Secondary English                    

Total Teaching provides the definitive professional resource for all UK teachers.    

Instant access can be gained to a superb range of educational sites which have all been vetted by our experienced staff.

All the sites reviewed below are suitable for KS 3/4/5 teachers

English Teaching

Free resources and lesson plans for teachers of English language and Literature at secondary level.
The site is organised according to the UK National Curriculum Orders for English covering reading, (poetry, prose, drama, media, non-fiction) writing and speaking / listening in the relevant key stages. 

One Stop English

Free materials to download plus lesson ideas, games and competitions and professional support.

Standards Site

This section contains a guide to the Key Stage 3 Strategy for English, case studies and a calendar of key activities for English departments.

BBC KS3 Bitesize

KS3 Bitesize is a revision resource designed to be suitable not just for the run up to the Year 9 tests, but for reinforcing students' learning throughout Key Stage 3. The site also contains Lesson plans, worksheets and tips to help in the run-up to KS3 SATS.

Teachit

Teachit is a tried and trusted education resource used by thousands of teachers nationwide.

Specialising in English, Drama and Media Studies from primary to post-16, the online Teachit library offers over 4,000 pages of classroom materials, schemes of work, lesson plans and teaching tools, all created by working teachers and constantly growing.

http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/

Provides hundreds of free resources to download for teaching and revising English Language and Literature.
 

Virtual Teachers' Centre

Welcome to the English subject area. From here you can access information and resources to support you as an English teacher. Use the navigation bar to find subject specific information including: Subject resources: containing links to web sites that have been approved by subject specialists as having useful curriculum content. The curriculum: providing direct links to the National Curriculum documents, schemes of work and frameworks for teaching English. Tests and exams: this section provides links to the online examination syllabuses for English and links to revision materials.

For downloadable lesson plans try the section on English on the Teacher Resource Exchange.

POW!

'POW!' has been designed specifically to help children/students who are expected to be borderline Level 3/4 in KS2 SATs English or who transferred to KS3 after scoring Level 3 in English KS2 SATs

The Three Main Elements of 'POW!' 1. The Extended Story [or Family Soap!] with built in assessment 2. Communication - including electronic [text messaging, e-mail and an interactive website] 3. Games - to provide stimulation, motivation and language extension in preparation for creative writing

Stratford

Shakespeare his life and works. Comprehensive information for everyone from general interest to education, with links to other key sites.

The Royal Shakespeare Company

The official website of the RSC. Find out about current and forthcoming performances, exhibitions and special events. Online ticket booking is available.
 

The Globe Theatre, London

For those happy to travel further afield, the Globe Theatre on London's south bank, is the place to go for the most authentic Elizabethan theatre experience.

http://www.poetrysoc.com/

An interesting site which includes a range of topics, and information about poetry events, teaching resources and poetry competitions.
 

PoetryWorkshop

The Guardian has launched a poetry workshop, which, every month, will be hosted by a different poet who will set an exercise, choose the most interesting responses and offer an appraisal of them, which will be posted alongside the winning poems.

The Poetry House

As well as featuring an online magazine of poetry features and reviews, The Poetry House is designed to be the most authoritative guide to information about poetry across the English-speaking world. Its coverage is both historical (from Old English to the present) and geographical, taking in all the world's major English-speaking areas.

Waterstones
Children’s literature reviews

Puffin Books

Lots of interesting material and latest book reviews.

Collins Education

Impact English is the new Collins resource that provides complete differentiation across Key Stage 3 and allows you to provide the Framework through engaging extracts you will love to teach. Click through from the links below to find out more.

The National Literacy Trust

The National Literacy Trust, founded in 1993, is an independent charity dedicated to building a literate nation. It provides a support network backed up with good resources for Primary teachers

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