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GCSE English Language (AQA)

The whole AQA GCSE English Language course in nine weeks: reading fiction, analysing language and structure, evaluating, creative and viewpoint writing, accuracy and the spoken language endorsement, with an assignment every Friday. Work through it with a cohort that starts the same day as you, an assignment every week, your mentor a message away, and a live video drop-in every Saturday.

  • 📅 Starts Mon 19 Oct
  • 🏁 Ends Sun 20 Dec
  • 🗓️ 9 weeks
  • 📚 30 lessons
  • 🎯 9 assignments
  • 🧑‍🏫 Mentor chat
  • 📹 Saturday video drop-in
  • 🏆 Cohort leaderboard
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Day 1 is Monday 19 October · join any time before, or up to 3 days after

Mentor chat · premium

Message your mentor directly

Stuck on a lesson, or want feedback on an assignment? Your mentor reads every message and replies by email.

How it works

Your message opens in the chat bubble, labelled as a premium member on this programme, so your mentor knows exactly what you are asking about.

Video drop-in · premium

Weekly video drop-in

Every Saturday at 12:00 UK time, your mentor is on a live video call. Bring any question about the programme, or anything else.

Next drop-in

Saturday 17 October at 12:00 UK time

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Week 0 · Welcome

How this programme works

The whole AQA GCSE English Language course in nine weeks: reading fiction, analysing language and structure, evaluating, creative and viewpoint writing, accuracy and the spoken language endorsement, with an assignment every Friday.

  • 9 weeks, one theme each

    Every week has a clear focus so you always know what you are working on.

  • 30 lessons

    Two or three short lessons a week, each one marking itself as you go.

  • 9 weekly assignments

    A mixed set written for that week, so you find out what stuck before you move on.

  • Two days a week to review

    Each week ends with a review day and a rest day, so your streak is safe.

  • A mentor on hand

    Premium members can message their mentor from the top of this page at any time.

  • A video drop-in every Saturday

    At 12:00 UK time, premium members join a live call and ask anything, face to face.

  • A final review

    One longer test across every week at the end. Pass it, or aim for a distinction, and see exactly which weeks to revisit.

  • A cohort with you

    Everyone who enrols starts on the same Monday and shares a leaderboard.

What you will cover

AQA English Language 1: Reading fiction — information, inference and evidence · AQA English Language 2: Analysing language · AQA English Language 3: Analysing structure · AQA English Language 4: Evaluating a text critically · AQA English Language 5: Descriptive and narrative writing · AQA English Language 6: Summary, synthesis and comparing viewpoints · AQA English Language 7: Writing to present a viewpoint · AQA English Language 8: Technical accuracy — the 16 marks on both papers · AQA English Language 9: Spoken language endorsement

Try before you enrol

Example lesson: AQA English Language 1: Reading fiction — information, inference and evidence

This is the very first lesson of week 1, open to everyone with an account. It shows how a lesson moves from a short explanation to activities that mark themselves.