Hi there,

It's close to a week since GCSE Results Day and interestingly GCSE pass rates went down. Close to 40% of Students FAILED English & Maths and AQA announced that grade boundaries went up to 'Pre-COVID' grades - meaning passing is now HARDER!

Yet on the same day (and every day since Results...

Dear Me (the slightly stressed, slightly clueless, slightly hopeful version),

You’re about to step into Year 11—and whether you realise it or not, this is going to be your year. Not because everything will be perfect (spoiler: it won’t), but because this is the year you’ll discover just how capable...

Phew.. what a week it’s been! We had GCSE Results Day.. it’s almost the end of summer – where has the time gone?!

If you’re heading into Year 10 or Year 11, or you’re the parent of a child that’s heading into the critical “GCSE years” in school – now’s a good time to slowly ease back in.

It can be...

Hi there!

As we finish off Week 3 of the New School Year, I've been getting lots of emails from Year 10s and Year 11s who are stressed about their October Mock Exams!

I've also heard from many of you who are doing your November Resit Exams - asking: what's the best way to prepare for Language Pape...

Hi there,

Are you part of my Masterclass and doing your RESITS in November? Please note I’ll have RESIT EXAMS CLASSES starting at 3pm – 4pm (before my 5pm class).

Your exams will follow the old 2025 Exams format, not the new 2026 Exams format which we will practice at 5pm – 6pm.

Please email me i...

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...

Hi there,

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 ...

Hi there,

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...

Hi there,

On Sunday, I released a YouTube video going over how to answer AQA’s “story opening” – the new structure of the “story” question! My most recent YouTube video covers this in detail (watch here:

Can’t be bothered to watch? Here’s a summary of your Perfect “STORY OPENING” Structure:...

Hi there,

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...

Hi there,

Failed your GCSE English in the summer? Don’t panic. November is your second chance – but if you repeat the same mistakes, you’ll likely get the same result.

The truth is, many students fall into the same traps when preparing for their resits. But.. you can avoid them. Here are the 5 big...