Why join my Workshop?

This premium workshop is a unique opportunity for Year 10 and Year 11 to work in a small group and build confidence in approaching this challenging element of the G.C.S.E English Literature Paper.

The G.C.S.E English Language and English Literature syllabus is very demanding and teachers often find that they do not have time to teach this area. If they manage to fit it in then it is often brief as the demands of the set texts are overwhelming. Put simply, there isn’t enough time to cover all the materials properly.

In this workshop students will be given the skills to approach any unseen poem. They will learn the importance of a title and key words in a question. In addition they will learn to have the confidence to think independently and trust their ideas enough to actually write them down. Students are often lacking the ability to think independently as they have grown reliant on their teacher interpreting the set texts for them. In an ideal world, students would have spent two years discussing texts and learning how to analyse independently. However in reality, time does not allow teachers to let their classes enjoy the experience of free thought! This then, ironically works against them when asked to independently analyse a poem that has not been prepared previously.

If you think that your child would benefit from this event then please feel free to book a place or a chat to gain further information.