Understand first.
Practise with purpose.
Free resources to help pupils understand the method, practise with purpose and learn more independently.
These resources are chosen to make the thinking clearer, show useful patterns and help pupils become less dependent on repeated tuition.
Start here: a free composition guide
Start with one useful resource. More will be added gradually when they genuinely support learning.
A Good Way to Spend Time
A 12-page resource pack that shows pupils how to unpack a composition title, explore the picture possibilities, find a meaningful story idea and choose a suitable story structure.
It also shows how language can do a job in the story and how the same thinking can be transferred to a different composition instead of memorising one model essay.
Essay Guide · Free download
The composition Essay Guide above is free. Use it alongside PME’s free essay teaching pages to understand the thinking, then try the method yourself.
Explore free essay teachingMore structure when you need it
Free explanations teach the method. Paid resources can provide deeper application, organised practice and convenient printable guides. Choose what helps with the next learning step.
O-Level / SEC G3 English Grammar Quick Revision Guide
For older students. A 10-page grammar revision guide for Editing and written accuracy, with a six-step editing method, a revision check and answers.
This is an O-Level / SEC G3 resource. View the current price and full details on Payhip before choosing.
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This section will grow slowly. The aim is not to collect hundreds of worksheets, but to offer selected resources that make learning clearer.
Interactive tools
Simple tools that help pupils notice patterns, test their understanding and correct misconceptions.
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Selected planning sheets, thinking guides and practice resources that pupils can use independently.
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Clear visual summaries of methods, patterns and ideas pupils can return to when they need a reminder.
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