NAPLAN prep, no sweatTargeted revision that’s fun, effective and saves you precious time.
Does the thought of NAPLAN leave you feeling …
- Totally overwhelmed and stressed out?
- Exhausted from trying to fit it all in?
- Confused about what’s the best, most impactful use of your time?
- Like there’s no fun in your classroom?
- Like you’re missing out on precious learning time with your class?
- Frustrated by the interruption to your plans for the Term?
It’s not just you.
We hear this from teachers every year …
NAPLAN is just one more thing added to an already gruelling workload.
You’ve only got very limited time to:
- revise narrative and persuasive writing
- do lots of timed practice
- refresh students’ skills and knowledge.
We’re here to help.
Seven Steps focuses on the authorial skills of writing. Which is handy because NAPLAN values the authorial skills over any other.
So we mapped Seven Steps skills to the NAPLAN marking criteria to create a classroom-ready resource that explicitly shows you how to focus on the skills that get results.
You get a streamlined set of resources that bring the fun to revision, save you precious time and empower your students to give NAPLAN markers exactly what they’re looking for.
NAPLAN Writing Success
Everything you need to …
Save your time. Empower your students.
Give NAPLAN markers what they want.
You can use NAPLAN Writing Success to …
Save planning time
We’ve done ALL the planning and preparation for you, with ready-to-use classroom PowerPoints, comprehensive lesson notes and practical student templates.
Turbo-charge engagement
No more boring revision drills. This is jam-packed with fun multimedia elements and engaging activities – perfect for getting student buy-in!
Maximise limited prep time
You’ll focus on the skills that have the greatest impact and deliver them in the most effective way so your students can approach the writing test with confidence.
Make NAPLAN markers happy
Targeted revision allows you to cash in on the Seven Steps skills that align with the NAPLAN marking criteria – and give your students the edge.
The Seven Steps relate to the big bang criteria that pull the highest marks.
– Brent Heiniger, Maleny State School
What do I get?
This isn’t a pick-and-mix approach to NAPLAN revision. No more downloading mismatched resources and trying to sort it out for yourself.
NAPLAN Writing Success guides you every Step of the way. You’ll know exactly what to do and say – and when!
Let’s take a look at what you get …
Resource Packs
There are 8 Resource Packs covering narrative and persuasive writing. You’ll get a tonne of exemplars, practice topics and high-impact activities to make boosting your students’ confidence and skills a breeze.
Each Resource Pack contains:
- An editable Classroom PowerPoint, with the relevant NAPLAN marking criteria clearly flagged throughout (for laser focus)
- A printable version of the PowerPoint with detailed lesson notes (this is GOLD)
- A Student Resources booklet with ready-to-go templates (kids love them!)
- A student certificate to celebrate progress (and up engagement).
Video Guides
You don’t have time to watch hours and hours of how-to videos.
So we’ve made it extremely simple.
Two short, practical videos walk you through the Seven Steps approach to NAPLAN and how to use the resources in your classroom.
And then you’re on your way!
Whole-school access – through Teacher Hub!
Already packed with training and resources to help you teach great writing, a Teacher Hub school subscription is now even more powerful.
The new NAPLAN Writing Success modules in Teacher Hub give you access to all the Resource Packs, Video Guides and Teacher Notes outlined above.
Even better, every teacher in your school will gain access to these essential revision resources!
Don’t want access to Teacher Hub but still interested in NAPLAN Writing Success? Buy it here for $295.
See what teachers are saying ...
"The slides made it very easy to run through the core Steps. The lesson notes were on point – the instruction/explanation for each slide made me feel like I’m not alone. Definitely saved time and my students benefited through this revision."
~ Wendy Fong, Tutor
See what teachers are saying ...
"The PowerPoints in particular and the lesson ideas were great. It did save time in planning. And my students enjoyed the writing activities.”
~ Matthew Walter, Wyoming Public School
See what teachers are saying ...
“I liked having a great variety of ready-to-use-resources that my students found engaging. Having NAPLAN-focused activities with the making criteria in mind was very helpful."
~ Kieran O'Connor, Mulbring Public School
Award-winning NAPLAN revision …
NAPLAN Writing Success won Teaching or Reference Resource of the Year (Secondary) and was awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the Primary category at the Educational Publishing Awards. In a glowing review, the judge wrote:
“NAPLAN Writing Success is a new and exciting resource which supports teachers, students, and the school in developing students’ skills so that they achieve success in their writing.
This is an overarching and comprehensive resource which can be used by teachers and students in a diverse range of settings to improve outcomes beyond the NAPLAN parameters and beyond the NAPLAN years.
Moreover, this resource is multi-disciplinary, multi-media, packed full of videos, resources, teacher notes and it is bursting with pedagogical approaches and ideas for engaging and improving student learning.”
Ready to ditch the overwhelm and focus on the skills that get results?
NAPLAN Writing Success
Everything you need to maximise your time and impact in the lead-up to NAPLAN.
For best value, get it with a Teacher Hub school subscription here.
$295 excl GST - NAPLAN Writing Success only
FAQs
Do I need to know the Seven Steps to use this?
Familiarity with the program is ideal, but you don’t need to be trained in the Seven Steps to benefit from this resource in the lead-up to NAPLAN.
However, if you’re a Teacher Hub member, you’ll also have access to the full training videos in the Narrative and Persuasive writing modules. These will give you great training and insights into the Seven Steps.
How long do I have access to the video and resources?
As long as your Teacher Hub subscription is active, you can access them!
Is there a recommended preparation time leading up to NAPLAN?
While schools approach NAPLAN in many different ways, we recommend that you spend at least four weeks revising the structural Steps for each text type – so eight weeks in total to cover narrative and persuasive text types. You can adapt our suggested approach to fit with your scope and sequence and curriculum planning documents.
Can I share it with my whole school?
Yes, you can! When you purchase it, your whole school gains access to all materials.
If you have a Teacher Hub school subscription
When you sign up for a Teacher Hub school subscription, you can easily invite your teachers to join. As soon as they have logged in, they will be able to access the NAPLAN Writing Success materials from their dashboard.
If you’ve purchased NAPLAN Writing Success separately
When we have received your order, all teachers currently linked to your school in Teacher Hub will be emailed with details on how to access it.
If there are teachers at your school who don’t currently have access to Teacher Hub, it’s easy for your school’s Teacher Hub administrator to invite them (and remove old ones).
Once your school’s administrator is logged into Teacher Hub, they simply need to go to their account page (click on your initials on the top left-hand side of the screen). Then click on the My School tab. There, they can invite teachers from your school to join. You can also remove teachers who have left the school.
How do I access the video and resources?
If you have a Teacher Hub school subscription
Simply log in to Teacher Hub, and you’ll see the ‘NAPLAN’ Course on the left-hand side of your screen. Click on it, and then follow the modules to find the videos and resources.
If you’ve purchased NAPLAN Writing Success separately
You will receive an email with a link to access the Resource Packs and Video Guides. We recommend you bookmark this page so you can quickly access everything you need in the lead-up to NAPLAN.
Otherwise, go directly to Seven Steps Teacher Hub and from the dashboard, click on the small Products tile or the Products link in the hamburger menu. Look for the NAPLAN Writing Success tile on the Products page.
What does my licence include?
When you buy a Teacher Hub school subscription or NAPLAN Writing Success, your purchase includes a digital and photocopy licence for use in your school only. This is a single school and single campus licence only. You are not permitted to pass these valuable resources to anyone else. You do have permission to put the resources up on your intranet so they can be downloaded by teachers in your school. However, please ensure this is a secure place that can be accessed only by your teachers. Thank you for your support.
What year levels are covered?
These resources are designed for teachers of Years 2 to 9, as they play an important role in building student confidence and preparing them for NAPLAN.
The Classroom PowerPoints and Student Resource packs include ‘Taking it further’ activities that can be used to cater for different ages and stages.
So that you can further adapt the materials to fit the needs of your students, the Classroom PowerPoints are also editable.
Does this cover both narrative and persuasive text types?
Yes, there is a series of Resource Packs for both narrative and persuasive text types.
How long does it take to teach the Classroom PowerPoints?
This will depend on the age and stage of the students in your class. We suggest about a week per pack. There is a 4-week revision plan provided for each text type in the corresponding Teacher Notes.
Are the PowerPoints editable?
Yes, the PowerPoints are editable so they are easy to adapt to suit your students’ needs and your context.
How do I use the resources if my students are new to the Seven Steps?
NAPLAN Writing Success is designed to be used with students who have already been taught the Seven Steps. It can be used to supplement existing Seven Steps resources from Teacher Hub and our Narrative and Persuasive Writing Manuals to prepare for NAPLAN.
However, as we don’t run through the Seven Steps theory in great depth as part of these revision lessons, previous knowledge and understanding of the Seven Steps techniques are required.
How do I know which NAPLAN Marking criteria are covered in the Resource Packs?
The Teacher Guide contains a number of tables that outline where the Seven Steps and NAPLAN Marking Criteria overlap, so it’s easy to see at a glance which skill or skills are covered in each Resource Pack. The Classroom PowerPoints also contain flags to highlight the NAPLAN criteria being addressed as the lessons unfold.
Is this included in a Seven Steps membership?
NAPLAN Writing Success is accessible on Teacher Hub with a school subscription, but not individual subscriptions.
Will NAPLAN Writing Success be suitable for my secondary classroom?
Yes. NAPLAN Writing Success will be very beneficial for your secondary classroom.
The Resource Packs will help students to revise the Seven Steps theory they have already been taught and the Taking It Further section in each pack extends and builds on the knowledge and skills required by the NAPLAN marking criteria.
For secondary students, you may find that the first part of the Resource Packs can be covered more quickly and more time can be spent on the additional practice prompts found at the end of each unit.
Will NAPLAN Writing Success be suitable for my early years classroom?
NAPLAN Writing Success is suitable for the early years classroom from Year 2, IF students have already been taught the Seven Steps.
The series is designed to help students to revisit and revise the Seven Steps to help them to prepare for the NAPLAN writing test, it is not designed as a way to introduce and roll out the Seven Steps in the Early Years classroom.
While the Teacher Notes include a 4-week guide for revision, you may find that you’ll need to extend that timeline for your younger students.
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