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Happy Wednesday and I hope you’re having a lovely week so far. 🤗
I want to discuss Language Paper 2 – which I personally think lots of students tend to UNDERESTIMATE!
It’s not really their fault though.. teachers get super obsessed with creative writing (Paper 1). A...
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Happy Friday! And as the week is winding down, I’m gearing up for my GCSE English Masterclass this Sunday at 5pm. 😃
We will cover the new 2026 Exam Paper format and go over AQA’s major changes to the exam format, how to boost your marks ahead of your OCTOBER MOCK EXAMS, plus how to impro...
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I hope you’re having an amazing Sunday! This is just a reminder that TODAY I’ll be hosting my first GCSE English Masterclass of the year.. yaaay! 🎉
Join in, ask me as many questions as you want. We have MOCK EXAMS next month - so my aim is for EVERYONE in this class to go up by at least ...
Happy Monday! 😃
Yesterday I resumed my 5pm GCSE English Masterclass and what an AMAZING first lesson! It was so wonderful to have so, so many Year 9s, Year 10s and Year 11s joining in, super active and engaged – asking me questions, having practiced in advance of the class.
This is exactly why I r...
GCSE Language Paper 2 is the MOST ignored, neglected, overlooked paper. Teachers and students get so obsessed with Paper 1.. creative writing.. description.. how to analyse “language”, what does “structure” mean – that they overlook Language Paper 2. It’s an afterthought. It falls by the wayside.
T...
Happy Wednesday!
As we are now officially in mock exams season.. I’ve been getting lots of requests for Literature classes. When will I cover Macbeth.. Christmas Carol.. Inspector Calls.. What about Poetry?!
I’m excited to let you know that I’ll be having a GCSE Literature Week of Classes – everyd...
I want to talk about Inspector Calls - a play that’s easy to understand. So easy.. that students spend ZERO time practicing past papers. Then in their mock exams they end up getting the lowest marks in this question.
Why? Students cram quotes for this “easy” play, then DESCRIBE what happens, rather...
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As we’re in mock exams season, I know when it comes to GCSE English Literature MACBETH is the one set text that GCSE students absolutely hate! Why?
1️⃣ It’s written in old English
2️⃣ It’s about themes like kingship and guilt that nobody cares about
3️⃣ Remembering quotes for all the c...
Lady Macbeth is a powerful and complex character. As one of the play’s central characters, you can certainly bank on her possibly coming up in your mock exams or your final GCSE exams.
Many students do badly when writing about her as they get often describe her a...
GCSE Poetry is arguably one of the most hated parts of GCSE English! Why?
1️⃣ Too many poems to remember
2️⃣ What on earth are these poems even about?
3️⃣ Overwhelm: which quotes should I pick?
If this is you - I’ll show you exactly how to make this EASY. GCSE Poetry doesn’t have to be this vagu...
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“Analysis” is where your marks reside.. improve this and you will SMASH your mock exams!
In my YouTube video, I explain how to analyse ANY extract in English Language & Literature exams (click on the image to watch):
But if you can’t be bothered to watch it, this is EXACTLY...
Every single year in mock exams season, teachers see the same terrible words that drives them crazy. Worse still, students end up doing badly and wondering where they went wrong.
Is your vocabulary holding you back? Here are the 10 WORST WORDS that TEACHERS HATE. Read the list.
Are you guilty of u...
