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KS3 English Resource. War Anthology

Posted on August 16, 2021 by ofamily

Often when a new resource arrives I think – hmm that will do, it ticks all the boxes, covers what I want and looks good. And then sometimes, just sometimes something arrives that actually gets me excited, yes after nine … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 9 History Resource Ideas

Posted on August 10, 2021 by ofamily

History is an important one for us because my daughter already knows she wants to do a History GCSE and potentially even study it at University level. Plus this year we are going to do History AND we are going … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 9 Maths resources

Posted on August 5, 2021 by ofamily

For my daughter’s Year 7 and 8 Maths we used a wide combination of Maths resources – lots of worksheets downloaded from different sites (Twinkl and TeachitMaths) and a few CGP workbooks. It worked fine but it did mean that … Continue reading →

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Gill Lewis Books

Posted on August 4, 2021 by ofamily

About a year ago a book called Sky Hawk was recommended to us. We read it and we loved it. And I really do mean loved it. All three of us (yes I am including myself) were captivated by the … Continue reading →

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Our Top Year 8 Resources

Posted on August 3, 2021 by ofamily

My daughter has just finished her Year 8 so I thought I would write a summary post about our Top Year 8 resources. The educational resources that were both a massive hit with my daughter and with me. So here … Continue reading →

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