GCSE English Language

The English Language GCSE is one of the core subjects and a good pass is a requirement for almost all sixth form courses. The papers are unseen so students really need a wide variety of skills that they can quickly adapt to deal with the different questions based on texts that they have never seen before.

My GCSE Language courses are geared to help students learn and improve the skills needed to excel in the final exams with expert tuition and engaging materials at a reasonable price.

How does the course work?

Each course lasts 6 weeks and consists of 5 x 50 minute zoom lessons.

In the sixth week, instead of a live lesson, the students complete exam tasks at home in their own time and I mark it with feedback.  This way, the students build up confidence and develop their skills, including the all-important timing of the paper. 

Dates

September- October- English Language Paper 1

November- December- English Language Paper 2

January-February- English Language Paper 1

March- April- English Language Paper 2

The cost for each 6 week block is £120. 

Each block is completely separate from each other so students are exposed to new material all the time.

Year 11 AQA class- Mondays at 5.00 (full)

Year 11 AQA class – Tuesdays at 6.00 (full)

Year 11 AQA class Wednesdays at 5.00 (full)

Year 11 AQA class- Wednesdays at 6.00 (full)

Year 11 AQA class – Saturdays at 10.30 (4 spaces)

November Resit Lessons

Summer results not as good as you’d hoped? Planning to resit your English Language GCSE this November?

Students almost always improve by at least one grade in the November exam. They often go up two grades and sometimes even three grades.

Improve your English grade through an intensive revision course that will allow you to achieve your true potential this November.

I am a senior examiner for two different major examination boards with 25 years of classroom and tuition experience.

I can guide you to success with a tried and tested revision course that has had 100% success for the last five years.

How does the course work?

* Six focused and engaging revision sessions

* Expert teaching with lots of opportunities for students to practise key skills

* Model answers provided for all questions

* Detailed written feedback given on four sample exam papers

* Lessons all delivered in person via zoom

What are the course dates?

Thursday 24th September Zoom lesson on Paper 1 6.30-8.00pm

Thursday 1st October- marked practice Paper 1 

Thursday 8th October – Zoom lesson on Paper 2 6.30-8.00pm

Tuesday 13th October- marked practice Paper 2

Thursday 15th October- Zoom lesson on Paper 1 6.30-8.00pm

Half term week- 2 x practice papers marked 

Thursday 29th October- Zoom lesson on  Paper 2

Sunday 1st November – Zoom lesson on Paper 1  5.00-6.30pm

Wednesday 8th November- Zoom lesson on Paper 2  7.00-8.30 pm

What is the cost of the course?

Total cost for 9 hours of expert tuition plus four comprehensively marked exam papers: £200

Year 10

Year 10 

Are you interested in group tuition? If yes, I run a series of courses throughout the year to help year 10 students prepare for their English Language and Literature GCSEs. The lessons are designed to help students improve their key skills such as writing skills, with focus on punctuation, sentence structure and vocabulary. In the lessons, we read and respond to a wide range of fantastic short stories, poems and non-fiction writing, aiming to build up the perceptive understanding needed to excel in the English GCSEs.

How does the course work?

Each course lasts 6 weeks and consists of 5 x 50 minute zoom lessons.

In the sixth week, the students complete an extended task in their own time and I mark it with feedback.  This way, the students build up confidence and develop their skills independently.

September- October- English Language Paper 1 skills

November- December- English Language Paper 2 skills

January-February- Poetry

March-General Literature skills

April- May- English Language Paper 1 skills

June- July- English Language Paper 2 skills

The cost for each 6 week block is £120. 

Each block is completely separate from each other so students are exposed to new material all the time.

Mondays 6.00-6.50 (start date Monday 7th September)

Tuesdays 5.00-5.50 (start date Tuesday 8th September)

Literature

Year Literature 

Literature classes

The literature texts are fantastic stories of passion, betrayal, friendship and conflict yet many students struggle to revise them successfully. The revision classes I run cover themes and characters in the four main texts that are popular with schools. Lessons are lively and engaging as students learn key quotations, embed essential context and practise language analysis.

The vast majority of students will have completed all the literature texts by Christmas which means they will be ready to revise the texts at the start of January 2027.

How does the course work?

Each course lasts 10 weeks and consists of 10 x 50 minute zoom lessons. They start the week beginning January 4th and complete March 28th.  Each lesson covers a different theme or character. Lessons are very interactive and engaging, focusing on mastering the key skills such as language analysis, use of context and essay planning.

The literature classes are on the following texts:

‘A Christmas Carol’ (Tuesday evening 7.00-7.50)

‘Macbeth’ (Wednesday afternoon 5.00-5.50)

‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Wednesday afternoon 6.00-6.50)

‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ (Thursday afternoon 5.00-5.50)

‘An Inspector Calls’ (Saturday 10.30-11.20)

I send out a full set of notes and model answers at the end of each lesson for independent revision.