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

This amazing picture book really puts succinct use of language into action. The strange illustrations stimulate rich discussion and the context draws children in to consider invasion in a new and exciting way.    These ideas would fit well with topics such as Invaders, travel, settlements    Livello adopts a thematic approach by using picture books and texts as an exciting springboard for learning. "Livello Modules' innovative and proven approach will help teachers to take their teaching from good to great by giving them a secure and supportive starting point from which to build exciting lessons."

Based on a Book

Comprehension

Composition

Module 1 - Inspired by: The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan - Reading

Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6    In 'Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6' pupils are introduced to the technique of pathetic fallacy. They learn how and why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing and practise using it in their own writing. This PowerPoint teaching resource can be used as a standalone lesson, incorporated into an existing lesson or built into a wider unit of work. Content includes:    Pathetic Fallacy explanation  The difference between pathetic fallacy and personification  Pathetic fallacy and personification identification activity  Why writers use pathetic fallacy explanation  Writing sentences using pathetic fallacy activity with an accompanying worksheet

Introducing Pathetic Fallacy

Complex Sentences - Year 5 and 6.    In this upper KS2 teaching resource pupils are taught how to build complex sentences to improve their writing as per the curriculum objectives of the year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition, Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation).     Content includes:   - Definition and examples of a complex sentence   - How to recognise the main clause in a complex sentence Identifying the main clause activity with accompanying worksheet   - How to recognise the subordinate clause in a complex sentence   - Identifying the subordinate clause activity with accompanying worksheet   - Adding a subordinate clause activity with accompanying worksheet   - 1 further worksheet

Complex Sentences

Our "Descriptive Writing - Lesson 1 - Adjectives" resource is meant to help your students master the art of describing things in writing. The resource has an overview of six lessons, a PowerPoint with 82 slides, and a 9-page booklet with worksheets. The PowerPoint has step-by-step lessons for upper KS2, year groups 5 and 6, that were made just for them. It has a variety of activities that can be changed and adapted to meet your students' needs. The lessons cover important skills like: <ul> <li>Using adjectives well to create vivid mental pictures</li> <li>Choosing the best verbs to describe your topic</li> <li>Adding more words to your vocabulary</li> <li>Planning, organising, and structuring a piece of writing</li> <li>Using similes to make writing on the page come alive</li> </ul> In addition to the PowerPoint, the resource has a number of other helpful materials, such as word cards, word mats, and adjective cards. You can use these to round out your lessons and help your students learn more about: <ul> <li>Possessive adjectives</li> <li>Interesting adjectives</li> <li>Using more than one adjective</li> <li>Word classes</li> </ul> No matter how old your students are or what year they are in, our "Descriptive Writing - Lesson 1 - Adjectives" resource will engage and challenge them. This resource is a great addition to your other materials for teaching English. It focuses on how to use adjectives and other language tools to make writing come alive on the page.

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 1 - Adjectives

Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 is made up of six lesson overview, an 82 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 9-page booklet of worksheets.     The PowerPoint contains stage by stage lessons specifically designed to teach writing to describe at upper KS2. The resource contains a number of lessons which can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.    Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 uses colour, imagery and engaging activities to create a vibrant and stimulating learning experience. It is a comprehensive and detailed resource.     The lessons are made up of a range of activities for learners of all abilities, including:   - The features of writing to describe   - Using adjectives effectively to create descriptive imagery   - How to use verbs effectively in descriptive writing   - Planning, structuring and organising writing   - Using similes to bring writing alive on the page   - Developing a wider vocabulary   - How to draft and redraft when writing to describe

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 4 - Writing to Describe Example Worksheet

This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks.     Contents include:   - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability)   - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics)   - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report   - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose)   - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit   - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.

Climate Change - Unit 2 - Non-Chronological Report

Descriptive Writing

Climate Change - Unit 1 - Silver Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Climate Change - Unit 2 - Example Report Worksheet

Year 5 / Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Writing to Persuade is an 81 slide PowerPoint unit of work with stage by stage lessons specifically designed to teach writing to persuade.    The resource contains seven lessons, each structured using the four part lesson format (starter activity, introduction, development and plenary) all of which can be edited, personalised and differentiated it to suit your teaching needs.     KS2 English Teaching Resources: Writing to Persuade is a comprehensive and exhaustive resource with lessons covering a range of activities:   - What is writing to persuade?   - Exploring purpose and form   - How audience affects writing to persuade   - Planning, structuring and organising persuasive writing   - Using fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery when writing to persuade   - Developing use of rhetorical techniques (rhetorical questions, rule of 3, etc)   - How to do well in the exam when writing to persuade 

Writing to Persuade

A strange and bewitching tale - with not such a happy ending! The clever tale of Jub and how she deals with a meddling witch.    A 6 week module, including yearly planning overviews, medium term plans for English and maths, plus a wealth of activities to use in the classroom.    These ideas would fit well with topics such as Traditional Tales, Woodlands, The Environment, Magic    Livello adopts a thematic approach by using picture books and texts as an exciting springboard for learning. "Livello Modules' innovative and proven approach will help teachers to take their teaching from good to great by giving them a secure and supportive starting point from which to build exciting lessons."

Module 3 - Inspired by: The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Ray - Reading

Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 is a mini unit of work containing 3 lessons which teach pupils how to write a formal letter and covers many of the curriculum objectives in the year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition).     Content includes:   - The difference between formal and informal writing  - How to write formally  - How to lay out a formal letter  - The dos and don'ts of writing a formal letter  - How to draft and redraft.

Writing a Formal Letter - Lesson 1 - Formal Letter Layout Worksheet

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 1 - Spot the Adjective Worksheet

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 3 - Effective Descriptive Writing

This amazing picture book really puts succinct use of language into action. The strange illustrations stimulate rich discussion and the context draws children in to consider invasion in a new and exciting way.      The activities in this Year 6 English Lesson are clearly linked to objectives for composition, comprehension, grammar and punctuation using the book as the stimulus to learning. The engaging ideas provide super starting points for KS1 learning and are driven by probing questions.

Inspired by: The Rabbits - Week 1

This unit of work contains a series of progressive lessons designed to help teach Writing to Entertain. Resources include eleven complete lessons, each created using the four part lesson plan structure (starter activity, introduction, development and plenary) and all of which can be fully edited and differentiated to fit your teaching requirements.     Writing to Entertain is a thorough and detailed resource with lessons covering a number of activities:   - What makes a good opening, narrative hooks Improving vocabulary   - How to structure a story and set the scene  - The five stage narrative plan when writing to entertain   - Using similes, metaphors, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in your writing   - Drafting and redrafting writing. 

Writing to Entertain - Lesson 7 - Subordinate Clause Worksheet

Writing a Formal Letter - Lesson 1 - Setting out a formal letter PowerPoint

Year 5 / Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Bonfire Night Unit (non fiction teaching resources) is designed to develop non fiction writing skills at KS2. Pupils are asked to organise a spectacular Bonfire Night event.      The resource covers advertising, formal letter writing, spoken English and descriptive writing. Bonfire Night Unit (non fiction writing) contains a unit of work overview and a range of varied activities for children of all abilities. Bonfire Night Unit includes the following activities:  - Create a poster  - Design a leaflet which will act as a visitors' guide at the event  - Speaking and listening discussion - speak to a group of local residents about their concerns regarding the event  - Produce a piece of descriptive writing about Bonfire Night  - Write a formal letter to the local newspaper  - 68 slide PowerPoint and 5 accompanying worksheets  - Complete unit of work overview with four part lessons

Bonfire Night Non Fiction - Lesson 1 - The Event

Writing to Persuade - Lesson 1 - Purpose of the Text

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 5 - Drafting and Improving PowerPoint

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 5 - Alternative Words

Climate Change - Unit 1 - Bronze Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Climate Change - Unit 4 - Example News Report Worksheet

Writing to Persuade - Lesson 5 - Emotive Language

Descriptive Writing - Lesson 2 - Verbs

This Year 5 / Year 6 teaching unit will develop learners knowledge of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius through several English reading and writing activities.     The PowerPoints includes a range of individual, paired and group activities which will encourage discussion and focus on vocabulary and language choices for writing.     Learning outcomes include:   - Find and retrieve comprehension skills   - Dictionary activities  - First person recounts

Volcanoes - Unit 1 - Mount Vesuvius

Medium Term Plan for the Livello Module inspired by My Secret War Diary by Marcia Williams.    Follow the exploits of Flossie Albright, aged 9, as she chronicles her life through World War 2. A quirky and often humorous look at a child's life through the war, providing lots of opportunities to investigate elements of the war such as rationing, the war effort, and war statistics.