Revision sheet covering 18 quotations linked to power in the play grouped into 6 aspects of power. Useful for any students who will be doing mocks in 2025-26 because the theme of power featured on the AQA 2025 paper.

Two high level model essays showing two different ways of approaching the topic of power in An Inspector Calls. Placed side by side so students can compare and note down which is the more perceptive and convincing in the way it meets the assessment objectives. Also contains a revision sheet focused on 6 ways of exploring power in the play with 3 relevant quotations explained to explain each route into discussing power.

So AQA have finally changed question 3 to give students more help for the structure question. At the moment, we know the focus could be tension. Therefore I have written responses to 3 past papers (Rosabel, Mr Fisher, Hartop) as if they focused on how structure is used to create tension. The model answers are longer than required for the 8 marks but showcase the range of ways students can comment on structure to meet the assessment criteria for this question as they work chronologically through the extract to explore how the writer creates tension.

A high level model response to the AQA May 2025 Tempest question focused on the character of Caliban. Includes a thesis style introduction, 3 main points tracking Caliban’s journey across the play and a conclusion.

Model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the AQA English Language 2017 paper 1 exam about The Tiredness of Rosabel. Includes 2 model answers side by side for each question at slightly different levels so students can compare the merits of each. The extract and questions are not included but are easy to find and download on the AQA website.

A high level model response for the AQA English Literature May 2025 exam on Romeo and Juliet. The featured extract came from Act 3 Scene 5.

Model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the AQA English Language Paper 2 June 2025 paper about birds. For questions 2-4 I tried to write a high mark answer to get into top band and a slightly less effective answer that would achieve around grade 6/7. For question 5 I included an example that primarily agreed with the statement and one that primarily disagreed. The two answers are placed side by side for each question so that students can compare the 2 responses and decide which is more successful. Note: this only includes model answers. The inserts and exam questions are not included. I am sure AQA will make them available on their website at some point

Two high level model responses to the June 2025 Paper 2 Question 5 AQA question where the topic was based wellbeing in schools. Response A primarily agrees with the statement. Response B primarily disagrees with the statement. I have put them side by side on a page so students can read them both and think about which argument is more compelling and convincing. Both are written with a similar structure that starts with an anecdote to hook the reader before zooming out to explore the wider societal issues regarding the purpose of education in the 21st century. The question itself is not included.

6 high level model answers for Paper 1 Question 4 to 6 past exams that have been modified to match the slight changes to the wording of the question from 2026 onwards such as the removal of the imaginary student. Each model answer follows the same 3 paragraph structure that has helped many students over the years achieve great success at showcasing perceptive critical appreciation of the writer’s ideas and methods in past exams. The simple yet sophisticated structure is explained in the brief PowerPoint that accompanies the model answers. There are model answers to the Paper 1 Question 4 from the following past exams: 2017 - Rosabel 2018 - Mr Fisher 2019 - Hartop 2022 - The Pearl 2023 - The Life of Pi 2024 - The Grass is Singing The extracts and question themselves are not included but they are easy to find on the AQA website.

2 high level model answers to the Love and Relationships May 2025 AQA exam where the named poem was Follower. Response A compares the named poem to Mother any Distance. Response B compares the named poem to Walking Away. The responses are placed side by side so students can debate the merits of each.

A range of high level models to the structure question in Paper 1 Question 3 of the AQA English examination. This is a question many students find difficult so the model answers demonstrate different ways of approaching this question. There are 2 model answers side by side so students can debate and discuss the merits of each answer. There are model answers for the following past exams: The Tiredness of Rosabel - Summer 2017 The Glass House - November 2024 The Midwich Cuckoos - Summer 2025 The Grass is Singing - Summer 2024

2 very high level responses for the AQA May 2025 exam where the named poem was Exposure. Response A compares Exposure to Charge of the Light Brigade with a focus on how Tennyson glorifies war with how Exposure exposes reader’s to horrific brutality of war. Response B compares Exposure to Remains with a focus on how war dehumanises soldiers. I have placed them side by side so students can discuss and debate the merits of each.

Two model answers in response to the question about places in the May 2025 English Literature Paper 2 exam. Response A compares In a London Drawingroom to Lines Written in Early Spring. Response B compares the named poem to England in 1819. Both contain 3 comparative paragraphs ending with a conclusion focusing on the authorial messages.

Here is my first attempt at some model answers for the May 2025 Paper 1 Language exam where the extract came from The Midwich Cuckoos. As extracts go, it was quite tough but the juxtaposition of Oppley and Midwich was something I really focused on. I have attempted two high level responses for questions 2-5 with a slightly different approach for each. I have placed them side by side so students can easily compare them and see which structure they prefer. These are just the model answers for questions 2-5. I have not included the extract or any of the wording of the questions themselves.

A high level model response to a question about how Sherlock Holmes is presented in The Sign of Four.

2 high grade model responses to the 24 mark question in the AQA exam about the poem Table by Robert Hull and 2 high grade model responses for the 8 mark method comparison question where students were asked to compare ‘Table’ to ‘Like a Beacon’ by Grace Nichols. By placing the 2 model answers side by side, students are invited to compare the success of each model answer. In the 24 mark response, response A may be better at commenting on the impact methods (including structural methods which students often find it difficult to talk about) while response B is better at sharing impressions, alternative interpretations and maintaining a thread about how a feeling of nostalgia is conveyed in the poem. The questions and the poems themselves are not included but are easy to find online.

2 model responses for the AQA 2025 Paper 1 Question 5 narrative prompt focused on technology breaking down. Both are aimed to meet the criteria for grade 9 using the drop, shift, zoom, leave method. I have called one story ‘Rebooting Humanity’ which has an uplifting ending and the other ‘404: Future Not Found’ which has a more bleak and nihilistic setting. Both employ the conventions of the dystopian genre and include the little tricks to impress examiners such as a motif, pathetic fallacy, semantic fields, a wide range of punctuation , single sentence paragraphs and a circular structure to add cohesion.

A revision sheet exploring the importance of kindness and generosity in A Christmas Carol. Comes as a revision sheet or a fluent model response. Includes: Thesis-style introduction P1. Scrooge’s lack of kindness in Stave 1. P2. Fred’s kindness as a foil to Scrooge P3. Fan’s kindness P4. Fezziwig’s kindness P5. Cratchit family kindness P6. Scrooge’s new-found kindness in Stave 5. I tried to cover 6 possible points that could be made to meet the assessment criteria. This results in a response that is over 1200 words. In truth, writing 3 of the 6 paragraphs should be more than sufficient in a timed exam.