Holiday Courses
GCSE English Revision Classes - February 2026
February Half-term GCSE English classes
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February Half-term GCSE English classes 〰️
Registration for our February Half-term Workshops is now open and will close just before each class begins. We have a maximum of 8 spaces per group class and all resources will be sent by PDF before the online group begins, they’ll also be available on Canva.
GCSE English Literature - Text Specific Revision sessions
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GCSE English Literature - Text Specific Revision sessions 〰️
GCSE English Literature - Exam Texts Revision Sessions
Key Information:
These sessions focus on in-depth revision of individual GCSE English Literature texts. Students will revisit key themes, characters, and moments from each text, practise exam-style questions, and develop clear strategies for planning and writing high-level responses. Sessions are suitable for Year 10 and Year 11 students across all exam boards. If you have a Y9 student that would like to join us, please email for suitability - we’ll assume that they have read the whole text.
Dates -
Monday 16th February | 11:30am – 1:00pm
An Inspector Calls
Revision of key themes, character development, and significant quotations. Students will practise exam-style questions, learn how to select and embed evidence effectively, and receive guidance on structuring responses to reach the higher mark bands.Tuesday 17th February | 10:30am – 12:00pm
Macbeth
Focused revision of themes, character arcs, and key scenes. The session will include support on understanding Shakespearean language, choosing precise quotations, and writing concise, well-structured exam answers.Wednesday 18th February | 9:00am – 10:30am
A Christmas Carol
Revision of characters, themes, and context, with a strong focus on how these link to exam questions. Students will practise planning and structuring responses that clearly meet assessment objectives.
Age Group - KS4 - Year 10 and Year 11
Max. 8 students - Please note, we can take no more than 8 students, as all students will require personal attention throughout the workshops.
Class Fee: £37.50 per session (£25ph)
What’s included?
Any digital resources that they’ll need - key quotes documents, themes and exam structure guides.
Lots of fun and games via online platform, Blooket. Students will also have an opportunity to play as a single player at home.
A shared Canva link to work on during the lesson and to save as revision material at the end of the class.
GCSE English Literature - Unseen Poetry
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GCSE English Literature - Unseen Poetry 〰️
GCSE English Literature - Unseen Poetry
Key Information:
This session is designed to help students feel confident when faced with unseen poetry in the exam. It focuses on practical, repeatable strategies that work across all exam boards and helps students understand exactly what the examiners are looking for. The session is suitable for Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 students, including those who find unseen poetry challenging or intimidating.
A key focus of the session is understanding the two types of unseen poetry exam questions and how to approach each one effectively.
Date -
Tuesday 17th February | 9:00am – 10:30am
Unseen Poetry
Students will practise annotation techniques, planning strategies, and paragraph structures for both unseen poetry questions. Model approaches will be shared to show how high-level responses are built, helping students feel more confident and prepared for the exam.Students will be guided through:
• Question 1: Single unseen poem
How to respond to a question based on one unseen poem. This includes how to read the poem efficiently, annotate for meaning and methods, select relevant quotations and structure a clear analytical response that addresses the question directly.• Question 2: Comparative unseen poems
How to compare two unseen poems. Students will learn how to identify connections between poems, compare ideas, language and structure, and write a balanced response that moves confidently between both texts while meeting the assessment objectives.The session also covers time management, common pitfalls and what examiners reward in higher-band answers.
Age Group - KS3 - Y9 to KS4 - Year 10 and Year 11
Max. 8 students - Please note, we can take no more than 8 students, as all students will require personal attention throughout the workshops.
Class Fee: £37.50 per session (£25ph)
What’s included?
A digital resource poem pack - key poetry terms and objectives to be used alongside the session.
Lots of fun and games via online platform, Blooket. Students will also have an opportunity to play as a single player at home.
A shared Canva link to work on during the lesson and to save as revision material at the end of the class.
GCSE English Language - Creative Writing
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GCSE English Language - Creative Writing 〰️
GCSE English Language - Creative Writing
Key Information:
These sessions focus on improving GCSE English Language creative writing responses. Students will develop planning techniques, apply effective language and structural devices, and gain a clear understanding of examiner expectations. The two sessions together provide a full exam-style experience, from writing a response to receiving feedback and improving work. Suitable for Year 9, 10, and 11 students.
Dates -
Monday 16th February | 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Creative Writing – Session 1
Students will explore how to plan creative writing tasks effectively, choose appropriate language and structural techniques and respond confidently to exam prompts. A timed mock writing task will be set at the end of the session. This session focuses on how to approach GCSE creative writing tasks confidently and strategically. Students will learn how to analyse the question, plan effectively and make deliberate choices about content, language and structure. There is a strong emphasis on crafting engaging openings, developing ideas clearly and using structural techniques such as paragraphing, shifts in focus and pacing.• Wednesday 18th February | 10:30am – 12:00pm
Creative Writing – Session 2
Students will work with model responses and structured examples to understand what examiners look for at higher levels. The session explores how to improve content, vocabulary, sentence structure and overall organisation, with a clear focus on shaping writing to meet assessment objectives. Students will practise editing and improving a piece of writing, gaining practical strategies they can apply independently in exams. The session will also focus on editing, improving and redrafting work, allowing students to understand how to move their writing up the mark bands and complete a full write–feedback–improve cycle.Both Creative Writing sessions can be booked together for £70. A mock test will be set between the sessions. These also work well as stand-alone sessions as work will not be repeated - a different task will be looked at in each session. Please contact us to book.
Age Group - KS3 - Y9 to KS4 - Year 10 and Year 11
Max. 8 students - Please note, we can take no more than 8 students, as all students will require personal attention throughout the workshops.
Class Fee: £37.50 per session (£25ph)
What’s included?
A digital resource pack - full of ideas, vocabulary and structural devices to use in creative writing responses.
Lots of fun and games via online platform, Blooket. Students will also have an opportunity to play as a single player at home.
A shared Canva link to work on during the lesson and to save as revision material at the end of the class.
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