Lesson planning
How to write a lesson plan: a step-by-step guide for teachers
A clear, eight-step way to plan any lesson, from the objective to the exit ticket, with example timings and a template you can copy.
Lesson planning ideas for teachers
Practical guides for busy teachers: writing lesson plans, starting and ending lessons, checking understanding, making worksheets and slides, and using AI tools well.
Lesson planning
Lesson planning
Lesson planning
Learning objectives and success criteria: how to write them, with examples
The difference between a learning objective, a success criterion and an activity, with worked examples for different subjects and ages.
Lesson planning
Differentiation strategies that work in a mixed-ability class
How to support pupils who find the work hard and stretch those who are ready, with one lesson plan and small, smart changes.
Lesson planning
School year groups by country: Year 5, Grade 4, P6 and Form 2 explained
A side-by-side table of year groups and ages in six school systems, plus what key stages, forms and infants classes mean.
Starters and plenaries
Starters and plenaries
25 lesson starter ideas that get pupils thinking from minute one
Quick starters for any subject, grouped by what you want them to do: review, hook interest or find out what pupils already know.
Starters and plenaries
Plenary ideas: 20 ways to end a lesson well
Twenty ways to finish a lesson so pupils remember what they learned and you know what to teach next, plus how to stop the plenary being squeezed.
Assessment
Assessment
20 exit ticket ideas to check learning in five minutes
Twenty exit tickets you can use tomorrow, how to write questions that show real understanding, and a quick way to sort the answers.
Assessment
Formative assessment strategies you can use in every lesson
How to find out what pupils understand while you can still do something about it, with strategies that take seconds rather than hours.
Assessment
Retrieval practice: what it is and 15 classroom activities to try
The research behind retrieval practice in plain English, the principles that make it work, and fifteen activities you can use in any lesson.
Teaching resources
Teaching resources
How to make a worksheet pupils actually learn from
A practical guide to worksheet design: what to include, how to order the tasks, layout tips for different ages and why the answer sheet matters.
Teaching resources
12 tips for teaching slides that help pupils learn
How to make slides that support your teaching instead of competing with it: fewer words, better pictures, clear layouts and good notes.
Teaching resources
Using videos in lessons: how to make every clip count
How to choose good clips, keep pupils thinking while they watch, and play just the part you need, without ads or awkward surprises.
AI for teachers
AI for teachers
How to use an AI lesson plan generator and get plans you can actually teach
What AI lesson planners do well, where they go wrong, how to ask for a plan that fits your class, and what to check before you teach it.
AI for teachers
How to check AI-made teaching materials before you use them in class
A practical checklist for reviewing anything an AI tool makes for your lessons, with the mistakes to watch for most closely.
AI for teachers
Using AI in the classroom safely: a practical guide for teachers
Six practical rules for using AI tools in teaching, from protecting pupil data to teaching pupils when and how to use AI themselves.