Students often tell teacher Mark Roberts that they find it hard to revise for GCSE English. This guide will show you why that is a common misconception, and that all you need is an organised, step-by-step approach to your English revision!
Highly recommended study guide – School Reading List:
‘A detailed, structured, and very practical method for tackling GCSE revision – both in the long term from the start of year 9 or 10, and once the final summer term begins in year 11. It doesn’t just tackle the curriculum content – there are sections on study skills organisation, how to memorise quotes, and how to cope with stress. The clear and varied layout, featuring easy to read text, tables, diagrams, bullet points, and endless exam-based examples makes this book a winner. Ideal for pupils who find it difficult to motivate themselves for revision”.
Mark is currently Director of Research at a school in Northern Ireland, an English teacher and writer. He was previously Assistant Principal at a mixed 11–18 comprehensive school in Devon and prior to that he worked at an inner-city comprehensive for boys in Manchester. Mark writes a blog about teaching English, writes for Emag (the English Media Centre A Level magazine) as well as contributing regularly to TES on subjects including pedagogy, behaviour, leadership, and educational research. He is one half of the fantastic author team behind ‘Boys Don't Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools’.