Don't waste time learning quotes at this point. Think about the bigger picture: why is that character (Macduff, Mercutio) in the play? ...

Pre-U critical appreciation exam had lots of modern texts on it today. Great news.

Good luck to Luke taking the exam today! Wishing for a nice modern text as opposed to something dug up from the 18th Century. Fingers...

Oh my word! January since I last posted. It's a sign of how busy things are these days for private tutors. Since January, there have...

This week I am finding it difficult to stomach the racism in 'The Sign of Four' by Arthur Conan Doyle. Whilst I wouldn't want to ban it,...

This is the idea that the limits of our language define the limits of our thoughts. George Orwell said, in his essay on Politics and the...

Doesn't matter how many times I teach this novel; I still love it. Every word adds something to the themes, plot, characters or mood,...

Sending positive vibes to my students re-sitting this exam at this very moment. Really really hope you get through this time. ...

The past couple of weeks have been exciting ones in Cheltenham thanks to the Literature Festival taking place in the centre of town. I...

Today I am mostly wondering about the speaking and listening element of the gcse exams...Now that they are no longer an integrated part...