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Gears Of Thought May 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - May 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains a...

This week in #GearsOfThought:
⚙️ What is a stroke?
⚙️ William Wilberforce and the fight against slavery
⚙️ Florence Nightingale
⚙️ Have you ever wondered how our emotions affect our decision-making?

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Gears Of Thought May 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - May 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains a...

May is always such a rich and diverse month in #GearsOfThought.

When you join us, you receive full back catalogue access so every resource is at your fingertips.

Check out the full lineup for May here:
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🚨⚙️NEW RESOURCES ALERT⚙️🚨
#GearsOfThought June is now live including:

🔄What are international trade tariffs?
⛵D-Day
🎤Michael Jackson
🧠Have you ever wondered what other people "see" when they read?

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We tackle difficult but important topics in #GearsOfThought using extended reading as the foundation of learning.

So whether students are learning about misogyny, Antisemitism, or social media, you can be confident that knowledge will be at the core.

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Gears Of Thought April 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - April 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains...

Of course we took a look at #AprilFoolsDay today in #GearsOfThought including the classic spaghetti tree prank. If you know, you know.

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This week in #GearsOfThought:
⚙️ What does transgender actually mean?
⚙️ Opportunity Rover completed a marathon on Mars
⚙️ Angela Rayner
⚙️ Have you ever wondered what makes a career pathway right for you?

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This week in #GearsOfThought:
⚙️ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
⚙️ The invasion of Iraq
⚙️ Virginia Woolf
⚙️ Diversity in Relationships

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This week in #GearsOfThought:
🌍 What is the British Commonwealth?
☎️ Alexander Graham Bell makes the 1st telephone call
💊 Felix Hoffman
🎰 Why do some people gamble?
Building a culture of reading & knowledge of the world is a powerful foundation for learning
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Gears Of Thought April 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - April 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains...

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#GearsOfThought April is now LIVE featuring:
🧩 What is Autism?
🍎 The launch of Apple
🌴 Jane Goodall
😟 Have you ever wondered what causes stress?

With full support for Interactive Read Aloud, Oracy, Debate Drive & Development Cogs!
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This week in #GearsOfThought:
📷 How does social media influence body image and self-esteem?
🧬 The discovery of the DNA double helix
🍎 Steve Jobs
🦷 Have you ever wondered why some people are afraid of the dentist?

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Love is in the air this week in #GearsOfThought as we take a look at the traditions around #ValentinesDay!

Come join us over on Facebook Groups to find out more about how you can harness daily Tutor Time reading in your school.

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This week in #GearsOfThought:
💻 How can we stay safe from online scams? (Development Cogs mapped)
🎶 Adele at the Grammys
💡 Thomas Edison
💝 Valentine's Day

How will your students start their day?

Drop us a message or find us on Facebook to find out more.
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Today in #GearsOfThought:
Have you ever wondered why people get tattoos?

Fully mapped against our Development Cogs framework covering PSHE, SMSC, British Values, and Citizenship objectives.

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Today in #GearsOfThought:
Have you ever wondered why people get tattoos?

Fully mapped against our Development Cogs framework covering PSHE, SMSC, British Values, and Citizenship objectives.

How will your students start their day?
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Gears of Thought February 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - February 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet conta...

This week in #GearsOfThought:
🏈 Why is the Superbowl such a big event in the USA?
🏌‍♂️ Alan Shepard played golf on the moon
💉 Elizabeth Holmes
🎨 Have you ever wondered why people get tattoos?

Turning Tutor Time into a personal development powerhouse via reading:
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Gears of Thought March 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - March 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains...

🚨⚙️NEW RESOURCES ALERT⚙️🚨
March #GearsOfThought is now online featuring:
⚙️Women who Inspire Inclusion
⚙️The British Commonwealth
⚙️ Virginia Woolf
⚙️ Angela Rayner
With structured support for #oracy & debate, and PSHE mapping!
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Gears of Thought January 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - January 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contai...

We've got a cracking week coming up in #GearsOfThought:

⚙️ What was the Holocaust?
⚙️ The Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster
⚙️ Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
⚙️ Have you ever wondered what types of loans there are in the UK?

What happens in your Tutor Time?
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Gears of Thought January 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - January 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contai...

In #GearsOfThought this week, students will read about the US presidential inauguration.

In our globalised world of social media, it is important that young people understand what they are encountering online. Knowledge is power.
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This week in #GearsOfThought:
⚙️ Why do some people set New Year’s Resolutions?
⚙️ The Storming of the Capitol 2021
⚙️ J.R.R.Tolkien
⚙️ Have you ever wondered how New Year is celebrated around the world?

How do your students start their day?
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Gears of Thought February 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - February 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet conta...

⚙️🚨NEW RESOURCES ALERT🚨⚙️

#GearsOfThought resources are now live for February!

Drop us a message to start the conversation about how we can help you transform Tutor Time into a reading powerhouse across your school!
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Gears Of Thought December 2024 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - December 2024 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet conta...

This week in #GearsOfThought:

⚙️What is cryptocurrency?
⚙️The Lockerbie Bombing
⚙️Dame Maggie Smith
⚙️Have you ever wondered what wassailing is?

Apparently, wassailing is making a come back in lots of areas. Who knew? 🤷‍♂️
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Each month we focus on a different topic from across KS3 Geography, History, or Science.

December is all about Infectious Diseases! And in #GearsOfThought we look back at the 1st confirmed case of #Covid-19.

Check it out here:
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Development Cogs - The Literacy Engine Development Cogs Log In as MEMBER to Download Try A FREE Sample Extended reading and study of non-fiction texts provide a powerful and evidence-based method for teaching PSHE, SMSC, British Values, an...

A daily session of adult modelled reading is a great way to build background knowledge, develop oracy, and grow vocabulary.

And now our #GearsOfThought helps you deliver PSHE, SMSC, British Values & Citizenship objectives!
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Gears Of Thought December 2024 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - December 2024 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet conta...

It's a bright and cheerful week coming up in #GearsOfThought:

⚙️ What does a Funeral Director do?
⚙️ The 1st confirmed case of Covid-19 in China
⚙️ Walt Disney
⚙️ Have you ever wondered what seasonal mortality is?

Thought provoking extended reading to start the day
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Mapping against PSHE objectives is one of our most requested features... so here it is!

From January, at least one #GearsOfThought text each week will be fully mapped against PSHE, SMSC, British Values, & Citizenship objectives.

It has been months in the making, but I'm proud of the end result:

Gears of Thought January 2025 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - January 2025 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contai...

The #GearsOfThought resources for January are now live featuring #DevelopmentCogs mapping for:
⚙️Why do people make New Years resolutions?
⚙️Why do people choose veganism?
⚙️Is it important to budget your money?
⚙️What types of loans are there?

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🚨We are tearing down our prices for #BlackFriday! 💥

This week only get 15% off our usual #GearsOfThought package. New members will receive:
⚙️ Full Gears of Thought 2024/25 package
⚙️ Gears of Thought archive
⚙️ The Engine Room
⚙️ The Oracy Engine
⚙️ The Debate Drive
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This week in #GearsOfThought students have been reading about:

⚙️ What challenges do children face around the world?
⚙️ Bloody Sunday
⚙️ Edwin Hubble
⚙️ Have you ever wondered what the northern lights are?

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This week in #GearsOfThought we are tackling some hefty extended reading topics:

⚙️ What are Fascism and Antisemitism?
⚙️ The Beer Hall Putsch
⚙️ Marie Curie
⚙️ Have you ever wondered what bullying actually is?

How do your students start their day?
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Gears Of Thought November 2024 - The Literacy Engine Gears of Thought - November 2024 You must be logged in as a Gears of Thought member to download these resources. All texts in one handy document for easy printing.Only the Teacher Answer Booklet conta...

This week in #GearsOfThought:

⚙️ How does the USA elect a president?
⚙️ The fall of the Berlin Wall
⚙️ Captain James Cook
⚙️ Have you ever wondered why some people are ginger?

How do your students start their day?
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