Courses on offer

You may well be asking yourself, well what courses does she actually run? I work on AQA GCSE English Language.

Core and Score Programme - Year 11

  • A 12 week programme primarly focusing on the writing questions (creative and imaginative) on Paper 1 and 2, Sections B.
  • A focus also on the heavily weighted 'evaluation question' (20 marks) on Paper 1 and 'comparison' question (14 marks) on Paper 2.
  • Specific areas of concern can also be addressed with students.

Core and Score Programme - Year 10

  • A 12 week programme familiarsing students with the layout of Paper 1 and Paper 2 for GCSE Language.

The Reading element of the course:-

  • Tackling skills needed for the language and structure questions
  • Learning the skills needed to 'evaluate' and 'compare'
  • Practising inference skills
  • Recognising bias and perspective
  • Analysing mood and tone

The Writing element of the course:-

  • Write coherent, well-structured analytical responses
  • Adapt writing style for different purposes and audiences
  • Use sophisticated vocabulary and varied sentence structures
  • Construct effective arguments with supporting evidence
  • Self-edit and improve their own writing

English Language Foundations: Gateway to GCSE Year 9

  • Confidence boost to enable students to transition into Key Stage 4 by:-
  • developing analytical reading skills for both fiction and non-fiction texts
  • building confident writing skills across different forms and purposes
  • introducing GCSE-style questions and assessment criteria
  • establishing independent study habits