Every month, members download a set of weekly extended reading packs for use in tutor time and across the curriculum. The texts in each pack explore a rich variety of topics significant to that time of the year.
- Hot topics from around the world
- This week in History
- Influential people
- Have you ever wondered…?
Week
1
The Race Relations Act 1829
First units of the London Metropolitan Police
Horatio Nelson
Have you ever wondered what happens to your body as you get older?
Week
2
What is “Fair Trade”?
The Bristol Bus Boycott – 1963
Vladimir Putin
Have you ever wondered why different cultures celebrate the harvest?
Week
3
How do countries get their borders?
The publication of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”
Mae Jemison
Have you ever wondered what comfort food is?
Week
4
Sober October
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Matthew Perry
Have you ever wondered why trees lose their leaves in autumn?
All-In-One
Documents
All texts in one handy document for easy printing.
Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains answers to the weekly comprehension check questions.
Subject In
Focus
The Events of 1066
King William I
The Other Key Players
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Hastings
Development Cogs
Have you ever wondered what happens to your body as you get older?
The Bristol Bus Boycott – 1963
How do countries get their borders?
Sober October
