New key stage 4 resources

Looking for inspiration or substantial teaching materials for your key stage 4 class? Browse our latest resources for exercises, activities and lesson ideas.

Theme of leadership in 'Lord of the Flies'New!

This powerpoint introduces the theme of leadership in Lord of  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 14/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Quick style hacks - making writing more formalNew!

Tips for students on how to make choices about vocabulary, punctuation  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Grammar and vocabulary | Published: 14/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Punctuation | Sentence construction

Fiction analysis questions and re-creation taskNew!

Using a fictional extract from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 07/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Descriptive writing | Fiction texts

Different types of love in 'Othello'New!

Explore different types of love in Othello with a matching task.  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 07/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Comparing anger in 'London' and 'Checking Out Me History'New!

A structured series of tasks to support an exam style question  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 07/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Agard, John ('Checking Out Me History') | Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Blake, William ('London')

Key quotations about urban environments - Time and placeNew!

Focused on the 'Time and place' cluster of the GCSE Edexcel poetry  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Poetry | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Judging Lady MacbethNew!

Students make notes about Lady Macbeth under victim/villain headings  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Key quotations about dislike of a place - Time and placeNew!

Focused on the 'Time and place' cluster of the GCSE Edexcel poetry  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Poetry | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Female characters in 'Frankenstein'New!

Discussion and note-taking activities designed to encourage students  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Prose | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Words to describe a writer's toneNew!

This resource provides students with a bank of words to describe  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Reading | Published: 24/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading

Comparing texts about tigersNew!

This resource includes three texts about tigers, including a  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 24/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Comparing texts | Descriptive writing | Fiction texts | Imaginative writing | Non-fiction texts

Answer the previous question: poetry featuresNew!

Students have to answer the previous question, not the one on  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 24/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Poetry basics

The island - Cultural capital projectNew!

Originally used as a case study at the AQA training hubs, this  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Reading | Writing | Published: 20/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): AQA | Descriptive writing | Imaginative writing | Lord of the Flies by William Golding

‘The Emigrée’ guided annotation sheet

This guided annotation sheet would work well for students who  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 16/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict

Reaching the higher grades in your 'Romeo and Juliet' essay

Step by step advice for how to reach the higher grades in AQA  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 16/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Romeo and Juliet | Romeo and Juliet - The Banquet Scene (Act 1 Scene 5)

Plan comparing power in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Students complete a planning template for an exam style question  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Blake, William ('London') | Shelley, Percy Bysshe ('Ozymandias')

Unseen text with analysis questions

Unseen text with analysis questions and suggested answers. Uses  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Reading | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Fiction texts | Short stories

20 ideas for enriching students' cultural capital

20 creative and varied ideas to enrich students' cultural capital,  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Reading | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): 20 teaching ideas for ... | Independent reading | Topical and seasonal one-offs

Quick-fire quiz on 'An Inspector Calls'

A quick-fire quiz to check students' basic knowledge of An Inspector  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 04/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

Exploring types of evidence

A series of tasks to get students thinking about different types  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 04/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Non-fiction texts