English virtual communities: resources archive

View and download resources and materials from our past English virtual community events.

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Autumn 2019: GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature

• GCSE English: autumn 2019 presentation
• Empowering students through vocabulary: part 1 – reading

Summer 2019: GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature

• GCSE English Literature: summer 2019 presentation
• GCSE English Literature activities booklet
• Free Teachit resource booklet

Spring 2019: GCSE English Language

• GCSE English Language paper 2 presentation
• GCSE English Language: spring 2019 activities booklet

Spring 2019: A-level English Language

• A-level English Language: key approaches for paper 1 and 2 presentation
• A-level English Language resource booklet: paper 1
• A-level English Language resource booklet: paper 2

Autumn 2018: GCSE English Literature

• Presentation slides: Concepts of cultural capital and cultural allusions within the GCSE English Literature texts
• Activities booklet: GCSE English Literature case study
• Case study: Cultural Capital - 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

Autumn 2018: A-level English Literature A and B

• Presentation slides: English Literature A and B NEA
• Activities booklet: Approaches to A-level English Literature NEA

Summer 2018: GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature

• Presentation slides: Common skills and myth-busting
• Activities booklet

Spring 2018: GCSE English Language

• Presentation slides: Focus on Paper 1 and Paper 2
• Activities booklet: Writing for Paper 1 and Paper 2

Spring 2018: A-level English Language and A-level English Language and Literature

• Presentation slides: Exploring meaning, context and making connections
• Activities booklet: Sample response extracts and commentaries

Autumn 2017: GCSE English Literature

• Presentation: Lessons from the June 2017 exam series
• Handout: Lessons from the June 2017 exam series

Autumn 2017: AS and A-level English Literature A and B

• Presentation slides: English Literature A and B – reflections on first teaching
• Handout: English Literature A and B – reflections on first teaching

Summer 2017: GCSE English specifications

• Presentation slides: Marking and awarding the new exams
• Handout: Assessment and awarding demystified

Summer 2017: AS and A-level English Language and Literature

• Presentation slides: Lessons learned from first teaching
• Handout: Reflections on first teaching

Spring 2017: GCSE English Language

• Presentation slides: Transition assessments KS3 to KS4
• Handout: the KS3 to KS4 transition
• Handout: Paper 1 Question 3: further insights – how structure is assessed

Spring 2017: AS and A-level English Language

• Presentation: language discourses and setting your own questions
• Handout: Child language
• Handout: Guide to writing realistic papers: Assessment guide

Autumn 2016: GCSE English Literature

• Handout: GCSE English Literature mark scheme support
• Handout: Texts to support ‘viewpoints and perspectives’

Autumn 2016: AS and A-level English Literature specifications

• Presentation: Independent learning and case studies
• Handout: AS English Literature A report on the exam (condensed)
• Handout: AS English Literature B report on the exam (condensed)
• Handout: Case studies for approaching A-level English Literature