Awarded an OBE for Services to Education, Clive Davies has designed and built these schemes around progression and enquiry. Focus Education resources are of the highest educational quality.

Focus Education

Pzaz is a specialist, primary science provider, with schemes written for the non-specialist primary teacher. Created by a science education expert, Pzaz covers every statement of the National Curriculum for Reception to Year 6.

Reception - Year 6, Science

Pzaz

VotesforSchools provides award-winning PSHE resources to prompt discussion on challenging issues. Young people learn about everything from politics to climate change to ensure they have an informed opinion of the world, and are equipped with all they need to know when they leave school.

Years 1-6, PSHE

Votes For Schools

Created by primary specialists, Teacher of Primary offers a bank of in-depth, highly specialised lessons so that schools and teachers can focus on the particular learning goals of their setting.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English & Science

Teacher of Primary

PE Resources Bank firmly believes in the power of Physical Education and transforming young people’s lives. PE Resources Bank aims to provide high quality teaching materials for staff to use and promote a genuine love for learning. 

PE Resources Bank

Master The Curriculum

Striver

KS2 Gems

Guinea Pig Education

Livello is a specialist literary provider, they offer half-termly units built around highly engaging and exciting books that will inspire a love of reading while teaching comprehension, grammar and composition. Start from the books they love, succeed with strategies from Livello.

Years 1-6, English

Livello

Learning Mole uses fun and engaging animations to capture childrenâ€™s imagination and inspire curiosity. Use Learning Moleâ€™s videos as a perfect jumping off point to start great discussions and stimulate learning.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English, Topic & PSHE

Learning Mole

Music Playtime has been created by a Key Stage 1 and Early Years Music education specialist. The schemes are built in recognition of the fact that most primary teachers are not music specialists. Access the knowledge and the ideas you need to feel confident teaching music.

Music Playtime

1Decision

Active Music Digital

All Aboard Learning

Flashcards to add to your GCSE and A-Level revision lessons.

Years 10-13, Various

Quizlet

Sir Linkalot is the award-winning future of spelling. Students learn to spell any word they want from 'was' to 'onomatopoeia' by watching short, funny animations. Never fail a spelling test again!

Sir Linkalot

Get The Buzz! is a specialist in Maths Games for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Engaging maths games can help to build an enjoyment for maths and can consolidate learning so that all students are benefitting.

Years 1-6, Maths

Get The Buzz

All students can enjoy and improve their achievement in mathematics. It is no longer acceptable to say that only certain types of people can learn mathematics. Can Do Maths provides resources to support teachers and parents to help children and students believe they 'Can Do Maths'.

CanDo Maths

PlanBee is the hive of ready-to-use primary resources for KS1 and KS2, with time-saving resources for busy teachers!

KS1 & KS2

PlanBee

Max Maths is a specialist primary school maths provider that uses the Singapore Mastery Approach to follow the Cambridge Primary maths curriculum framework.

Max Maths

Everyone can do maths: Everyone can! White Rose is used in most UK Primary schools and is the most trusted primary maths provider in the UK. Everything White Rose offers is created by maths experts and directed at teachers using a mastery approach to teaching maths.

White Rose

5th Grade English Teaching Resources; Holes by Louis Sachar; a medium term plan overview, 23 lesson plans and 20 worksheets along with 161 slides of PowerPoint presentations.     Our Holes teaching resource is made up of an extensive assortment of activities for upper Elementary School students.  It explores the following in detail:    Youth detention in the USA and boot camps, The historical context of the American South (racial segregation, civil rights, Jim Crow laws), Analysis of the characters of Stanley Yelnats, Mr Sir, Mr Pendanski, The Warden, Kate Barlow, Sam and Zero, Exploring key themes - crime and punishment, friendship, redemption, Key features of a novel - narrative hooks, building tension, setting the scene, Writing about the book using Point/Evidence/Explain, Louis Sachar's purpose and viewpoint, Activities to consolidate understanding of the plot, Language study in key scenes, Hot seating activities, Empathy writing tasks - diary and letter writing - to show understanding of plot, character and themes, Links to online games, quizzes and more lesson ideas.   

Based on a Book

Holes

Elementary School ENGLISH - Romeo and Juliet teaching unit.     This brilliant teaching unit contains a 220 slide PowerPoint presentation, 30 worksheets and a step by step overview of 32 engaging lessons.     Our Romeo and Juliet teaching resource includes a variety of activities for students of all abilities and includes the following:     - A short Shakespeare biography and a guide to the Elizabethan theatre   - Tasks to help children understand the plot   - Analysing the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt and more   - Exploration of the key themes (love, hate, fate, etc)   - Developing understanding of Shakespeare's stagecraft   - Using evidence when writing about the play Examining Shakespeare's language in key scenes   - Shakespeare's employment of tension and suspense in Romeo and Juliet   - Empathy writing   - Hot seating activities

Romeo and Juliet

This unit of work is based on the 1842 version of the poem The Lady of Shalott and covers many key areas required by the National Curriculum. It includes a range of activities for students of all abilities.     Contents include:   - Activities to develop general knowledge and understanding of the poems and narrative  - Studying the use of setting and descriptive language   - Analysing the characters of the Lady of Shalott and Sir Lancelot   - Comprehension questions (with answers) to assess children's understanding as you go   - Studying metaphors, onomatopoeia and pathetic fallacy and lots more. 

The Lady of Shalott - Poem (1 page) Worksheet

War Horse is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 138 slide PowerPoint presentation, 14 structured lessons and a 7 page booklet of worksheets.     Elementary School English Teaching Resources: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of this wonderful novel.     Our War Horse teaching resources include a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:     - A scheme of work overview with 14 four part lessons covering historical context, plot, character, themes and language   - Analysis of the characters of Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others  - Extension activities - 4 part lessons with starter activity, introduction, development and plenary   - Historical context understanding research activity   - Developing inference and deduction skills   - Empathetic writing - Joey's diary   - Hot seating to develop character knowledge and understanding   - Analysing Michael Morpurgo's use of language and narrative structure in War Horse   - Writing a newspaper story   - 14 lesson scheme of work with overview/teacher notes   - A 138 slide PowerPoint presentation  - 7 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow 

War Horse

5th Grade Scheme Overview is a document that provides information about the focus texts, genres and key skills that students shall engage with on a half-termly basis. 

Writing

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

5th Grade Scheme Overview

Holes Lesson 1: Developing Reading Skills

5th Grade Scheme Introduction is a document that provides information about the structure, sequence and rationale behind the Focus Education English curriculum.

5th Grade Scheme Introduction

This ready to teach 4th Grade/6 resource contains a series of progressive lessons that explore the play's plot, characters, themes and language. As with all our resources, the PowerPoint slides can be tweaked and differentiated to fit your teaching needs perfectly. Lessons cover a range of activities for students of all abilities and include:  An introduction to the Elizabethan theatre and Shakespeare, analysis of the aristocrats, the labourers and the fairies, Shakespeare's use of structure, language and imagery, non-fiction writing and empathetic writing, discussion of the play's main themes, the comedy of Shakespeare - creating and resolving conflict, links to external resources, video and audio to help the teaching and learning of key scenes  

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Romeo & Juliet Lesson 7: Love and Hate - PowerPoint

Boy (Roald Dahl) is a brilliant scheme of work featuring a series of 10 lessons designed to enhance and develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the book Boy by Roald Dahl.     Our Boy (Roald Dahl) resource includes a wide range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities:   - A brief biography of Boy author Roald Dahl with a short film about his life narrated by Michael Rosen   - Exploring the difference between biographical and autobiographical writing   - Create a Roald Dahl family tree - to develop knowledge of the early chapters of Boy... and lots more! 

Boy - Lesson 5 - The Great Mouse Plot

The Silver Sword is a complete 17 lesson 4th Grade / 5th Grade teaching unit. The resource contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of Ian Serraillier's The Silver Sword.     Resources include:   - A unit overview with 17 four part lessons covering historical context, plot, character, themes and language,   - Analysis of the characters of Joseph, Ruth, Edek and Bronia Balicki and Jana   - Varied extension activities.

The Silver Sword - Lesson 1 - Joseph Balicki Worksheet

This unit of work includes 15 four part lessons. All 15 lessons include a starter activity, introduction, development and plenary and all PowerPoint slides are pupil friendly and engaging.  The Highwayman is a detailed and extensive resource which includes a wide range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities: activities to develop knowledge of the plot of The Highwayman, analysis of the characters of The Highwayman, Bess and Tim the ostler, exploration of the key themes of the poem, developing awareness of the features of poetry and lots more!

The Highwayman - Lesson 5 - Point Evidence Explain Worksheet

The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad - Learning Objectives is a document to map which National Curriculum objectives are covered in this English unit from Focus Education.

The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad - Learning Objectives

Wonder - Learning Sequence is a planning document that maps the learning and unit sequence provided in this English unit from Focus Education.

Wonder - Learning Sequence

Wonder - Teaching Slides is a PowerPoint presentation which contains a range of task modelling, group activities and teaching and learning opportunities that teachers can use as they explore the focus text in this English unit from Focus Education. 

Wonder - Teaching Slides

The Lady of Shalott - Lesson 3 - Comic Strip Worksheet

Boy - Lesson 5 - The Great Mouse Plot PowerPoint

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Teaching Slides is a PowerPoint presentation which contains a range of task modelling, group activities and teaching and learning opportunities that teachers can use as they explore the focus text in this English unit from Focus Education. 

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Teaching Slides

Kensuke's Kingdom Unit 1 Teaching Slides are a series of slides that will support the teaching and learning provided in Unit 1, based on the focus text "Kensuke's Kingdom" from Focus Education.

Kensuke's Kingdom Unit 1 Teaching Slides

This Elementary School English teaching resource uses the collection of short stories by David Walliams to examine plot, character, theme, language and grammar at 4th Grade and 5th Grade pupils. Many of the activities explore the stories in an active and kinaesthetic way with numerous tasks requiring children to get out of their seats to interact with other children, carry out physical activities and to use the space around them.     There are a number of cross curricular activities which cover Science, Geography and Design Technology in varying degrees. 

The Worlds Worst Children - Lesson 5 - Sofia Sofa

War Horse is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 138 slide PowerPoint presentation, 14 structured lessons and  a 7 page booklet of worksheets.     Elementary School English Teaching Resources: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of this wonderful novel.     Our War Horse teaching resources include a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:     - A scheme of work overview with 14 four part lessons covering historical context, plot, character, themes and language   - Analysis of the characters of Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others  - Extension activities - 4 part lessons with starter activity, introduction, development and plenary   - Historical context understanding research activity   - Developing inference and deduction skills   - Empathetic writing - Joey's diary   - Hot seating to develop character knowledge and understanding   - Analysing Michael Morpurgo's use of language and narrative structure in War Horse   - Writing a newspaper story   - 14 lesson scheme of work with overview/teacher notes   - A 138 slide PowerPoint presentation  - 7 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow 

War Horse Medium Term Plan

Wonder - Learning Objectives is a document to map which National Curriculum objectives are covered in this English unit from Focus Education.

Wonder - Learning Objectives

4th Grade and 6 Kensuke's Kingdom English Overview is an overview document which outlines the reading, writing and SPAG objectives in the unit of learning based on the focus text "Kensuke's Kingdom". It also includes information about cross-curriculum links which teachers can utilise to improve and enhance student progress and attainment.

4th Grade and 6 Kensuke's Kingdom English Overview

Macbeth - Learning Objectives is a document to map which National Curriculum objectives are covered in this English unit from Focus Education.

Macbeth - Learning Objectives

The Spider and the Fly - Teaching Slides is a PowerPoint presentation which contains a range of task modelling, group activities and teaching and learning opportunities that teachers can use as they explore the focus text in this English unit from Focus Education. 

The Spider and the Fly - Teaching Slides

Holes Medium Term Plan

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Learning Objectives is a document to map which National Curriculum objectives are covered in this English unit from Focus Education.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Learning Objectives

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Learning Sequence is a planning document that maps the learning and unit sequence provided in this English unit from Focus Education.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Learning Sequence

Trash - Learning Sequence is a planning document that maps the learning and unit sequence provided in this English unit from Focus Education.

Trash - Learning Sequence

Trash - Teaching Slides is a PowerPoint presentation which contains a range of task modelling, group activities and teaching and learning opportunities that teachers can use as they explore the focus text in this English unit from Focus Education. 

Trash - Teaching Slides

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)

Based On A Book