Enhance Your English Skills

26/01/2023

28/06/2022

Are you looking for a tutor for GCSE English Language or Literature? Are you looking to provide your child with a boost of confidence before Y11?

*Special Summer Offer (July only): 3 hours for £55 *

08/06/2022

Good luck to everyone sitting their GCSE Literature exam today.

It's time to show off what you can do! All of your hard work will pay off.

06/06/2022

Wondering how to revise for the poetry section in your GCSE Literature exam? ✅

1) Revise your poetic techniques.

Do you know the following? What else can you add to this list?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Sibilance
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
Rhetorical questions
Assonance

2) Remember to discuss the structure of the poem:

Stanza(s)
Rhyme and rhyming couplets
Rhythm
Caesura
Enjambment
Volta

What else could you explore?

* Remember that it is crucial to explain the EFFECT on the person reading it; what do the poetic techniques make you think, feel or understand?

** If you have studied an anthology, make sure that you know some helpful context for each poem.

31/05/2022

Wondering how to revise for English Literature and your Shakespeare question today?

1) Bullet point the characters in your play and find three adjectives to describe them. Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist?

2) Write down as many quotations as you can from memory. What do they show? What are the key words/techniques to explore within them?

3) Identify the main themes in your play.

4) Create a mind map of the relevant context.

5) Create a quick timeline showing the main events in the play.

31/05/2022

Two English exams down, two to go!

18/05/2022

Well done to everyone that sat their first English Language exam today!

04/05/2022

1-1 tutoring is a secret weapon in preparing for your child's GCSE examinations. It provides tailored support, focusing on just what your child needs to succeed and reach their potential.

Comment below or email [email protected] to get in contact to discuss some last minute support before the exams.

12/04/2022

With just over one month until the first English GCSE, now is the perfect time to develop and build on existing skills, revise areas for development and focus on getting the grades needed for the future.

05/04/2022

Please get in contact if you are looking for some last minute support for your child in their preparation for the upcoming GCSE English Literature or Language examinations.

16/03/2022

Are you looking for a tutor to boost skills and confidence for the upcoming GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature exams?

Get in contact today to discuss how together we can help your child reach their potential.