AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature Advanced Student Book by Phil Darragh

AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature Advanced Student Book by Phil Darragh

Exam Board: AQA Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Language, GCSE 9-1 English Literature Next exams: June 2026 AQA approved

The structure seems comprehensive and appropriate as it shows progression and deals with the different aspects of the course in a way that seems logical and should promote learning rather than jumping around from topic to topic

I think it is the progression within each section that works well. It doesn’t take too long to get to the point where the student is actually devising a strong answer based on the build-up of tasks. There is a sense of achievement without overplaying each section. In reality students would need to be able to synthesise the skills into responses so it helps to build these individual skills quite swiftly in terms of the text book exercises. The focus of each exercise is clear and precise enough for skill development.

I particularly like the applying skills and peer/self assessment sections and would really value these aspects being promoted in the textbooks as they are often left to the teacher to be added in when their value could be promoted in the actual text.

I would definitely find these sections useful. They are exactly what makes the difference between a textbook I would purchase and one that I would not.

Rachel Withington, St Ninian’s High School, Isle of Man

Sarah Darragh has worked in English education and assessment for over twenty years, and is an experienced teacher, trainer and writer of educational titles.

Jo Heathcote is a highly experienced English Language and Literature classroom practitioner and a GCSE assessment expert. Jo is a practising teacher in Manchester, who has published resources and delivered training in all aspects of the Key stage 4 curriculum.

Mike Gould is a former Head of English and Senior Lecturer in Education who has written over 150 books and digital resources for students and teachers, including Grammar for GCSE English and the bestselling Collins Cambridge IGCSE English series.

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ISBN 13	9780007596805
ISBN 10	0007596804
Title	AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature Advanced Student Book
Author	Phil Darragh
Series	Aqa Gcse English Language And English Literature 9-1
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2015-03-06
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.