Do you cover both Language and Literature?

Yes. Dina teaches both English Language and English Literature, including set texts, unseen work and the writing tasks. Lessons are matched to your child's board and the exact texts they study.

How do you help with timed essays?

Every lesson includes timed writing practice using a clear structure for each question type. That builds the pacing and confidence your child needs to finish every question on exam day.

Do you mark written homework?

Yes. Weekly writing is marked with written feedback returned within 7 days, so your child sees exactly what to improve — structure, evidence or analysis — before the next lesson.

My child hates memorising quotes. Is there a better way?

There is. We build a small, flexible bank of quotes that work across many questions, so your child isn't trying to memorise hundreds of lines. It's one of the quickest wins in English revision.

GCSE · English

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Q: Which exam boards do you teach for GCSE English?

AQA, OCR and Edexcel. Lessons use your child's specification, set texts and assessment objectives, so the practice matches the real paper.

Years 9–11 · Language & Literature · AQA, OCR, Edexcel. Stop running out of time on essays and panicking at unseen texts.

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Both papers

Language and Literature, taught as two skills

Every lesson is matched to your child's exact board, texts and tier.

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Language

Reading and writing, both papers

Fiction and non-fiction reading
Descriptive, narrative and transactional writing

Literature

Set texts, poetry and unseen work

Shakespeare, 19th-century novel, modern text
Anthology and unseen poetry comparison

English is where confidence matters most — and where structure wins marks.

A student who knows their set text cold can still lose marks if they can't structure an answer, pick the right evidence, or finish the paper in time. Dina teaches a clear, repeatable structure for every question type — from the short Language analysis to the long Literature essay — so your child always knows where to start. For set texts we build a small, flexible bank of quotes that work across many questions. For unseen work we practise a calm method: read, spot the methods, plan, write. Whether your child sits AQA, OCR or Edexcel, lessons use their exact specification, set texts and assessment objectives.

How a lesson runs

Recap, teach, timed practice, feedback

Every weekly lesson follows the same four-part shape.

Step 1

Recap

Revisit last week's marked writing.

Step 2

Teach

A clear structure for that question type.

Step 3

Timed writing

Under a timer, using the structure.

Step 4

Feedback

Marked with written notes within 7 days.

Common mistakes we fix

The slips that quietly cost grades

The mistakes Dina sees again and again — and exactly what lessons put right.

Knowing the set text cold but losing marks because the answer has no clear structure.
Spending too long on early questions and leaving the big-mark essay unfinished.
Memorising hundreds of quotes instead of a small, flexible set that works across questions.
Panicking at unseen texts and writing with no method — no reading, no planning.
Naming a technique but not explaining its effect — the step that earns analysis marks.

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Exam boards

Paper structure for AQA, OCR and Edexcel

Lessons use your child's exact board, so practice matches the real paper.

AQA

Language: 2 papers · Literature: 2 papers

Language: two papers, each with a reading section and a writing task. Literature: two papers covering Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, a modern text and poetry, plus unseen poetry.

OCR

Language: 2 papers · Literature: 2 papers

Language: two papers combining fiction and non-fiction reading with creative and transactional writing. Literature: two papers across prose, drama, poetry and unseen texts.

Edexcel

Language: 2 papers · Literature: 2 papers

Language: two papers, one fiction and one non-fiction, each with reading and writing. Literature: one paper on a modern text and an anthology, one on Shakespeare and a 19th-century novel.

Not sure which board your child sits? Book a free assessment and Dina will match the lessons to it.

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