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Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their writing and grammar skills in a clear and organised way.The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.Aiming for Writing Book 4 is most suitable for Year 9 and offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer KS3 programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.Covering the text types and skills in the Key Stage 3 curriculum, the Writing and Grammar books offer comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study.It will help you to: target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultantsdevelop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activitiesbuild confidence in grammar to improve students’ writing by exploring the effects of other writers’ choicesmotivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layoutembed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progressgather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independenceplan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the booksupport the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them to access the KS3 curriculum and develop their reading skills in a clear and organised way.The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.Aiming for Reading Book 1 is most suitable for those students who need more support to access KS3 and who may be below age-related expectations. It offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer KS3 programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.It will help you to: target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each key reading skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultantsdevelop the essential reading and commentary skills with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activitiesbuild confidence in grammar analysis by exploring the effects of writers’ choicesmotivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layoutembed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progressgather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independenceplan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the booksupport the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the reading skills taught at Key Stage 2lay the foundations for GCSE success, with coverage of new skills such as summary and synthesis, and an expanded focus on Shakespeare and literary non-fiction.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them to access the KS3 curriculum and develop their writing and grammar skills in a clear and organised way.The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.Aiming for Writing Book 1 is most suitable for those students who need more support to access KS3 and who may be below age-related expectations. It offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer KS3 programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.It includes the text types and skills in the Key Stage 3 curriculum and offers comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study.It will help you to: target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultantsdevelop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activitiesbuild confidence in grammar to improve students’ writing by exploring the effects of other writers’ choicesmotivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layoutembed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progressgather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independenceplan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the booksupport the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their writing and grammar skills in a clear and organised way.The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.Aiming for Writing Book 3 is most suitable for Year 8 and offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer KS3 programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.It includes the text types and skills in the Key Stage 3 curriculum and offers comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study.It will help you to: target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultantsdevelop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activitiesbuild confidence in grammar to improve students’ writing by exploring the effects of other writers’ choicesmotivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layoutembed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progressgather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independenceplan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the booksupport the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their writing and grammar skills in a clear and organised way.The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.Aiming for Writing Book 2 is most suitable for Year 7 and offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer KS3 programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.It includes the text types and skills in the Key Stage 3 curriculum and comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study.It will help you to: target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultantsdevelop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activitiesbuild confidence in grammar to improve students’ writing by exploring the effects of other writers’ choicesmotivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layoutembed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progressgather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independenceplan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the booksupport the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.

This is a practical guide to teaching and championing drama across the curriculum. The ideas in this book will inspire even the most unlikely thespian. "Inspired Drama Teaching" is packed full of practical ideas to inspire your students and colleagues about drama. It offers tips and ideas on everything a teacher of secondary drama needs to cover, including: explorative strategies, such as role play and forum-theatre; activities for making use of stimuli, such as scripts and music; ideas for incorporating the elements of drama, such as rhythm and characterisation; and, approaching drama as a medium, through the use of mime and make-up. This book includes a chapter on getting the students to work collaboratively, and one on making use of ICT within drama. There is also a chapter dedicated to embodying drama and dramatic techniques across the curriculum, so you can get your colleagues excited about drama as well. There's a handy exam specification matrix online too. "Inspired Drama Teaching" isn't only for teachers just beginning their careers on the school stage; even experienced drama and English teachers will find plenty of new ideas and activities.Keith West has taught English and drama for over 30 years. He was head of English in two secondary comprehensive schools and head of drama in one. Keith is OFSTED and ESTYN trained, and he has written a number of publications for English teachers, including "Inspired English Teaching", which was also published by Continuum.

Three short exciting stories with questions at the back of the book. This hi-lo series is comprised of 12 books, each containing 2-3 stories. The short length and varied nature of the stories make them perfect for reluctant readers. Each story has illustrations, a vocabulary page at the front and questions at the back to ensure that the text has been understood. Stories vary from familiar settings such as schools and museums to more fantastical locations like haunted houses and space ships.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 7 and 13 years, whose current reading age is between 6 and 7 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by gifted authors writing stories with relatable characters. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads. The vocabulary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.

Three short exciting stories with questions at the back of the book. This hi-lo series is comprised of 12 books, each containing 2-3 stories. The short length and varied nature of the stories make them perfect for reluctant readers. Each story has illustrations, a vocabulary page at the front and questions at the back to ensure that the text has been understood. Stories vary from familiar settings such as schools and museums to more fantastical locations like haunted houses and space ships.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 7 and 13 years, whose current reading age is between 6 and 7 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by gifted authors writing stories with relatable characters. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads. The vocabulary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.