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Blood Brothers GCSE Pack

A pack full of engaging and stimulating worksheets for GCSE students, developing understanding of events, themes and characters.

Blood Brothers is a popular modern choice of text at GCSE, particularly for challenging lower ability students. This pack has been specially written to offer teachers an exhaustive amount of resources for this text. The resource works alongside any recording of the musical, inspiring students to discover the charm and success of such a long running West End show.

Every activity concentrates on one of the four Assessment Objectives prescribed for assessing students in GCSE literature courses. The pack has been carefully written to complement all GCSE teaching of the text, regardless of examination board.

  • Exhaustive set of engaging worksheets for every main event of the musical
  • Special theme and issues section focussing on the musical's social and historical context
  • Unique speaking and listening assessment task
  • Essay writing tips in pupil friendly language
  • Attractive layout and graphics
  • Extension activities on every worksheet
  • Guidance for teachers