Master “ANALYSIS” & be a top 10% GCSE English Student.. gcse english

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As we ease into Week 2 of School, I want to give you the top cheat code to making GCSE English your EASIEST subject this year. Master this skill and you will be among the top 10% of achievers getting Grade 7, 8 and 9 consistently.

What is this skill?

✨ANALYSIS✨

If there is 1 thing you ...

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Language Paper 1.. MODEL ANSWER! 😃 gcse english

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HAPPY FRIDAY! If this was your first week back in school – how was it? Exhausting? Tiring? Fun? Well done for surviving! 😊

I’m feeling generous this week and I’m back with another freebie – the PERFECT GCSE MODEL ANSWER for Language Paper 1, Question 2.

This is the “Language” question –...

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🚨 FREEBIE ALERT 🚨: GCSE Paper 2 – NEW 2026 EXAM PAPER! gcse english

Happy Wednesday!

If you are in Year 10 and Year 11, you’ve probably headed back to school this week or you’re gearing up to return next week – either way, I want to make the transition back to school, back to class and back to mocks as EASY as possible for you!

As you know, AQA changed its exam fo...

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🚫 3 Things You Should Never Do if You Struggle with English GCSE🚫 gcse english

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If you struggle with English, it’s often not because you’re “bad” at it — it’s because you’ve been taught the wrong way.

Here are 3 things you should NEVER do if you’re struggling with English GCSE:

❌ 1. Ignoring analysis – knowing the text isn’t enough if you don’t know how to ANALYSE ...

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Stressing About School Next Week? 😰 gcse english

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Can you believe summer’s over?! Where did all the time GO?

If you’re in Year 9 going into Year 10, or Year 10 going on to Year 11, you’re probably feeling pre-school nerves.

Maybe you’d PROMISED yourself this summer you’d catch up on all the work, reading and revision you’d just never g...

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How to *actually* ANALYSE any GCSE English question! gcse english

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So on Monday, I began by giving you an easy way to EASE into analysis – this super skill that if you master, you’ve basically mastered English GCSE and you’re CLEAR. (Shhh.. don’t tell your teachers!)

Today, I want to encourage you to go on step further and actually APPLY this to a

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GCSE Grade Boundaries Went Up By 20 Marks… 😱 gcse english

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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...

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🚨 FREEBIE ALERT 🚨: Free model answer (Paper 1, Q5) gcse english

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...

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Doing GCSE Resits? 5 Worst Mistakes to AVOID in Your November GCSE Exams gcse english

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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...

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🚨2025 RESIT EXAMS MASTERCLASS: 3PM ON SUNDAY!🚨 gcse english

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...

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How to write the Perfect “STORY OPENING” in 5 Steps! ✍️ gcse english

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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:...

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Stressing about mock exams next month? gcse english

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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...

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