English, Why Bother?

Overview

Two-minute videos that link a writing text type (narrative, letter, report, explanation, persuasion, poetry, and more) to real jobs that use that form, so pupils see how the skills they are developing can lead to job opportunities beyond school. These aren’t tied to a scheme; they’re designed for any school context. Writing units are often personal to the school; the stimulus might change, but the text types stay the same, which makes these clips ideal for English leads to map onto upcoming plans.

A Sample 'English, Why Bother?' Resource

How To Use This Resource

Share the playlist with your English lead so they can drop the right clips into the long-term map by text type, then in class play a two-minute video at the start or end of the lesson. Or use them in planning meetings to agree which genres connect to upcoming sequences of writing.

An Overview of our 'English, Why Bother?' resources

  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Descriptive Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Diary Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Explanation Texts
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Instructions
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Journalistic Reports
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Letter Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Myths & Legends
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Narrative Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Non-Chronological Reports
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Poetry
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Speeches
  • English, Why Bother? – LKS2 – Traditional Tales
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Descriptive Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Diary Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Explanation Texts
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Instructions
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Journalistic Reports
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Letter Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Myths & Legends
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Narrative Writing
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Non-Chronological Reports
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Poetry
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Speeches
  • English, Why Bother? – UKS2 – Traditional Tales