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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.
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.
GCSE Maths Higher Extension Assessment Questions
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GCSE Maths Higher Extension Assessment Questions

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This resource contains a set of extension questions for GCSE Higher 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.
Huge GCSE Maths Higher Resources Pack
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Huge GCSE Maths Higher Resources Pack

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This bundle contains a comprehensive amount of resources to help plan and deliver GCSE Maths Higher lessons. It includes a set of powerpoints containing full lessons on topics such as Interior and Exterior Angles of a Polygon, Standard Form and Probability, a bank of exam questions on Quadratics and Relative Frequency and a collection of starters on Probability topics. Also in the bundle is a series of investigations which aim to boost literacy higher-order thinking skills into topics like Factors, Square Numbers, Compound Interest and Areas of Triangles and a glossary of all key words and terminology that pupils can keep to use for revision.
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.
Set of KS3 and GCSE Maths Whole Lessons
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Set of KS3 and GCSE Maths Whole Lessons

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This bundle contains a comprehensive set of powerpoints containing whole lessons for KS3 and GCSE maths topics. All the lessons are interactive and include activities for students to complete, whilst promoting cross-curricular links, self and peer assessment and collaborative learning. Examples of topics included are Relative Frequency, Constructing and Solving Linear Equations, Drawing and Interpreting Pie Charts, Interior and Exterior Angles in a Polygon, Scatter Graphs and Correlation, Sample Space Diagrams and Standard Form.
Comprehensive Bank of KS3 and GCSE Maths Exam Questions
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Comprehensive Bank of KS3 and GCSE Maths Exam Questions

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This bundle contains a huge bank of exam questions and revision for KS3 and GCSE Maths. It includes exam questions on topics such as Relative Frequency, Quadratics, Area and Circumference of a Circle, Straight Line Graphs, Averages, Equations, Fractions, Decimals and Percentages and Probability. These can be used in class for revision purposes and improving exam technique or to summatively assess pupils.
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.
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).
Collection of Secondary School CPD Sessions
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Collection of Secondary School CPD Sessions

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This bundle contains a set of CPD sessions for secondary school teachers. It consists of a series of interactive and engaging CPD powerpoints on peer and self-assessment, intervention strategies for borderline students, autism and how best to support students with autism. They contain a wealth of evidence-based practical advice and strategies to use in the classroom and encourage collaboration and discussion.
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.
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.
Supporting KS3 and KS4 Students with Autism CPD
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Supporting KS3 and KS4 Students with Autism CPD

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This powerpoint contains an insightful and extremely detailed CPD sessiononhow to support KS3 and KS4 students with autism. As well as being very relevant due to the increased number of students with autism diagnoses, this resources contains a wealth of practical advice on how best to support autistic students including understanding their thought processes, signs and indicators pupils may have autism, how to structure lessons and tailor communication and resources to cater to pupils’ needs and tips on effective behaviour management.
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.
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.
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.
Intervention Strategies for Borderline Students CPD
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Intervention Strategies for Borderline Students CPD

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This a very comprehensive and insightful powerpoint which contains a full CPD session on implementing intervention strategies for borderline students in KS3 and KS4. It conveys a wealth of information in a succinct, concise manner. The powerpoint provides practical, actionable advice on incorporating various intervention strategies to boost student performance such as quality feedback and target setting, whilst also providing advice on exam technique and how to tailor it to each student, group or class.
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.
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.
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.