AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A – 2026 Exams Onwards

This PowerPoint contains twenty-four one-hour, well-structured lessons (over 300 slides) focusing on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2, Section A: Questions 1-4 – reading non-fiction and exploring writers’ viewpoints and perspectives. All tasks are designed for the AQA GCSE English Language qualification (8700) and use the 9-1 numerical grading system.

UPDATED FOR THE 2026 EXAMS ONWARDS: This resource has been updated to reflect AQA’s revised Paper 2 question wording, including the increased emphasis on inference in Question 2 and the revised feelings, perspectives and methods wording in Question 4. Questions, teaching slides and supporting activities have been updated accordingly.

There are a wide range of tasks focusing on the skills needed for AO1, AO2 and AO3, including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and end-of-unit assessment questions modelled on the AQA exam. Additionally, there are weekly 30-minute homework tasks for students to complete. There are also four extra exam-style questions that could be used as cover work or additional revision.

Each lesson follows a set structure, including starter activities, lesson objectives and outcomes, model answers, self and peer assessment activities and plenaries.

I created the practice papers around topics that I know my students find engaging. Many of the topics also lend themselves to key PSHCE issues and interesting classroom debates, making them useful for developing students’ oracy skills or providing ideas for the Spoken Language endorsement.

The resource includes:

• Practice Paper 1: Bank Robberies
• Practice Paper 2: Fires of London
• Practice Paper 3: Mad Scientists
• Practice Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism
• Practice Paper 5: Sexting
• Practice Paper 6: Slavery
• Practice Paper 7: Prisons
• Practice Paper 8: Mental Health
• Practice Paper 9: Gangs
• Practice Paper 10: Death Row
• Practice Paper 11: Thieves

Additional tasks include Immigration, Donald Trump and Poisoned Sweets.

A free sample of this scheme can be found here

My English Language Paper Two Question Five scheme of work can be found here.

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