ideas.
The project has no boundaries and can be easily adapted to suit. I have attached a comprehensive scheme of work with lesson by lesson objectives and lesson plans, supported by an interactive PPT
Have fun
Personal Development & PSHE Curriculum Planner – KS4/KS5
This comprehensive Personal Development Programme Planner is designed to support PSHE curriculum planning for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. It provides a structured framework for educators to deliver impactful and engaging Personal Development sessions, covering all essential topic areas with clear learning opportunities.
Fully adaptable to suit different educational settings and student needs
Covers statutory PSHE and RSE requirements, ensuring compliance with national guidelines
Breaks down key topic areas into learning objectives, discussion points, and facilitation ideas
What’s Included?
This planner encompasses a wide range of essential health, wellbeing, and life skills topics, including:
Health & Wellbeing – Mental health awareness, self-image, healthy lifestyles, risk management, and digital wellbeing
Relationships & Consent – Healthy relationships, boundaries, respect, and understanding coercion & control
Sexual Health & Safety – Contraception, STIs, pregnancy choices, and accessing support
Drugs, Alcohol & Risk Management – Managing influences, personal safety, and decision-making
Online Safety & Digital Awareness – Navigating risks such as cyberbullying, grooming, and online manipulation
Personal Identity & Inclusion – Celebrating diversity, challenging stereotypes, and promoting equality
This planner is a valuable tool for PSHE educators, progress coaches, and pastoral teams, ensuring students gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate life’s challenges.
Instant Download | Editable & Ready to Use
Ideal for lesson planning, curriculum mapping, and personal development coaching in schools and colleges.
SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES
- RECYCLING MATERIALS
- Black Bag Practical Activity
- 2-3 Hr Task
practical group task
Learning objective
Engage with Sustainable Textiles
Learning outcomes
A garment using recycled materials
Task
To design an outfit using recycled items.
Delegate Job roles
Research recycled fashion – create a mood board
Brainstorm ideas/ design sketches
Draw up Final Design
Collect Equipment
Create Outfit
Present ideas – CATWALK!!
Textiles Health & Safety
1-2 HOURS TEACHING TIME
- Hazard Awareness Activity & Extension Task
-Ideal starter lesson or COVER
L/O - UNDERSTAND THE HAZARDS WITHIN THE TEXTILE WORKROOM
1. student to identify the hazards in each scenario
2. students to generate a list of classroom rules
3. Extension/HW - student to design a Safety poster for the textiles workroom
PRINT SHEET & TEACH !
Art therapy Lesson Activity x 2
Gratitude & Aspirations
Social & Emotional Education
Two calming & therapeutic art activities to develop students social & emotional well-being
These are really nice whole class or 1:1 creative activities
encourage students to be artistic & illustrate their thoughts & feelings
KS3 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Textiles
- FULL Scheme of work
- Lesson by Lesson Breakdown
- Detailed
18 lesson mapped out
This module provides progression for the KS3 students in Textiles Technology.
The students will have an opportunity to independently produce their own Tote Bag using practical techniques learned before. Pupils will design and manufacture a bag for The TEENAGE target market.
They will gain experience of designing using a range of materials, production and decoration techniques.
They will use a range of manufacturing skills such as; cutting, hand sewing, machine sewing, pattern making, CAD/CAM, Heat transfer design, Hand dyeing and the application of a Square or Patch pocket.
Health & Safety
Textiles
Student Heat Press Induction Worksheet
- WHOLE LESSON ACTIVITY
- Practical/Theory
Student induction worksheet testing competencies and understanding of the safe use of the heat press machine.
Student must watch a teacher demo of how to complete a sublimation design
student them complete induction sheet - test their understanding of safe use of the heat press
once completed to correct standard students then carry out a small sublimation sample.
Whole lesson activity
-you will need to prep small samples of fabric and enough small sublimation sample designs for your students
A Terms Worth of Practical Lessons with Theory Activities & Worksheets included
- 5 Recipes - Recipe Sheets, Ingredients & Equipment lists
Pizza bread, scones, apple crumble, chocolate brownies & Chicken stir fry
- 5 Practical lesson powerpoints each with a sensory evaluation sheet for students to use during plenary
- 5 x theory worksheets
- Theory - Safety & Hygiene - Introduction to food safety worksheets & theory covered - giving basic understanding of working with food.
A full terms worth of lessons & activities - differentiated sheets, easy to follow power points with video links
I use to teach Unit 1 of The VCert Food & Cookery Course - Introduction to cooking.
The recipes allow students to get used to basic cooking practices & skills
Target Market Worksheet
- Match the Brand with Target Audience
- Business Enterprise Starter
Cut & Stick the brands and sort into the correct target markets
I use this as a poster in my classroom and as a starter/plenary game.
Duplicate the slide & remove the labels then ask pupils to name the machine parts
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An easy cover or one off lesson to introduce GCSE pupils to existing fashion designers & creating mood boards
An exciting ICT task to research fashion designers to create a interesting mood board. The PPT contains handouts for pupils, exemplar examples and PowerPoint formatting tips to help pupils to generate creative displays.
I generally allocate each pupil with a well-known or interesting designer to research.
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