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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.
KS4 English Writing Learning Mat
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KS4 English Writing Learning Mat

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This is an incredibly useful resource for pupils studying GCSE English. It is a writing mat full of helpful prompts to assist pupils in their writing including different ways to structure writing, different types of sentences and punctuation, grammar, how to plan your work and advice on exam technique. This is all contained on one sheet which pupils can have besides them to assist when they are doing any type of writing or answering exam questions. This would be a useful resource to distribute to students for both revision and to assist in-class work.
Romeo and Juliet Revision Mat
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Romeo and Juliet Revision Mat

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This is an incredibly useful learning mat for KS3 and KS4 English students who are studying Romeo and Juliet. It can mainly be used as a revision resource or as a support aid to distribute students to have at hand/consult during lessons. It covers the key themes covered throughout the play, crucial events and acts, list of characters (and their affiliations), structures/guidance on how to answer questions concerning the characters and themes encompassed in the play and advice on exam technique and preparation.
Model UCAS Chemistry Sixth Form Student Personal Statement
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Model UCAS Chemistry Sixth Form Student Personal Statement

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A model personal statement for a Chemistry degree course. Useful for any prospective university student at sixth form looking to study a degree in any subject as it gives them an example of what a model personal statement looks like, structured by sections and the key terminology used in applying for university. This could also be a very useful resource for sixth form tutors/teachers to help them assist students with their university application in form time or in lessons.
Model UCAS Student Primary Teaching Personal Statement
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Model UCAS Student Primary Teaching Personal Statement

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An incredibly helpful resource for sixth form students in helping them complete their university application. This resource is a model personal statement completed by a sixth form student for a Primary Teaching degree course. The personal statement is detailed whilst being succinct, including sections on work experience, personal reasons for wanting to study the course, academic history and interests/hobbies. The personal statement gives students an idea of what to include in and how to structure their own personal statement, possibly using it as a template. This resource could also be used by sixth form tutors/teachers who are helping their students complete their application to university.
Model UCAS Nursing Sixth Form Personal Statement
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Model UCAS Nursing Sixth Form Personal Statement

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A model personal statement for a nursing degree course. Useful for any prospective university student at sixth form looking to study a degree in any subject as it gives them an example of what a model personal statement looks like and what’s included in one in terms of sections, content and key words. The content in this personal statement is transferable to completing one for any degree course. This would also be a very helpful resource for sixth form tutors/teachers in helping them to assist students with their university application in form time or in lessons.
How to write a university personal statement
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How to write a university personal statement

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An incredibly useful guide on how to write a personal statement for any university degree, including a model structure, questions which you need to answer in the personal statement and a word bank of transferable skills and phrases to use in the personal statement. Ideal for sixth form students themselves to use in their application at university either at college or in their own time. It’s also very useful for teachers/tutors at sixth form level to use in their practice to use as a handout to help students write their personal statement.
Academic Writing Skills Bundle
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Academic Writing Skills Bundle

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers support students with their academic writing skills at college and university for any course/subject. It includes a set of tutorials on essay writing techniques including how to be critical, paraphrase and answer different styles of essay questions. These are supplemented by handouts for students summarising what’s involved in academic writing, explaining the university grading system and tips for writing a first class essay. Students are also provided with a model first class essay to provide them with an example of sound academic writing.
Lesson Planning and Assessment Templates
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Lesson Planning and Assessment Templates

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This bundle contains an excellent set of time-saving templates to help teachers plan lessons and assess pupils. Included in this bundle are some flexible templates which can be used to plan lessons and structure learning activities and facilitate effective behaviour management. It also contains a set of student-friendly templates pupils can use to self and peer assess work (including a specialised one for evaluating a piece of writing) and a framework to help guide students through problem-solving activities like investigations and rich tasks.
KS3 and GCSE English Writing Resources
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KS3 and GCSE English Writing Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers plan and deliver lessons on non-fiction/fiction writing, creative writing, speeches, essays and grammar/punctuation in KS3 and GCSE English. It has a set of writing mats that assists students through helpful prompts and frameworks with their in-class work and homework as well as revision. There are specialised mats for non-fiction writing and grammar/punctuation. 2 full lessons on persuasive writing and magazines are also provided, along with a template for peer and self-assessing a piece of writing, a guide on writing different types of essays and some mock exam writing questions.
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.
KS3 and KS4 English Grammar, Punctuation and Writing Resources
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KS3 and KS4 English Grammar, Punctuation and Writing Resources

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This bundle contains an excellent, comprehensive set of resources to help plan and deliver lessons in KS3 and GCSE English on grammar, punctuation and writing. It includes a set of specialised learning mats (which can used for students in-class and for homework/revision purposes) on punctuation and spelling, grammar, writing at KS3 and KS4 and non-fiction writing. It also has 2 powerpoints containing full lessons on writing magazines and persuasive writing, a template for pupils to peer and self assess their own writing, a collaborative learning activity for pupils to test each other on key words relating to grammar and punctuation and some KS4 mock exam questions on writing for pupils to attempt.
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.
KS3/KS4 Peer and Self Assessment Resources
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KS3/KS4 Peer and Self Assessment Resources

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This bundle contains a comprehensive set of resources to help secondary school students self and peer assess whilst promoting higher-order thinking skills and encouraging them to think reflectively. Pupils are provided with a learning mat containing guidance, frameworks and key phrases to use when self or peer assessing a piece of work and a set of templates to peer and self-assess, including a specialised framework to evaluate a piece of writing. Also included in the bundle is a powerpoint containing a CPD session on self and peer assessment.
Writing a UCAS Personal Statement Resources
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Writing a UCAS Personal Statement Resources

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This bundle contains a set of very useful resources to help sixth form and mature students write their UCAS personal statement. Students are provided with an annotated model personal statement, examples of ones from courses such as nursing and teaching and a cheat sheet with handy hints and tips for students to write their own personal statement. This is supplemented by a model academic CV which students can adapt to structure their own CV and use as an aid/accompaniment to writing their own personal statement. The bundle concludes with a handy template for students to use when comparing prospective university courses.
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.
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.
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.
KS3/KS4 Maths Probability Resources
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KS3/KS4 Maths Probability Resources

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This bundle contains a large set of resources for teaching probability topics in KS3 and KS4 Maths. Included are a set of interactive whole lessons (powerpoints) on Relative Frequency, Drawing and Interpreting Pie Charts, Sample Space Diagrams, Scatter Graphs and Correlation. This bundle also contains a set of starters and exam questions for probability, an investigation on the probability of football scores (worksheet included) and a collaborative learning activity where pupils test each other on key mathematical vocabulary and terminology.
KS3/KS4 English Writing Resources
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KS3/KS4 English Writing Resources

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This bundle contains a comprehensive, incredibly useful set of resources to assist teachers and students studying KS3 and KS4 English. It contains a set of 5 learning mats which will be invaluable for pupils to use to assist them in their writing exercises in class and also for revision/homework purposes. There is a general learning mat for both KS3 and KS4 as well as specialised ones for grammar, spelling and punctuation and non-fiction writing. These are complemented by 2 full lessons focusing on writing: Creating and Writing Magazines and Speeches and Perusuasive Writing. The powerpoints are interactive and include plenty of activities for students to complete. The bundle is rounded of by a chart of all pronouns that need to be used by students in their writing and some GCSE mock exam questions.
Super Value GCSE/College Student Career and Employability Pack
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Super Value GCSE/College Student Career and Employability Pack

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A helpful bundle for KS4 secondary school and college students which includes a model personal statement (which would be very useful in helping with UCAS applications), a model covering letter (which can be used to help prepare students for applying for jobs in the future) and a model CV (which again can assist in careers preparation). All resources are annotated with helpful advice for students and explanations of the features of the resource. They can easily be adapted as a template for students to use to create their own CV, personal statement and covering letter. These resources would be helpful as part of careers education in PSHE or citizenship and could be useful form time/tutor period activities (for KS4 and sixth form students).