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Percentage change KS3 lesson plan

SecondaryMathsby Colin Foster

Percentage change KS3 – Maths lesson plan Is 50% off a better deal than 50% extra free? This percentage change KS3 lesson helps students get to grips with the issues surrounding percentage change… Percentages crop up all over the place in daily life, and many people misinterpret and misunderstand them. This lesson helps to clarify students’ thinking about percentage change. As soon […]

Creative writing KS3 lesson plan

SecondaryEnglishby Noga Verber

Creative writing KS3 – Images & sticky notes lesson plan This creative writing KS3 lesson uses inspiring images and sticky notes to get learners producing some truly creative writing. Often students will say ‘I don’t know what to write’. The format of this lesson eradicates that barrier to learning and creativity. Use it to teach this important skill to students of all abilities (including your […]

PrimarySecondaryComputing ... by Teachwire

Safer Internet Day 2025 – Resources, lessons and ideas Use Safer Internet Day this February to educate children about being responsible online, with these fun, informative resources...

Crime scene lesson plan

SecondaryScienceby Dr Joanna L Rhodes

Crime scene lesson plan – Let students be forensic scientists Students will really enjoy the excitement of breaking out the black and yellow crime scene investigation tape and putting on disposable paper suits with this KS3 crime scene lesson plan… Prepare and carry out a full crime scene investigation. Students will practise a range of techniques that get them thinking scientifically about how to collect, […]

Football lesson plan

SecondaryPEby Matthew Rhymer

Football lesson plan – Making decisions under pressure In this KS3/4 football lesson plan, students need to make decisions under pressure and reflect on the effectiveness of their choices… Of course, there are few more chaotic environments than the FIFA World Cup, where key decisions separate heroes and villains. With the focus of many schools now on growth mindset development for their students, […]

Photo of broken RAAC masonry following a building's demolition

Secondaryby Teachwire

RAAC – Lessons to learn from the school concrete crisis The ‘concrete crisis’ has shown where the priorities of successive governments really lay. What lessons can we learn from the crisis?

Schoolgirl doing KS3 maths on board

SecondaryMathsby Teachwire

KS3 maths – Fun games and lessons to try Improve your secondary students' mathematical fluency, confidence and reasoning with these free maths games and lesson ideas...

Bearings maths resources

SecondaryMathsby Colin Foster

Bearings maths – KS4 coded messages lesson plan In this bearings maths lesson, students will make up and decode cryptic messages using bearings. Each word is coded as a journey from one letter to the next on a spiral grid of letters. Bearings are a precise way to describe one location relative to another, and have widespread uses. They can be a useful […]

Gothic setting description resource

SecondaryEnglishby Claire Sheffield

Gothic setting description – KS3 English lesson plan This Gothic setting description lesson plan will encourage students to take their creative writing to a whole new level… Creative writing lessons need to stimulate all of the senses and inspire students. Creative writing in the Gothic genre – spooky stories – offers a wonderful opportunity for this. This is a topic that always manages […]

KS2 pop art lesson plan

PrimaryArt & Designby Abby King

KS2 pop art – Football-themed lesson plan Investigate the work of artist Keith Haring and create your own vibrant responses with Abby King’s KS2 pop art lesson plan... It’s tempting to think that using a national or international football tournament to engage children’s learning has to involve copious amounts of PE. However, making links between football and other subject areas can be […]

KS3 science lesson plan

SecondaryScienceby Caitlin Brown

KS3 science – Impact of AI lesson plan AI is already changing the way we live – so why not get your students exploring its impact with this KS3 science lesson plan? Just like us, computers can make decisions by learning from experiences. ‘Machine learning/ is an artificial intelligence (AI) where systems choose the best way to achieve a task, doing it mostly […]

Colleagues putting together jigsaw puzzle, representing lesson planning

Primaryby Sue Cowley

Lesson planning – What makes a good lesson plan? So, you’ve landed a teaching job – congratulations! But now you’re faced with planning all your lessons... where do you start? Use these pointers and you won’t go far wrong...

Structure strips lesson plan and resources for KS2

PrimaryEnglishby Rebecca Jakes

Structure strips – KS2 lesson plan and template Try structure strips in your next English class with this advice from Rebecca Jakes and our free downloadable structure strips templates… I love the promise of a fresh English unit – the hook, the newly written model text, the opportunity to enjoy an unexplored genre. So why is it that so many children struggle with […]

PrimaryEnglishby Ross Young and Doug Kauffman

Improving writing in primary schools – How to run an effective lesson Mix and match sessions and goals to find the perfect setup for your class...

PrimarySecondaryby Teachwire

Lesson plan template – Best downloads and advice for UK teachers Save time preparing your lessons with this collection of printable templates for all age groups...

Photograph of a besuited man talking into a loudhailer

SecondaryScienceby Paul Spenceley

Classroom discussion – Why is it so difficult to do in science lessons? From teacher-dominated talk to rapid-fire questioning, Paul Spenceley highlights the issues commonly encountered during class discussions in science lessons

Soldier in poppy field

PrimaryHistoryby Teachwire

WW1 KS2 resources – Best lessons and project ideas Teach some great lessons about the importance of WW1 with these free resources, activities and lesson plans...

PrimaryPEby Michael Brennan

Primary school PE – Six ways to shake up your lessons Tie in everything from literacy to citizenship, get kids moving, and enjoy your teaching

SecondaryLanguagesby Jennifer Wozniak-Rush

Differentiation done right – How to teach mixed ability MFL lessons Jennifer Wozniak-Rush breaks down the steps she follows when teaching her MFL lessons to mixed ability classes

PrimaryMathsScienceby Teachwire

Teaching ideas videos – My best lesson It’s easy to get stuck in a rut sometimes, teaching the same lessons time and time again. Here, three primary teachers from around the country talk about one of their favourite ever lessons. If you’re feeling inspired, hit ‘Download’ above to get free PDF lesson plans for each of the lessons talked about. EYFS science […]

SecondaryCitizenshipby Make Money Make Sense

Bills lesson plan and resources for KS4 citizenship/financial education The teaching aims of these two lessons are to explain the main areas of expenditure that can be incurred by an average household, explain that living independently means managing finances and dealing with the possible complications, to give an insight into how bills and expenses function and the consequences of not keeping your finances in […]

SecondaryCitizenshipby Make Money Make Sense

Borrowing lesson plan and resources for KS4 citizenship/financial education The teaching aims of these three lessons are to explain the concept of borrowing money, the different ways of borrowing money, the different costs of borrowing money and to encourage students to shop around for the best deals. Outcomes Students will be able to recognise the different methods of borrowing, and the importance of shopping […]

SecondaryCitizenshipby Make Money Make Sense

Bills lesson plan and resources for KS3 citizenship/financial education The teaching aims of these two lessons is to explain the main areas of expenditure that can be incurred by an average household and that living independently means managing finances and dealing with the possible complications, to give an insight into how bills and expenses function and the consequences of not keeping your finances in […]

SecondaryMathsby Colin Foster

Angles of Triangles – KS4 Maths Lesson Plan Get them exploring this important method for solving triangles, says Colin Foster… In this maths lesson, students will explore how the sine rule allows possible triangles to be solved, given combinations of two angles and a side or two sides and an angle that is not in between. They are asked to invent angles and […]

PrimaryArt & DesignEnglish ... by Teachwire

12 of the Best Summer Outdoor Learning and Play Lessons and Activities for KS1 Help children have fun in the sun either side of the summer holidays with these lesson plans, ideas and activities to ensure they're engaged in learning in the natural world...

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