55 Days Left To Exams? Do These 5 Things Today! gcse english

⏰GCSE Countdown: 55 Days Left!⏰

Happy Monday!

I hope you had an amazing weekend. If you are in Year 11 (or you are the parent of a Year 11 student), you will know you now have 7 Weeks Left to the start of GCSE season – exams officially start on 4 May and GCSE English exams start in exactly 55 Days...

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How to ANALYSE any GCSE exam question and get full marks! gcse english

⏰GCSE Countdown: 58 Days Left!⏰

Happy Friday! 😃

The one thing that makes or breaks an English GCSE Exam is ANALYSIS and if you want to do well in your exams – you have to NAIL this skill.

I’m going to keep today’s lesson short, simple and sweet – I’ll show you STEP BY STEP exactly how to analyse ...

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The #1 Thing Stopping You Getting Top Marks in AQA English Language Paper 1 gcse english

Hi there 😊

If you’re revising for AQA English Language Paper 1, I want to share something that genuinely transforms answers.

It’s a SMALL shift.
But it creates a BIG difference.

In Question 2, students often write: “The writer uses a metaphor to show it’s scary.”

This is a good starting point in ...

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We are on BILLBOARDS across the UK! gcse english gcse maths gcse science

Happy Monday 😃

I am thrilled to let you know that First Rate Tutors is going NATIONAL this month as we will featured on billboards across the UK. 😃

Starting TODAY - billboards will be rolled out across major cities in the UK - featuring our Maths, Science & English GCSE Masterclasses!

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How To Go Up By 3 Grades In Macbeth! 🤴 gcse english

⏰ GCSE Countdown: 84 Days Left! ⏰

Earlier this week, I went over my 3 TOP THEMES you can use in ANY Macbeth GCSE Essay: 

✨PS: I’m running MACBETH February Half Term Revision Class on Monday 17th February at 5pm - sign up here!👇

How do you go up by 3 Grades in Macbeth?

1️⃣ Ma...

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GCSE Literature Easter Classes: Next Week From 6-12 April! gcse english

⏰ GCSE Countdown: 41 Days Left! ⏰

Hi there,

I hope you had a great weekend! The clocks went forward yesterday and it’s getting warmer and lighter. What that means is.. GCSE season is in full swing! We’re now just 6 Weeks away from GCSE Literature Paper 1 & 2 exams.

As we are 6 Weeks away, I teame...

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Mr Birling Analysis: The ONE Word GCSE Examiners Love (Inspector Calls: 2026 GCSE Exams) gcse english

Happy Friday!

Can you believe Easter is almost here? If you are in Year 10 or 11 (or you’re the parent of a Year 10 and 11 student!) you will know that this marks 6 Weeks to the GCSE English Literature exams.

Now to help my students make the most of their Easter break (so this final holiday before...

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How to Structure a Grade 9 Literature Essay gcse english

Hi,

If you are aiming for a Grade 9 in GCSE English Literature, there’s one thing you absolutely need to get right:

Essay structure

That’s exactly why I wanted to send this today.

Most students don’t lose marks because they don’t understand the text…

They lose marks because their essays are unc...

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A Reading of Lady Macbeth gcse english

Hi everyone,

GCSEs are literally around the corner now (which is slightly terrifying, I know), and while I was preparing for Lit Week, I found myself going back to Macbeth, specifically, Lady Macbeth.

Now, full disclosure, I was reading it because I genuinely love the play. At this stage, you shou...

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Examiner Analysis: What GCSE Examiners REALLY Want to See in your Power & Conflict Poetry Essay gcse english

Hi there,

I hope you are having a great week and if you’re on Easter break, I hope your revision is going well! I wanted to talk about Power & Conflict poetry and more specifically – what examiners WANT to see in your GCSE Essays.. especially if you’re having assessments or your final GCSE Exams on...

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My Macbeth GCSE Predictions: 2026 Exams! 🤴 gcse english

⏰ GCSE Countdown: 34 Days Left ⏰

34 days. That’s all that stands between you and your GCSE English Literature exam.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, a bit behind, or like you should have started earlier, I promise you, most students feel exactly the same at this point. The difference now isn’t when ...

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19 days. Four English exams. Here’s what you do first. gcse english

Literature Paper 1 is on 11 May. That is in less than three weeks. And before you spiral, I want to say something that I genuinely mean: three weeks is actually enough time to move up a whole grade boundary, if you use it properly. I’ve seen it happen, more times than I can count.

But the word “pro...

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