Revision Courses 

GCSE REVISION COURSES IN GUILDFORD 

GCSE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE and literature

GCSE English Literature: A Christmas Carol

Sunday 12th October 2025
9.00am – 3.30pm (with a 30-minute lunch break)

This full-day intensive revision workshop is designed to improve exam performance in the A Christmas Carol question of the GCSE English Literature exam, across all exam boards. Students will follow a carefully structured programme that includes:

• Plot and Structure: clear revision of the novella's key events to secure a confident overview
• Characters and Quotations: focused study of the main characters, supported with essential quotations for exam use
• Themes and Quotations: exploration of the central themes of redemption, social responsibility, and inequality, paired with high-value quotations
• Language, Structure and Form: how Dickens' narrative style and literary methods create meaning and impact
• Context (AO3): strategies for weaving relevant Victorian context into responses for top-band marks
• Exam Technique: planning under timed conditions, crafting sharp introductions and conclusions, and writing analytical paragraphs with precision and depth
• Take-Home Resources: students will leave with a pack of additional high-grade learning resources to support further study and revision at home

Extended Support:
After the workshop, students will complete one essay response at home. This will be marked using the exam board's criteria, with detailed personalised feedback provided.

Who is it for?
Perfect for Year 11 students preparing for their final exams and for ambitious Year 10 students seeking early mastery of this set text.

Cost: £200 per student

GCSE English Language: Creative and Imaginative Writing

Sunday 19 October 2025

9.00am- 3.30pm  (with a 30-minute lunch break)

This one-day workshop focuses on mastering the creative and imaginative writing skills required for GCSE English Language examinations across all exam boards, including iGCSE. Students will be guided through a carefully structured programme designed to develop:

• Techniques for crafting vivid, original descriptive and narrative writing
• Strategies for planning and structuring responses effectively under timed conditions
• Ways to expand vocabulary and use ambitious sentence structures with confidence
• Approaches to refining tone, atmosphere, and perspective to meet the highest grade criteria
• Practising exam-style tasks with personalised feedback during the session
• All materials are supplied, including prompts, model responses, and opportunities for personalised feedback during the session.
• The session ends with a mock exam which is marked using the relevant exam board mark scheme and a GCSE grade awarded including steps for further improvements

Extended support: To consolidate learning, each student will be invited to submit one piece of creative writing completed at home after the workshop. This will be marked personally using the relevant exam board's mark scheme, providing detailed feedback and clear next steps.

Who is it for?
Perfect for Year 11 students preparing for upcoming exams and for ambitious Year 10 students eager to gain an early advantage. This course typically improves a student's results by at least one grade. 

Cost: £150 per student

Numbers are limited to maintain a small-group, high-support environment.

OCTOBER Half-term Revision Workshops

Monday 27 October 2025
9.00am – 3.30pm (with a 30-minute lunch break)

GCSE English Literature: An Inspector Calls

This intensive one-day revision workshop is designed to boost confidence and raise attainment in the An Inspector Calls question of the GCSE English Literature exam, across all exam boards. Over the course of the day, students will work through a structured programme that includes:

• Plot and Structure: a concise revision of the play's key events to ensure secure knowledge of the storyline
• Characters and Quotations: focused revision of the main characters, supported with essential quotations for use in the exam
• Themes and Quotations: an exploration of the central themes of responsibility, class, gender, and social change, paired with high-value quotations
• Language, Structure and Form: how Priestley's methods create meaning, tension, and dramatic effect
• Context (AO3): strategies for applying relevant historical and social context to achieve maximum marks
• Exam Technique: planning under timed conditions, writing high-impact introductions and conclusions, and structuring analytical paragraphs with clarity and depth
• Take-Home Resources: students will leave with a pack of additional high-grade learning resources to support further study and revision at home

Extended Support:
After the workshop, students will complete one essay response at home. This will be marked using the exam board's criteria, with detailed personalised feedback provided.

Who is it for?
Ideal for Year 11 students preparing for their final exams and Year 10 students aiming to build early mastery of the text.

Cost: £200 per student

Tuesday 28 October 2025
9.00am – 3.30pm (with a 30-minute lunch break)

GCSE English Literature: A Christmas Carol

This full-day intensive revision workshop is designed to improve exam performance in the A Christmas Carol question of the GCSE English Literature exam, across all exam boards. Students will follow a carefully structured programme that includes:

• Plot and Structure: clear revision of the novella's key events to secure a confident overview
• Characters and Quotations: focused study of the main characters, supported with essential quotations for exam use
• Themes and Quotations: exploration of the central themes of redemption, social responsibility, and inequality, paired with high-value quotations
• Language, Structure and Form: how Dickens' narrative style and literary methods create meaning and impact
• Context (AO3): strategies for weaving relevant Victorian context into responses for top-band marks
• Exam Technique: planning under timed conditions, crafting sharp introductions and conclusions, and writing analytical paragraphs with precision and depth
• Take-Home Resources: students will leave with a pack of additional high-grade learning resources to support further study and revision at home

Extended Support:
After the workshop, students will complete one essay response at home. This will be marked using the exam board's criteria, with detailed personalised feedback provided.

Who is it for?
Perfect for Year 11 students preparing for their final exams and for ambitious Year 10 students seeking early mastery of this set text.

Cost: £200 per student

Wednesday 29 October 2025

9.00am- 3.30pm  (with a 30-minute lunch break)

GCSE English Language: Creative and Imaginative Writing

This one-day workshop focuses on mastering the creative and imaginative writing skills required for GCSE English Language examinations across all exam boards, including iGCSE. Students will be guided through a carefully structured programme designed to develop:

• Techniques for crafting vivid, original descriptive and narrative writing
• Strategies for planning and structuring responses effectively under timed conditions
• Ways to expand vocabulary and use ambitious sentence structures with confidence
• Approaches to refining tone, atmosphere, and perspective to meet the highest grade criteria
• Practising exam-style tasks with personalised feedback during the session
• All materials are supplied, including prompts, model responses, and opportunities for personalised feedback during the session.
• The session ends with a mock exam which is marked using the relevant exam board mark scheme and a GCSE grade awarded including steps for further improvements

Extended support: To consolidate learning, each student will be invited to submit one piece of creative writing completed at home after the workshop. This will be marked personally using the relevant exam board's mark scheme, providing detailed feedback and clear next steps.

Who is it for?
Perfect for Year 11 students preparing for upcoming exams and for ambitious Year 10 students eager to gain an early advantage. This course typically improves a student's results by at least one grade. 

Cost: £150 per student

Numbers are limited to maintain a small-group, high-support environment.

Thursday 30 October 2025
9.00am-3.30pm (with a 30-minute lunch break) 

GCSE English Language: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing

This one-day workshop is designed to help students master the non-fiction and transactional writing skills assessed in the GCSE English Language examination across all exam boards, including iGCSE. Students will be guided through a structured programme that focuses on:

• Writing for different audiences and purposes with clarity and confidence
• Structuring responses effectively under exam conditions
• Using a wide range of rhetorical and persuasive techniques
• Expanding vocabulary and refining tone to achieve top-band marks
• Practising exam-style tasks with personalised feedback during the session
• All materials are provided, including planning templates, model answers, and practical strategies for exam success.

Who is it for?
Year 11 students preparing for their final exams and ambitious Year 10 students looking to gain a head start. This course typically improves a student's results by a minimum of one grade. 

Cost: £150 per student

Numbers are limited to ensure every student receives individual attention and targeted guidance.

Friday 31 October 2025
9.00am – 3.30pm (with a 30-minute lunch break)

GCSE English Literature: Macbeth

This intensive one-day revision workshop is designed to boost confidence and raise attainment in the Macbeth question of the GCSE English Literature exam, across all exam boards. Over the course of the day, students will work through a structured programme that includes:

• Plot and Structure: a concise revision of the play's key events to ensure secure knowledge of the storyline
• Characters and Quotations: focused revision of the main characters, supported with essential quotations for use in the exam
• Themes and Quotations: an exploration of the central themes of including ambition, the supernatural, guilt, appearance versus reality and paired with high-value quotations
• Language, Structure and Form: how Shakespeare's methods create meaning, tension, and dramatic effect
• Context (AO3): strategies for applying relevant historical and social context to achieve maximum marks
• Exam Technique: planning under timed conditions, writing high-impact introductions and conclusions, and structuring analytical paragraphs with clarity and depth
• Take-Home Resources: students will leave with a pack of additional high-grade learning resources to support further study and revision at home
• Extended Support: after the workshop, students will complete one essay response at home. This will be marked using the exam board's criteria, with detailed personalised feedback provided.

Who is it for?
Ideal for Year 11 students preparing for their final exams and Year 10 students aiming to build early mastery of the text.

Cost: £200 per student

About GCSE English Revision Days: 

I have been a  full-time private tutor for over eight years providing both one to one and group tuition to hundreds of students in Guildford and the surrounding areas. I run these GCSE intensive revision courses in the school holidays as an alternative to my weekly one-to-one tuition sessions which are usually fully booked. All courses are suitable for both year 10 and year 11 students.  Students are welcome to bring a light snack - still water is provided. I provide all other resources. There is no obligation to attend every revision session - you can choose which areas you would like your child to improve depending of your their most recent mock result and school reports. I am happy to help you decipher the school report to help you decide which course would be most appropriate at this time. I am also happy to provide you with additional feedback after your child has attended the course and provide ideas for further targeted revision between now and their final GCSE exams.

Please feel free to call if you have any questions.