School Visits 📚 With the 2026 spec changes ahead, I anticipate this year’s calendar will fill up fast. If you’d like me to work with your students and/or staff, please email [email protected] for prices, references, and more info.

Well done to everyone who’s finished their AQA English GCSE and A-level exams! Your focus and effort have been incredible. Now it’s time to relax and look forward to what’s next. We’re so proud of you! 🙌 #AQATeamEnglish #AQAEnglish #ExamsOver

Can anyone recommend some military fiction that would work well for a Lang P1 mock paper?

English teachers! Don’t miss our free online CPD session on Macbeth, 25 June. Join Professor Emma Smith and author Michael Donkor for fresh insights, tips, and resources on themes of agency and blame. Book your place: bit.ly/BLCPDMacbeth20…

New videos for each question following the 2026 exam changes:

2026 Descriptive Writing: Secrets of the New Mark Scheme! youtu.be/M4IE_jSK6lg?si… via YouTube

2026 AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 2: Your Guide youtu.be/Y51zxEf4QYQ?si… via YouTube

Why did Amazon reject this cover design? Oh, because it doesn't actually say 'GCSE English Language' anywhere on it! Doh!

I am looking for suggestions of texts to use for mini-mock AQA Language papers - specifically texts that have been adapted into films. Fiction and non-fiction welcome (not YA unless it matches the complexity needed). Any ideas? The more modern the better!

Now with the title on the cover as an added bonus!

A new chapter in A-level English Literature Five new optional texts are coming to specs A & B from Sept 2025 – more voices, more perspectives, greater relevance. This is just the beginning – more support is coming this autumn. 🔗 aqa.org.uk/a-level-litera… #AQATeamEnglish

Teachers: Which Literature text you’ve taught has the most depth—the one that keeps revealing new layers year on year?

Looking for excellent examples of character description in literature, that students can use as inspiration for their AQA P1Q5 answers. Anyone have any recommendations?

Mr Bruff Viewing a public X profile doesn't require an account—anyone can access it via web browser. Given your documented collaborations and interviews with Alan Bennett (e.g., on "The History Boys"), it's reasonable to infer he viewed yours during those interactions.

Oh it's P2Q2!

What’s a letter, speech, or article that stuck with you? I’m collecting ideas for a new video—please send me your favourites!

I'm looking for fun, engaging texts—like the 2008 Virgin Atlantic complaint letter (surely we've all taught this one?) dearcustomerrelations.com/best-ever-comp…

Taking on a new pastoral role this September? Wanting to move towards a pastoral role this year in your career development? This little book might just help you out 👇🏻

As promised, here's a link to a pastoral curriculum (year 10). Autumn term 1 and 2 fully resourced and booklets included. I have included the full year plan but can't share the rest as I'm using unifrog resources. Hope it's useful to someone! dropbox.com/scl/fo/1s1x118…