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Ready-to-teach units for Birmingham primary and secondary classrooms, from old trades and inventions for younger pupils to linear functions and job application training for older ones, each with differentiated worksheets and answer keys.
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Birmingham schools follow the national framework for England, with a locally agreed syllabus for RE. These are the facts that shape planning in the 2026–27 school year.
| Curriculum framework | National Curriculum in England. RE follows the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2022, adopted by Cabinet in February 2022 via Birmingham SACRE. |
|---|---|
| Authorities | Department for Education (DfE); Standards and Testing Agency (STA); Ofqual. |
| Year groups | Reception, then Years 1–13 across Key Stages 1–5, with KS5 as sixth form. |
| Key assessments | Phonics Screening Check (Year 1), Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4), KS2 SATs (Year 6), GCSEs (Year 11), A levels (Year 13). |
| School system | Birmingham City Council, England's most populous local authority area (about 1.14 million people in Census 2021). Many schools are academies in multi-academy trusts. |
| Local teaching hook | Birmingham has 35 miles of canals, which the council says is more than Venice, and about 40% of residents are under 25. |
These eight resources cover topics Birmingham teachers plan for every year. The shop lists US grades, so add one to find the rough UK year: Grade 2 is about Year 3, and Grades 6–8 are about Years 7–9.
Pupils meet the smith, the baker, the weaver and other old trades, then see how work changed. Three units, each with a lesson plan, differentiated worksheet with reading passage and word bank, project, answer key and slides.
Pupils find out how the wheel, the printing press, electricity, the telephone and the computer changed how people travel, learn and live. Three units, each with a lesson plan, differentiated reading worksheet, project, answer key and slides.
A high school unit on diversity in society, its opportunities, challenges and social change. Students work through inquiry-based lessons, comparative analysis and classroom activities. Listed for Grades 9–12, which is roughly Years 10–13.
Pupils learn about the origins and spread of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, the Five Pillars, the Qur'an and Hadith, mosques and prayer, and diversity within Islam. Includes a jigsaw group activity, info texts, creative tasks and answer keys.
Pupils practise syllable segmentation, consonant blends, long and short vowels, digraphs and early morphology through word sorts, matching games and read-and-write tasks. Differentiated worksheets and answer keys, in print and digital formats.
Early readers follow Daisy the duck's brave adventure in a story with simple sentences, repetition and age-appropriate vocabulary, then answer comprehension questions and practise new words. Works for guided reading, small groups and pupils new to English.
Pupils complete tables of values, plot points and interpret slope and intercept in y = mx + b, which UK pupils write as y = mx + c. Includes five differentiated worksheets, answer keys, slides and a lesson plan.
Pupils analyse a job advert, match their strengths to it, write a cover letter and CV, then prepare for an interview. Includes five differentiated worksheets, answer keys, a 7-slide presentation and a detailed lesson plan.
Each featured unit sits in a wider collection. Browse them for more resources by subject and age group.
Use these suggestions to extend your planning. Local examples and activities below are teaching ideas to add, rather than a list of files included in every product.
After the Old Trades & Crafts unit, ask Year 2 or Year 3 pupils to design a poster for one Birmingham workshop from the past. They choose a trade from the unit, draw the tools, and write three sentences on what the worker made and who bought it.
Birmingham has 35 miles of canals. Pair the Inventions That Changed the World unit with a canal walk or map study, and ask pupils to list what boats carried and which later inventions, such as electricity, changed how goods moved.
Give Year 8 or 9 pupils a canal boat hire price made of a fixed fee plus a cost per hour. They build a table of values, plot the line and explain the gradient and y-intercept in context, using the Linear Functions unit's worksheets for practice.
TeachLessons guarantees alignment with the National Curriculum for England. This guarantee covers the subjects, learning objectives and levels stated in each product description.
No. TeachLessons is an independent publisher with no connection to Birmingham City Council, Birmingham SACRE, the Department for Education, any academy trust or any exam board. Teachers and schools choose our resources themselves and decide how they fit their own curriculum.
They work as teaching and practice material alongside your school's own programme. Phonics packs give extra practice with blends, vowels and digraphs before and after the Year 1 check, and reading packs build comprehension for later years. None of them is an official test paper, so use STA materials for final practice.
Add one to the listed US grade to find the rough UK year. A Grade 1 reading pack suits Year 2, and a Grades 1–4 history unit covers roughly Years 2–5. Check the preview, because a pack can also work as review for older pupils or stretch for younger ones.
Every resource is an instant digital download. You can print worksheets or use them on screen, and many packs include editable files and slides so you can adapt spelling, names and examples for your pupils before teaching.
You can use them as supporting material, but your RE planning should start from the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2022. The Understanding Islam pack gives texts and a jigsaw activity on key beliefs and practices, which teachers can place wherever their scheme covers Islam.
Choose a featured unit, check its preview against your scheme of work, and add a local example such as the canals or the city's history of trades. The collections hold more resources when you need another year group.