www.englishbiz.co.uk
A straightforward site which focuses on helping you to achieve higher grades in English and English Literature GCSE exams. You are also invited to send in questions.
Litnotes UK
A collection of resources for A/S and A2 English Language and Literature and Media Studies. The site includes revision notes on popular texts, especially useful if you are studying AQA Spec. B.
GCSE Bitesize
All GCSE Bitesize revision guides from the BBC are featured on this site.
High Frequency Words - Spin the Wheel
Spin the wheel to see how many high frequency words you can read. This is great for a lesson starter on an interactive whiteboard.
Learning Curve - Civil War
A unit designed for year 8 children about the Civil Wars in the seventeenth century. It features a range of historical sources from the National Archives which teachers can use to promote an enquiry based, stimulating approach to learning.
Historic England Teaching Resources
Historic England offer a wide range of readymade free online learning resources for teachers. You can also search over 10,000 Educational Images, specially selected and re-captioned from their archive.
Look, Cover, Write, Check
A brilliant version of the spelling site where you can test yourself on high frequency words to test your knowledge.
Fizzy Funny Fuzzy Poetry for Kids
Funny poems for children on lots of different subjects. The author is Gareth Lancaster. You can print out the poems and email them to a friend if you want.
Storyline Online
Delightful stories read by professional screen actors in America. The movies use the illustrations from the books. There are lots of choices each with an activity guide.
The Children's Poetry Archive
A superb selection of poems arranged by themes, style or author. You can listen to an audio track of each poem being read by the author.
