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

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.     KS2 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 

Based on a Book

War Horse

KS2 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

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.     KS2 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 Lesson 1: Making Predictions

The unit is made up of 8 lessons, each created using the 4-part lesson structure and all of which can be personalised and differentiated to fit into your individual teaching requirements.     Our A Christmas Carol teaching resource covers a range of tasks and activities:   - Christmas today and in Victorian Britain  - The use of time and structure in A Christmas Carol  - Developing key inference and deduction skills  - Scrooge on a TV talk show  - Exploring character  - Charles Dickens' use of language  - How to write about A Christmas Carol using Point, Evidence, Explain.

A Christmas Carol - Lesson 1 - First Impressions

This ready to teach Year 5/6 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

Year 6 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 KS2 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.   

Holes Medium Term Plan

Romeo & Juliet Lesson 1: Shakespeare's Life and Times

The Silver Sword is a complete 17 lesson Year 5 / Year 6 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 - Extension Questions Worksheet

A complete KS2 scheme of work for David Almond's Skellig.     Skellig includes a huge 204 slide PowerPoint slideshow, 11 pages of worksheets and 23 step by step lessons for teaching the popular novel.     The resource uses the four part lesson structure: starter activity, introduction, development and plenary and all PowerPoint slides are clear and 'student friendly'. Bright and effective use of colour, photographs, cartoons and video clips are all used to create an excellent learning experience.     The resources also include a student booklet packed with worksheets created to be used alongside the PowerPoint slideshow. Skellig is a detailed and extensive resource that covers all the key areas required by the National Curriculum and includes a wide range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities:   - Research tasks - William Blake and Angels   - Predictions about the text using the cover, author and blurb   - Activities to develop knowledge of the plot   - In depth analysis of the characters of Michael, Mina and Skellig   - Exploration of the key themes   - Developing awareness of the features of a novel ; narrative hooks, building tension, setting the scene   - Teaching the use of Point/Evidence/Explain;   - David Almond's 'message' - the author's purpose   - Cloze and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding of the plot   - Analysis of David Almond's use of language in key scenes   - Hot seating activities   - Empathy question preparation   - Diary writing   - Links to a range of Skellig games, websites and more lesson ideas   - Exploring David Almond's use of pathetic fallacy 

Skellig Lesson 8: Foreshadowing

Skellig

War Horse Medium Term Plan

Romeo & Juliet - Medium Term Plan

War Horse Lesson 5: Captain Nicholls

Romeo & Juliet Lesson 16: Act 2

Skellig Lesson 16: Imagine That

Skellig Lesson 1: Predictions and pre-reading

This ready to teach Year 5/6 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 Nights Dream Lesson 1: Introduction: Context

The Silver Sword - Medium Term Plan

This KS2 English teaching resource uses the collection of short stories by David Walliams to examine plot, character, theme, language and grammar at Year 5 and Year 6 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 1 - Dribbling Drew

War Horse Lesson 2: Chapter One

Skellig Lesson 6: Powerful Verbs

Holes Links

War Horse Lesson 3: Father and Son

War Horse Lesson 6: Captured

War Horse Links

Skellig Medium Term Plan

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! 

Based On A Book