AQA GCSE English Language for post-16
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AQA GCSE English Language for post-16 by Jo Heathcote
Exam Board: AQA Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Language Next exams: November 2026 Revised for the AQA GCSE English Language updates for 2026 exams onwards. Help post-16 students achieve Grade 5 with resources to develop and practise the skills for each question in the AQA GCSE English Language exams from 2026. Pick up and teach with this readymade 1 year course. Organised into 30 weeks and structured by exam question, the Student Book provides complete coverage of Paper 1 and Paper 2 as well as preparation for the Spoken Language endorsement. Help students to build and apply the key skills for each question with a carefully designed learning sequence, a step-by-step methodology for responding and plenty of opportunities to practise the question in focus. Assess progress and build confidence for the exams with half-term progress tests, end-of-term mock exams and two further practice papers for revision. Show students how to improve their work, with annotated sample responses to exemplify the Level 3 mark scheme criteria, and regular self- and peer-assessment activities. Save time searching for texts with a fantastic selection of fiction and non-fiction extracts from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Engage 16–19 year old and adult learners with texts and topics chosen to interest students in post-16 contexts. Trusted support from Jo Heathcote, a GCSE English Language assessment expert and an experienced teacher of GCSE and A-level.‘Fabulous book, which breaks down each question with well structured exercises to build the skills required for excellent responses’
5 star Amazon review
‘Really useful book which guides students through each of the skills required for each section of the exam. Currently using this as part of my post-16 teaching and it's great.’
5 star Amazon review
‘We have been using the Collins AQA GCSE English Language for Post-16 textbook and teacher guide since September 2017.
The textbooks have been particularly useful across the department – it is very reassuring to know that students are being exposed to texts and practice assessment materials which they have not seen before. We find students are quickly put off by material they feel they are ‘re-doing’. A range of texts that are new to students is also essential for rigorously assessing students in preparation for unseen exams. The structure of the activities in the textbook is very clear for students and the tasks effectively build up the relevant skills for each question type. This is especially important given the variety of different assessment objectives across the exams. The texts that have been chosen are suitably challenging, mirroring the level of texts that students encounter in the exams.
The clear objectives and structure of the text book lessons also make them valuable for setting cover / catch up work.’
Tom Spindler, Head of English, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, London
Jo Heathcote is a highly experienced former English teacher in Manchester, former Principal Examiner and Principal Moderator for two examination boards and the writer of numerous textbooks, resources and study guides for major educational publishers. Jo is currently a Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education (PGCE Secondary English) at the University of Manchester.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008209339 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008209332 |
| Title | AQA GCSE English Language for post-16 |
| Author | Jo Heathcote |
| Series | Gcse For Post-16 |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2017-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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