Top Marks at GCSE English

How to teach the most able students

  • How to secure grades 7-9
  • Make English Language/Literature work for your class:
    • linear examinations 
    • lessons learned from 2017 exams
    • more rigorous content 
    • unseen text requirement 
  • A toolkit to stretch and challenge all learners
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        Description

        Requirements for achieving the ‘new A*’

        What grades 7-9 look like at GCSE

        Ways to succeed with all exam boards:

        • OCR

        • AQA

        • WJEC

        • Edexcel 

        The key differences between: 

        • new content

        • old content

         

        A step-by-step guide to:

        Teach evaluative and critical analysis skills

        Boost literacy to higher levels

        Promote a passion for reading

        Improve subject knowledge for the heightened requirements at GCSE

        Embed skills for linear success

        Utilise Outstanding teaching to maximise engagement

        Fuel independent learning

        Build clear feedback channels

        Maximise ‘top marks’ teaching

         

        Tools to teach new content

        • Lesson ideas designed to challenge

        • English Progression Paths

        • Advanced questioning techniques

        • Moderation of material

        • Example texts and question requirements

        • Rethinking KS3 for exam success

        • Extra-curricular enrichment activities

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        Additional information

        Subject

        English & Literacy

        Course Type

        Curriculum & Qualifications, Ofsted / Outstanding