Welcome to Nitty Gritty Learning

Welcome to the Nitty Gritty Learning Shop

    Over the coming weeks, you will see the list of resources and books growing as materials are based on the work we do with schools to raise achievement in English and Literacy. Items below include course booklets from training days with electronic options included. All hardcopy course notes are photocopiable and simply bound in the course presentation folder to keep prices down.

    Electronic resources are posted to you on a memory stick. Fiction books are the top quality binding you would expect to find in any bookseller on the High Street. A one off postage fee of £2.99 is charged for each order, regardless of the number of items, so enjoy a good browse.

    Shopping For Pleasure

     The Puppeteer - Cover

    Code 001 - "The Puppeteer"

    A  real page turner of a medieval murder mystery by Lynda Kempsey. (Suitable for adults and older children.)  Copies are signed and cost £9.99.

     The Puppeteer - Book Preview

    Code 002 "The Puppeteer"(Electronic Version)

    Please note that electronic copies are not signed and copyright prevents you from buying this in order to create your own copies for distribution. Sent on Memory Stick.  £9.99

    The Puppeteer Bag 

    Code 003 - The Puppeteer Bag

    A practical, spacious and beautiful cotton bag, ideal for school or shopping. I carry a large class's folders in mine. Washable too. Picture from the book cover on the front and quote from the book on the back. Makes a nice gift for fans of medieval designs.  £5.99

     The Puppeteer Mug

    Code 004 - The Puppeteer Mug

    Keep your mug safe in the staffroom with this distinctive design and treat yourself to a break time cuppa. They have a wraparound design from the Puppeteer book cover on a white background.  £3.50

     New products coming soon

    Code 005 - Coming Soon "The Yewberry Transcripts".

    Lynda Kempsey's second in the series of medieval murder mysteries based on the Northern Order of knights, but can be read as a stand alone novel. More details to come soon - release date to be announced.

    Shopping for Training & Classroom Resources

     

    Literacy across the curriculum

    Code 101 and 102

    Literacy Across The Curriculum: course notes and resources. Adapted from Lynda Kempsey's popular one day course  on how to create, implement and sustain a successful Literacy policy in secondary school. Includes classroom activities, ideas to enthuse non-English teachers and examples of policies to get you thinking as you tailor your own.(see testimonials for delegate responses.)

     

    Code 101

    Paper copy of Literacy Across The Curriculum course booklets and pack - Simple binding to keep down costs and allow for photocopying of resources and policies. £24.99
      Code 102

    Paper copy plus electronic materials for Literacy Across The Curriculum. As well as the course pack, you receive a memory stick of electronic resources and The Literacy Across The Curriculum Powerpoint written by Lynda Kempsey. Not write protected so you can tailor it to suit your own school needs.  £74.99

      Code 103

    COMING SOON

    "Lasting Impressions" A series of short stories, old and new, chosen for their lasting impact on readers and because of their suitability for hitting the English assessment foci for reading, writing, speaking and listening. Either use them to create your own schemes or use the ideas in the back of the book. Includes a handy link between Key stage 3 English AFs and GCSE assessment objectives with a table linking levels and grades. (The grid is also an extremely useful  resource in your own planning for progress as you switch from levels to grades. Designed so pupils will also find it informative.) Release date to be announced. Guide price £6.99 - £7.50

                                    

    To order simply download the order form, complete it, then either - email it to lkempsey@nittygrittylearning.co.uk - or
    print it
    and post it to:


    Lynda Kempsey
    1 Redgate House
    Redgate Bank
    Wolsingham
    Co Durham
    DL13 3HH

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