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Make the Case

KS4–5

A one-page 'make the case' for stocking The Boy I Am in your library — themes, age guidance, awards and reader appeal at a glance. Written to help librarians and heads of English justify the spend.

Craft Spotlight — The Finale

KS4–5

A close-reading craft lesson drawn from The Boy I Am, unpicking how the writing builds voice, tension and world. Great for teaching narrative technique and for aspiring writers. Pairs well with the activity pack.

Craft Spotlight — Writing to You

KS4–5

A close-reading craft lesson drawn from The Boy I Am, unpicking how the writing builds voice, tension and world. Great for teaching narrative technique and for aspiring writers. Pairs well with the activity pack.

Activity Pack

KS4–5

A pack of ready-to-use classroom activities for The Boy I Am, from quick starters to extended writing tasks. Everything is rooted in the novel's themes and needs minimal prep. Ideal for building a few lessons or dipping in around a class read.

Craft Spotlight — The Opening

KS4–5

A close-reading craft lesson drawn from The Boy I Am, unpicking how the writing builds voice, tension and world. Great for teaching narrative technique and for aspiring writers. Pairs well with the activity pack.

Content Map

KS4–5

A teacher's map of the full The Boy I Am resource set — what each pack contains and how they fit together. Start here to choose the right resources for your class and key stage.

Reading Group & Shadowing

KS4–5

A reading-group and shadowing pack for The Boy I Am, with prompts and activities for book clubs and award-shadowing groups. Flexible enough for weekly meetings or a one-off session. Encourages student-led talk and reading for pleasure.

KS4 Discussion Guide

KS4

A discussion guide for Control, Alter, Delete, built around its biggest questions: who controls the world we live in, what's real online, and the cost of a comfortable lie. Chapter prompts and debate motions link the novel to PSHE, English, citizenship and media literacy. Pitched for Key Stage 4. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

Make the Case

KS4

A one-page 'make the case' for stocking Control, Alter, Delete in your library — themes, age guidance, awards and reader appeal at a glance. Written to help librarians and heads of English justify the spend. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

Content Map

KS4

A teacher's map of the full Control, Alter, Delete resource set — what each pack contains and how they fit together. Start here to choose the right resources for your class and key stage. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

KS4 Creative Writing Challenge

KS4

A creative-writing challenge inspired by Control, Alter, Delete, inviting students to build their own digital world — and find its cracks. Prompts scaffold worldbuilding, voice and perspective. A KS4 task that rewards imagination and craft.

Activity Pack

KS4

A pack of ready-to-use classroom activities for Control, Alter, Delete, from quick starters to extended writing tasks. Everything is rooted in the novel's themes and needs minimal prep. Ideal for building a few lessons or dipping in around a class read. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

KS3 Discussion Guide

KS3

A discussion guide for Control, Alter, Delete, built around its biggest questions: who controls the world we live in, what's real online, and the cost of a comfortable lie. Chapter prompts and debate motions link the novel to PSHE, English, citizenship and media literacy. Pitched for Key Stage 3. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

Welcome to World 2.0 Card

KS4

A printable 'Welcome to World 2.0' card that drops students straight into the novel's setting. Use it for display, role-play or a lesson hook. A quick, atmospheric way to open a conversation about our own digital lives.

Opening Extract

KS4

The opening extract of Control, Alter, Delete, ready to read aloud or hand out as a hook. A fast, cinematic way into World 2.0 that pulls readers straight in. Perfect for a lesson starter, assembly or library taster.

Lesson Plans

KS4–5

A curriculum-ready lesson plan for The Boy I Am, with clear objectives, activities and outcomes so you can drop the novel straight into your scheme of work. Pitched for Key Stage 4.

Power, Gender & Consent

KS4–5

A focused PSHE and English resource using The Boy I Am to explore power, gender and consent. Structured questions and scenarios make room for careful, age-appropriate discussion of difficult ideas. Best at KS4 and sixth form.

Resources Summary

KS4–5

A teacher's map of the full The Boy I Am resource set — what each pack contains and how they fit together. Start here to choose the right resources for your class and key stage.

Reading Group & Discussion Guide

KS4–5

A ready-to-lead discussion guide for The Boy I Am. Chapter-by-chapter questions and whole-class debate prompts open up the novel's themes — power, gender, consent and the courage to speak up — for English and PSHE. Designed to spark the kind of argument that gets a class thinking. Best at KS4 and sixth form.

Craft Spotlight — The Garden

KS4–5

A close-reading craft lesson drawn from The Boy I Am, unpicking how the writing builds voice, tension and world. Great for teaching narrative technique and for aspiring writers. Pairs well with the activity pack.

Reading Access

KS4–5

Support materials that make The Boy I Am accessible to reluctant and struggling readers, including a plot-keeper, key vocabulary and reading strategies. Designed to keep every reader in the story. Useful in SEND and EAL settings.

Craft Spotlight

KS4

A close-reading craft lesson drawn from Control, Alter, Delete, unpicking how the writing builds voice, tension and world. Great for teaching narrative technique and for aspiring writers. Pairs well with the activity pack.

KS3 Lesson Plan

KS3

A curriculum-ready lesson plan for Control, Alter, Delete, with clear objectives, activities and outcomes so you can drop the novel straight into your scheme of work. Pitched for Key Stage 3. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

KS4 Lesson Plan

KS4

A curriculum-ready lesson plan for Control, Alter, Delete, with clear objectives, activities and outcomes so you can drop the novel straight into your scheme of work. Pitched for Key Stage 4. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

KS3 Three-Lesson Unit

KS3

A self-contained KS3 teaching unit on Control, Alter, Delete across three lessons, taking students from first impressions through analysis to their own response. Each lesson builds on the last, with objectives and tasks set out. Works as a mini-scheme or a taster before a full read. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

Resources Summary

KS4

A teacher's map of the full Control, Alter, Delete resource set — what each pack contains and how they fit together. Start here to choose the right resources for your class and key stage. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

KS4 Three-Lesson Unit

KS4

A self-contained KS4 teaching unit on Control, Alter, Delete across three lessons, taking students from first impressions through analysis to their own response. Each lesson builds on the last, with objectives and tasks set out. Works as a mini-scheme or a taster before a full read. Content note: grief, online abuse and brief self-harm imagery; best at KS4.

Reading Access

KS4

Support materials that make Control, Alter, Delete accessible to reluctant and struggling readers, including a plot-keeper, key vocabulary and reading strategies. Designed to keep every reader in the story. Useful in SEND and EAL settings.

Reading Group & Shadowing

KS4

A reading-group and shadowing pack for Control, Alter, Delete, with prompts and activities for book clubs and award-shadowing groups. Flexible enough for weekly meetings or a one-off session. Encourages student-led talk and reading for pleasure.

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