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Enriching English
Curriculum with soul
A practical guide for English teams and leaders.
Author: Jo Heathcote
Revitalise curriculum planning and strategy across all key stages with Curriculum with Explore how you can utilise diverse texts and impactful assessments, offering practical examples and reflective points. This book empowers and challenges teachers to create an inspiring and joyful curriculum.
• Discover how to build a logical progression of skills and knowledge to enrich students’ learning experiences, while also making the most of the freedom KS3 offers
• Jo Heathcote draws on her years of experience as a Head of Department, examiner, author, and consultant in schools, to reframe your thinking about the English curriculum and rekindling the spirit and passion in classrooms
• Perfect for deepening your knowledge, engaging in reflective exercises throughout, and supporting and advancing your professional development
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Enriching English: Curriculum with soul
Pedagogy with heart
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“Supportive, informative, and broad enough with tasks and reflection prompts to support teachers in all contexts to engage and feel empowered to make changes to their curriculum and teaching.”
Lin Goram, English Development Lead
A dynamic teaching guide for new and trainee English teachers.
Author: Eleanor White
Pedagogy with heart delves into the core principles of English instruction, offering strategies to enhance oracy, reading, and writing. With a focus on practical application and teacher wellbeing, it empowers educators to master their craft and teach confidently.
Eleanor White draws on her love and passion for English and years of experience as a Head of Department and current teacher trainer, to highlight the richness and versatility of English as a subject.
Perfect for refreshing your knowledge, engaging in reflective exercises throughout, and supporting and celebrating your professional development.
“This neat, slim volume guide will help new generations of English teachers produce engaging, instructive lessons, bursting with life and love of the subject.”
K Taylor
Collins Dictionaries and Thesauruses
The latest words to enter the language brought to you in practical, durable formats. Collins have been pioneers in dictionary publishing since 1819. We are proud to offer an extensive range of dictionaries and thesauruses in multiple formats for school and homework.
Collins Gem School Dictionaries and Thesauruses
• Mini versions, perfect for KS3 students to take home
Collins School Dictionaries and Thesauruses
• Ideal for independent KS3 study, homework setting, and revision
Collins Pocket Dictionaries and Thesauruses
• Contain all of the vocabulary your GCSE students need, with spelling, grammar and pronunciation help, plus a practical writing guide
Collins Paperback Dictionaries and Thesauruses
• Comprehensive vocabulary coverage and an easy-to-use layout that lets you find what you’re looking for quickly
Collins Gem School Dictionary, 6th Edition
Collins Gem School Thesaurus, 6th Edition
Collins Gem School Dictionary & Thesaurus, 3rd Edition
Collins Gem English Dictionary, 17th Edition
Collins Gem English Thesaurus, 8th Edition
Collins Gem English Dictionary & Thesaurus, 6th Edition
Collins School Dictionary, 6th Edition
Collins School Dictionary, 6th Edition
Collins School Thesaurus, 6th Edition
Collins School Dictionary & Thesaurus, 2nd Edition
Collins Pocket English Dictionary 10th Edition
Collins Pocket English Thesaurus 7th Edition
Collins Pocket English Dictionary & Thesaurus 7th Edition
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Collins Classroom Classics
Complete novels and plays accompanied by introductions and glossaries for KS3, GCSE and A Level students. Each edition is perfectly pitched for the level.
Only £2.00 per copy for schools.
KS3 editions
Perfect for all ages and ideal for KS3
• Introductions are perfectly pitched to set the scene for KS3 students
• Bespoke glossaries improve understanding of unfamiliar concepts and relevant contemporary terms
• Easy-to-read font
GCSE editions
• Introductions help GCSE students understand the novel or play by introducing important themes, contexts, and aspects of the writer’s style or dramatic techniques
• Glossaries for the novels define 19th-century terms which may be unfamiliar
• Each Shakespeare edition includes supportive notes for every page of the play
• Robust, student-friendly format with an easy-to-read font type and size
“Perfect for schools – clear text, bright covers, a good size for pockets and bags, and a great price.”
de Stafford School
A Level editions
Ideal for A Level Literature
• Introductions are perfectly pitched to provide the depth and demand required by A Level
• Each Shakespeare edition includes supportive notes for every page of the play
• Glossaries improve understanding of the novels by defining unfamiliar concepts and culturally specific terms
• Expand further reading with a list of key critical and theoretical texts
KS3 editions
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
GCSE editions
Animal Farm
The War of the Worlds
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
The Merchant of Venice
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
A Christmas Carol
Frankenstein
Great Expectations
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
The Sign of Four
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A Level editions
Heart of Darkness
Dracula
Hard Times
Dubliners
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oliver Twist
Mrs Dalloway
Persuasion
The Great Gatsby
Wuthering Heights
Othello
Hamlet
King Lear
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Anthologies
Brilliant inclusive and representative texts to enrich your curriculum from KS3 to A Level and IB Diploma.
Series editor: Jo Heathcote
Contributors: Contributors: Ali Al-Jamri, Beth Kemp, Christopher Clyde Green, Djamila Boothman, Jamila Gavin, Joanne Benjamin-Lewis, Jo Heathcote, Lindsay Skinner, Lucy Toop, Maria Cairney, Mike Gould, Payal Bhavsar and Thishani Wijesinghe
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Weave more representative and inclusive contemporary texts and writers into KS3–KS5 with anthologies compiled by an expert panel of writers and teachers.
• Enable all students to see themselves in or find a point of connection with the texts they are reading from the start of secondary school
• Support the study of unseen texts at GCSE and coursework (NEA) at A Level with a rich choice of representative texts
• Enhance students’ studies with a bank of fiction and non-fiction extracts and poems across different genres and forms, to inspire students and help develop their analysis and creative writing skills
• Knit into current schemes of work with tasks that develop the key skills in the GCSE English assessment objectives
• Feel confident to deliver rewarding and engaging lessons using the context notes, language support, ready-made lesson plans and worksheets, and practice exam questions
• Fully editable, downloadable and photocopiable so you can teach flexibly and share across the department
“One of the most concerted efforts to widen the curriculum and to truly reflect the diversity in our society.”
Jamila Gavin MBE, author of Coram Boy
Samples taken from
• Full poem or extract with worksheets (KS3 & KS4) or discussion questions to start guided conversations in the classroom (KS5)
• Each text is presented with information about the writer, their background and context to aid knowledge and understanding
• Suggestions for further exploration include links to other plays, poems, novels, articles, films, documentaries and literary theories or movements to promote wider reading
• The poem’s speaker appears to be standing in the centre of an estate, watching people as spring unfurls. nitially the poem focuses on the youth or youngers of the estate who hang out in groups they are hidden from view, whispering, ‘plotting’ and dreaming. Time moves on it is twilight and the group becomes ‘three unbroken voices’ on a bus dissecting a party; we imagine these to be older – teenagers perhaps. The ‘three’ then becomes ‘two’: ‘two men’ and ‘two schoolgirls’
Each lesson plan flags any possible sensitive content and highlights where content may be triggering for some students, for example racism or personal loss
“I loved the activities and the links to other reading. I was positively drooling over the choice of texts and it made my life so easy. A brilliant edition to the KS4 curriculum.”
Nicola Dickens about Through Our Eyes
What types of texts are included?
Includes a wide range of text forms, including letters, autobiographical writing, memoirs, essays, travelogues, speeches, poems, lyrics, articles, op-eds, novels, novellas and short stories in different genres including fantasy, historical fiction and verse.
Examples of themes covered include:
• culture • different bodies and dis/ability
• ethnicity • gender, gender identity and sexuality
• religion • socio-economic background
• heritage • regionality
• age
Reimagine Key Stage 3 English
Build confidence with Romantic and nineteenth-century texts for GCSE.
Series editor: Jo Heathcote
Authors: Jo Heathcote, Emma Slater, Caroline Davies and Nic Williams
Develop skills, reading stamina and cultural understanding with nine knowledge-rich projects to invigorate your KS3 English curriculum and create a firm foundation for GCSE.
• Explore a range of fiction, poetry and non-fiction texts from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century that build understanding of key GCSE themes and contexts
• Fit the projects into your existing KS3 curriculum, with expertly planned and sequenced lesson plans, ready-made teaching PowerPoints, age-appropriate extracts and student worksheets
• Interleave skills – building in comprehension, analysis, language and structure, with plentiful opportunities to practise writing for GCSE in structured steps
Write-in activities break down tasks into clear stages
Clear learning objective for each lesson
Offers
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breadth of text types covered is fantastic for plugging gaps that had been caused by previous lockdowns, and we were able to keep learning interesting and fresh.” Joshua Roy, Ernest Bevin College
Reimagine Key Stage 3
Shakespeare
Imaginative ways to study Shakespeare in every year of KS3.
Authors: Jo Heathcote and Hannah Appleton
• Build confidence in understanding Shakespeare’s language, themes and contexts with key extracts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet, ready-to-use lesson plans, teaching PowerPoints and student activity worksheets
• Inspire students with creative ways to explore and perform Shakespeare’s drama
• Coherently planned and sequenced projects build towards a strong understanding of Shakespeare’s plays and world, boosting historical awareness and cultural capital
• Take an inclusive approach with support for students whose first language is not English
“Reimagine Key Stage 3 Shakespeare provides all you need to deliver a carefully plotted lesson sequence for a whole play in each year of KS3. Y7 get to enjoy the magic of AMidsummer Night’s Dream. For Y8, there’s the drama of The Merchant of Venice, while Y9 get to unpick the passion and tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.”
Mike Davies, Teach Secondary review
NEW Develop Brilliant Speaking
Build oracy skills in KS3 to empower every child.
Author: Djamila Boothman
• Help every child develop their oracy skills in Year 7 in English or drama lessons to build confidence and thrive in their learning and life beyond school
• Easy to slot into KS3 schemes of work with pre-prepared and tested lesson plans, PowerPoints, videos and worksheets in one customisable teacher pack for the whole department
• Aid transition from primary to secondary school, building social skills and interactions over the course of a term
• Empower students to voice their opinions, thoughts and feelings through debating, speech making, listening, responding and working collaboratively
• Develop communication and empathy skills for work and life
• Build young people’s confidence to fully participate in school life and their school community
Develop Brilliant Reading
12 tests and 10 lessons to assess and improve reading at KS3.
Author: Chris Curtis
Assess reading progress and improve reading skills with ready-made and photocopiable reading tests to spot problem areas, direct teaching, and gain insights into reading patterns.
• Show students how to read for meaning with twelve structured tests that carefully model the reading process
• Explore and interact with texts from a diverse range of genres, styles and time periods
• Provide targeted support with mark schemes, feedback sheets, and ten fully resourced reading skills lessons
• Download the resources in PDF and editable Word and PowerPoint formats that can be used alongside existing units of work
An extract from Mohinder’s War by Bali Rai
Part 1.
The sound of failing engines awakened me before dawn. They howled and clattered and thumped, and for a moment, I thought that I might be in danger. However, the wailing soon passed by, and then came the explosion. Maman ran into my room, her long brown hair as wild as her expression.
‘Joelle!’ she cried. ‘Joelle!’
‘I’m fine, Maman.’
‘It has crashed,’ she added. ‘Did you hear?’
I sat up in bed, nodded and shivered. It was late November and uncommonly cold, much like the previous winter had been. My bedroom window was ill-fitting, iced over and draughty, and my nose ran. The climate matched the mood of my country, overrun by Germans and without hope of liberty. France, in 1941, was a shadow of itself, shivering under oppressive forces.
‘Will they come here?’ I asked, talking of the Germans.
‘It is probable,’ Maman told me. ‘Those dogs will do as they please.’
She spat out her words, her contempt for our conquerors obvious. Everyone hated the Nazis, bar those who collaborated with them. They were the enemy, to be thwarted and resisted, as best we could. Maman and Papa went further still, engaging with the Maquis – those who would later be remembered as the Resistance. We sheltered them when required and helped them on their secretive missions. All of which meant danger and possibly death.
For myself, then only thirteen years on this Earth, the concepts of oppression and mortality should have been unfamiliar things. Like faroff countries and exotic foods, they should have remained the stuff of stories. But we were under occupation, and my age meant nothing. Childhood, in its purest form, was impossible. So, I embraced my new life, despite my fears. I did as I was asked, like a good little soldier might, and each time we frustrated the enemy, however slightly, I felt proud and worthy. Such was my life, then.
‘Where is Papa?’ I asked.
‘He left a while ago,’ Maman replied. ‘To light the ovens.’
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“A superb book which, when used in conjunction with the downloadable materials, forms a very powerful set of teaching resources. Highly recommended.”
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Building Brilliant Vocabulary
60 lessons to close the word gap in KS3
Author: Katie Ashford
Improve KS3 students’ conceptual knowledge and prepare them for GCSE with 60 ready-made vocabulary lessons.
• Tackles high leverage Tier 2 words to help students understand challenging concepts
• Supports and exemplifies good practice in systematic and explicit teaching of vocabulary with a teaching sequence for each word including write-in student activity sheets
• Unlocks learning and reduces workload with a bank of vocabulary activities which are easy to set for homework, starters or tutor time
• Adapt the resources to your needs: the flexible format means lessons can be taught as a full vocabulary intervention programme, or dipped into to fit your own schemes of work
• Expert support from Katie Ashford, specialist in SEN and the teaching of reading and Deputy Head at Michaela Community School
“A fantastic resource that can be used and adapted throughout a students’ education” English Lead Practitioner
Crafting Brilliant Sentences
Grammar for GCSE English (9–1)
Author: Lindsay Skinner
Help your students craft impressive narrative, descriptive, and discursive writing to achieve the highest marks at GCSE.
• Build your confidence in teaching grammar with detailed teacher notes, suggested answers and ready-to-use worksheets and PowerPoints
• Each chapter focuses first on understanding an element of the sentence, and then on using it for effect
• Provides a consistent approach for your department, working through each element of the sentence and enabling you to target areas of weakness
• Further intervention activities help students to embed their learning, while a progress-tracking spreadsheet allows you to monitor the results
• Adapt the resources to your needs: the flexible format means lessons can be taught as a full programme or dipped into and edited to fit your own schemes of work
“My colleagues and I feel that this is the most useful resource we have bought in years! It is so clear and well-structured. The students are producing some excellent pieces of writing as a result!”
Kate Penney, Head of English, Leicester High School for Girls
KS3 Writing Recovery Pack
Activities to rebuild writing skills and stamina
Authors: Mike Gould and Richard Vardy
Close the writing gap with over 100 supportive and structured activities that can be easily slotted into your existing curriculum.
• A full catch-up programme for KS3 writing with ready-made activities, worksheets and videos that can be used flexibly alongside existing schemes of work or in intervention and catch-up sessions
• Support progress with perfectly pitched and meaningful activities that foster a sense of achievement
• Build resilience and secure skills for extended writing, ready for GCSE English, as tasks ramp up in demand and length
“I’m really impressed – a great way of helping students to regain and develop their writing skills and confidence.” Ian Kirby, English teacher
Aiming for Progress
Second Editions
Series Editors: Gareth Calway, Mike Gould and Natalie Packer
Targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.
These revised editions offer student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.
Aiming for Progress in Writing and Grammar: Book 2
Aiming for Progress in Writing and Grammar: Book 3
Aiming for Progress in Writing and Grammar: Book 4
Collins Readers – The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
• Inspire your students with a well-known classic selected by experts and teachers for their classroom potential
Collins National Theatre Play –The Exam
• Encourage your students to consider contemporary themes and issues
• Enrich learning using the staging suggestions and classroom activities from National Theatre directors, included to provide professional, stress-free support
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Age group: Years 7 & 8 Cast: 3 main characters plus another 10 parts
Starting Shakespeare
• Students gain a stimulating introduction to Shakespeare with a range of activities covering topics including plot, genre, character, theme, staging, and historical context
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AQA GCSE Set Text Student Guides
Perfect for in-class study as well as exam preparation
Authors: Mike Gould, Lindsay Skinner, Julia Burchell, Jo Heathcote and Alexandra Melville
Develop your students’ skills in English Language as they study the AQA Literature set texts, and deepen their understanding of themes and contexts of each novel or play.
• In-depth exploration of the text with activities for every chapter or act
• Prepare students for exam success with passage-based tasks, practice exam questions and sample responses
• Linked Language extracts and AQA-style Language tasks build contextual understanding
• Succinct character and plot summaries
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Dr Jekyll and Mr
Grammar for GCSE English
Authors: Mike Gould and Beth Kemp
Series Editors: Mike Gould and Paul Higgins
36 tutorials to boost students’ understanding of grammar, spelling and punctuation to improve their writing and their GCSE results.
• Recap the basics of word classes, sentence grammar, punctuation and paragraphing in Chapter 1
• Focus on the specifics of writing to inform and explain; writing to summarise; writing to argue and persuade; writing to explore and analyse; and writing to describe and narrate with a dedicated chapter on each writing purpose
• Explore the sample answers in the final chapter on spelling, proofreading, and editing to help students understand how they can check and improve their work in examinations and coursework
AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature
Series editors: Sarah Darragh and Jo Heathcote
Authors: Phil Darragh, Sarah Darragh, Mike Gould and Jo Heathcote
Teach as one coherent course with resources to help all students make good progress and develop the understanding they need to succeed at GCSE.
Core and Advanced Student Books
• The Core Student Book gives a firm foundation in the skills and knowledge required for both courses
• The Advanced Student Book revisits the Assessment Objectives at a more sophisticated level, offering extra challenge
• Help all students make good progress. Each chapter follows the hierarchy of skills and knowledge in the mark schemes, so students have a clear sequence of learning
• End-of-chapter ‘Apply your skills’ practice tasks and annotated answers help students understand how to improve their work
• Features a comprehensive selection of passages from nineteenth to twenty-first century literature and literary non-fiction, perfect for building students’ confidence in tackling unseen texts
The Student Books have been approved by AQA.
Teacher Guide with digital download
• Plan your course with expert support. Schemes of work suggest how the GCSEs could be taught in one, two or three years
• Medium-term plans give an overview of the learning in each chapter, including the genres, forms and purposes, key linguistic and literary terminology and the Assessment Objectives covered
• Help all your students make good progress with differentiated lesson plans, worksheets and PowerPoints in editable formats. Extra support and extra challenge features suggest how to make the content appropriate to all your learners
Worlds and Lives Poetry Cluster Teacher Guide
Ignite your students’ passion for poetry with Worlds and Lives, the new, modern poetry anthology for AQA GCSE English Literature, supported by our FREE Teacher Guide, produced in collaboration with AQA!
Download the guide
• One-page summaries of each poem, covering the poem’s background, structure and key themes
• Suggested poems for comparison and discussion questions for each poem
• Guidance on teaching the poetry anthology, including approaches to poetry analysis and comparison
Download the free teacher guide at collins.co.uk/worldsandlives
Free PDF
AQA GCSE (9–1)
English Language Exam Practice
Author: Jo Heathcote
A practice book designed to help students develop the skills required for each question in the Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams.
• Help students build and apply the key skills for each question with a step-by-step process for responding and plenty of opportunities to practise
• Assess progress and build confidence for the final exams with half-term progress tests, end-of-term mock exams and two further practice papers for revision
• Show students how to improve their work, with annotated sample responses
Accessible text and tasks guide students through exactly what they need to do to achieve a Grade 5
AQA GCSE English Language for post-16
Authors: Jo Heathcote and Sheila McCann
Help post-16 students secure a Grade 5 in AQA GCSE English Language in one year.
Student Book
• Complete coverage of AQA Paper 1 and Paper 2 as well as preparation for the Spoken Language endorsement, organised into weeks and by exam question
• Show students how to improve their work, with annotated sample responses and regular self- and peer-assessment activities
• Engage 16–19 year-olds and adult learners with fresh texts and topics chosen to interest students in post-16 contexts
• Assess progress and build confidence for the exam with half-term progress tests, end-of-term mock exams and two further practice papers for revision
Teacher Guide
• Everything you need to teach: medium-term plans, clear and succinct lesson plans and worksheets. Ready-made PowerPoints support front-of-class teaching. With week-by-week resources covering 30 weeks, it is suitable for teachers of all levels of experience
• A wealth of annotated sample answers and marking guidance is provided for each of the assessments in the Student Book
“The structure of the activities in the textbook is very clear for students and the tasks effectively build up the relevant skills for each question type.” Head of English, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, London
NEW A Level Set Text Teacher Guides
Authors: Elmina Ferguson, Thishani Wijesinghe and Jo Heathcote
Celebrate and teach more books by writers of colour with confidence.
Downloadable teacher guides to empower you to explore the depth and richness of set texts: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (OCR), Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Edexcel) and Passing by Nella Larsen (OCR).
• Discover approaches to teaching and studying each text that provide a secure foundation and a springboard of ideas on how to incorporate into your A Level curriculum
• Feel confident to deliver rewarding and engaging lessons using the guidance of experienced, practising teachers
• Includes chapters on key critical contexts, language and literary devices, character analysis, different interpretations, glossaries, discussion questions, comparative links to other texts and more
• A great way to increase representation and range of voices in A Level study, encourage wider reading, and suggest possibilities for non-exam assessment texts
• Fully editable and photocopiable so you can teach flexibly and share across the department
Each guide includes:
Foreword by Dr Lesley Nelson-Addy, Education Manager at the UK’s leading race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust
• Introduction: How to use this resource
• About the author and contributor team
• About the author and biography
Introduction to the text and overview
• Key themes
• Key critical contexts
• Structure
Language and literary devices
• Character analysis (and other characterisation)
• Different interpretations
• Glossary of key literary devices and critical terminology for A Level
Discussion questions for A Level
• Comparative links for other texts
• Links to other resources available
KS3 Revision and Practice
Develop key skills and build a strong foundation for GCSE English.
Complete Revision & Practice
Unbeatable value – a revision guide and full, write-in practice workbook in one book.
2 books in one:
• Revision guide – clear and concise coverage of every topic, now with online quizzes to test recall
• Workbook – topic-by-topic practice, now with video solutions to build confidence
Now includes interactive recall quizzes and video solutions, accessed via QR codes
Revision Guide
• Clear and concise coverage of every topic
• Plenty of practice opportunities for every topic, plus mixed practice questions at end of the book
Workbook
• Write-in workbook covering all KS3 curriculum topics
• Develop key skills through targeted practice
• Lots of testing opportunities throughout
NEW Glow Up Your Grades: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Your English GCSE
High impact revision to help you get the best grade possible!
From experienced English teacher, presenter and examiner Mehreen Baig comes a new way to revise for GCSE English.
• Level up GCSE English revision with chapters covering every aspect of GCSE English Language & Literature
• Learn how to navigate exams with Mehreen’s enthusiastic, reassuring advice
• Support studying with videos presented by Mehreen from her popular YouTube channel, Glow Up Your Grades
Annotated examples help students breakdown texts and exam questions
Scan the QR code to access accompanying videos from Mehreen
GCSE 9–1 Snap Revision Text Guides
Revise for GCSE 9–1 English in a snap with unbeatable value set text and poetry guides, now with online videos.
• Straight to the point coverage of themes, language, structure and context
• Plenty of practice questions included for every topic
• Examples of how to plan and write essay responses
• QR codes link directly to online videos providing further analysis of the text
Includes video support, accessed through QR codes
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Poetry Guides
Power and Conflict: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855155-1
Unseen Poetry: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855156-8
Set Text Guides
A Christmas Carol: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855154-4
An Inspector Calls: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855150-6 £3.00
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855153-7
Macbeth: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855152-0
Romeo and Juliet: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature 978-0-00-855151-3
More guides available on pages 26–27 for AQA and Edexcel
Handy quick summaries and practice questions for every topic
GCSE 9–1 Snap Revision Text Guides
Revise for GCSE 9–1 English in a snap with unbeatable value set text and poetry guides – everything you need to revise in a handy A5 format.
• Straight to the point coverage of themes, language, structure and context
• Plenty of practice questions included for every topic
• Examples on how to plan and write essay responses
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READING & WRITING
For AQA & Edexcel
Academic Writing
For AQA
Reading (for papers 1 and 2)
Writing (for papers 1 and 2)
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978-0-00-824233-6 £2.00 POETRY GUIDES
For AQA, with video
Power & Conflict Poetry Anthology
Unseen Poetry
For AQA
Love & Relationships Poetry Anthology
For Edexcel
Conflict Poetry Anthology
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SET TEXT GUIDES
For AQA, with video
An Inspector Calls
A Christmas Carol
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
For AQA
The History Boys
Lord of the Flies
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Never Let Me Go
Animal Farm
Frankenstein
The Merchant of Venice
Blood Brothers
The Sign of Four
DNA
Great Expectations
Anita and Me
A Taste of Honey
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GCSE 9–1 Snap Revision Workbooks
Write-in workbooks with everything students need to put their skills to the test and score top marks in their exams – questions on language, structure, themes and context in a clear and easy-to-use A4 format.
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Romeo and Juliet: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Text Workbook
An Inspector Calls: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Text Workbook
Macbeth: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Text Workbook
A Christmas Carol: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Text Workbook
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Text Workbook
Power and Conflict: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Poetry Anthology Workbook
Unseen Poetry: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Literature Poetry Anthology Workbook
Reading: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Language Workbook
Writing: AQA GCSE 9–1 English Language Workbook
Targeted practice questions for every topic to fully prepare for exams
978-0-00-843739-8 £3.00
978-0-00-835526-5 £3.00
978-0-00-835527-2 £3.00
978-0-00-835528-9 £3.00
978-0-00-835529-6 £3.00
978-0-00-835530-2 £3.00
978-0-00-835531-9 £3.00
978-0-00-835532-6 £3.00
978-0-00-835533-3 £3.00
GCSE Revision and Practice
Complete Revision & Practice
3 books in 1:
1. Revision guide – clear and concise coverage of every topic, now with interactive quizzes to test recall
2. Workbook – topic-by-topic practice, now with video solutions to build confidence
3. Exam-style practice paper with answers, now updated to reflect the latest exam series and examiner reports
Separate workbooks also available
AQA GCSE 9–1 English Language and Literature: Complete Revision & Practice*
Now includes interactive recall quizzes and video solutions, accessed through QR codes
978-0-00-853499-8 £4.99
GCSE 9–1 English Language and Literature: Complete Revision & Practice 978-0-00-811258-5 £4.99
WJEC Eduqas GCSE 9–1 English Language and Literature Complete Revision & Practice 978-0-00-829201-0 £4.99
AQA GCSE 9–1 English Language and Literature Workbook**
WJEC Eduqas GCSE 9–1 English Language and Literature Workbook
AQA GCSE 9–1 English Language Target Grade 5 Workbook
AQA GCSE 9–1 English Language Target Grade 7 Workbook
Revision Guides
• Clear and concise coverage of every topic
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978-0-00-832692-0 £3.00
978-0-00-828096-3 £3.00
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• Quick tests, end-of-topic practice questions, topic review later and mixed questions at the end
• Free online Q&A flashcards and ebook included
GCSE 9–1 English Language and Literature Revision Guide
AQA GCSE 9–1 Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology Revision Guide
AQA GCSE 9–1 Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology Revision Guide
GCSE in a Week
978-0-00-811248-6 £3.00
978-0-00-811253-0 £3.00
978-0-00-811255-4 £3.00
Get ready for GCSE 9–1 exams in just one week using this 7-day revision plan, with concise notes and practice for all essential topics.
• Cover essential GCSE topics in less than an hour with handy timing indicators
• Practise for the real thing with exam-style questions and answers
• Remember key points with summary boxes after each topic
GCSE 9–1 English Language & Literature in a Week 978-0-00-831768-3 £4.00
You can’t revise for GCSE English!
Yes you can, and Mark Roberts shows you how.
Mark Roberts uncovers the secrets of psychology and cognitive science to show how to revise effectively for GCSE English. There’s advice on how to master GCSE English revision as well as examples of what really successful students do to help them towards top grades.
Learn how to:
• Organise notes and annotations
• Memorise and practise using ‘killer quotations’
• Improve practice essays and creative writing responses
• Prepare for the unseen texts
• The importance of health and wellbeing in the lead up to exams
“I fully recommend You can’t revise for GCSE English! The format is excellent, with top tips, key quotes and more. Every English department needs one of these” Teacher reviewer
You can’t revise for A Level English Literature!
Yes you can, and Mark Roberts shows you how.
Following on from the success of You can’t revise for GCSE English! Mark Roberts shows how students can maximise their marks to do brilliantly at A Level English Literature.
Learn how to:
• Implement practice methods that really improve recall
• Build up a bank of quotations
• Use literary criticism and context successfully
• Develop an academic writing style
“Roberts’ practical strategies are presented in an accessible, concise format, making this volume useful for both students and teachers alike.” Teacher reviewer
NEW Cambridge Lower Secondary English
Second Edition
Series editors: Julia Burchell and Mike Gould
Series authors: Julia Burchell, Steve Eddy, Mike Gould and Ian Kirby
Build strong foundations in preparation for Cambridge Upper Secondary with Cambridge Lower Secondary English. This skillsfocused course offers rich and comprehensive coverage of the new curriculum framework with differentiation to support all learners.
Student’s Book
• Offer a clear focus on improving skills for reading, writing, speaking, and listening
• Each chapter builds from students exploring a rich range of international texts, through scaffolded skills activities to a series of meaningful final tasks
Workbooks
• Consolidate and extend students’ learning with engaging practice activities and additional language support
This series is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the curriculum framework (0861) from 2020.
The Progress Books have not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process.
NEW Progress Books
• Boost confidence, consolidate understanding, and measure progress with extra practice
• Available as a write-in Student’s Book and photocopiable Teacher’s Pack for all stages
Progress
Talk to your local representative for more information about ebooks.
Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language (0876) 2nd Edition also available. See order form or collins.co.uk for more information.
Cambridge IGCSE® English
Fourth Edition
Series editor: Julia Burchell and Mike Gould
Authors: Claire Austin-Macrae, Abhinandan Bhattacharya, Keith Brindle, Julia Burchell, Nigel Carlisle, Steve Eddy, Joanna Fliski, Mike Gould, Naomi Hursthouse, Ian Kirby, Syed Mikhail, Lucy Toop and Robin Wilson
Show students how to progress with a clear structure that moves from building key reading, writing and technical skills to applying these skills to specific question types and coursework tasks.
Student’s Book
• Engage students with rich and diverse text extracts from around the world, representing varied writing forms and purposes
• Help students to make progress with regular ‘Check your progress’ checklists and annotated sample answers to exemplify best practice
• Build confidence in speaking and listening with clear guidance, activities and exemplification of presentation and discussion tasks
Workbook
• Set homework easily and offer extra support with a clear correspondence between the Workbook and Student’s Book
• Build students’ writing stamina and fluency for all the writing forms and purposes required by the syllabus
Teacher’s Guide
• Support students’ progress with teaching sequences moving from building the key reading and writing skills to applying these skills to assessment and coursework tasks
We are working towards endorsement of this series for the Cambridge Pathway to support the syllabus (0500/090) for examination from 2027.
Cambridge IGCSE® English as a Second Language Third Edition
Provide engaging content, skills-building exercises and exam practice to help students achieve their full potential.
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These resources are endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the full syllabus (0510/0511/0991) for examination from 2024.
Cambridge IGCSE® English (as an Additional Language)
Authors: Rebecca Adlard, Lucy Norris and Tom Ottway
Build confidence in English with a carefully structured course that allows for reinforcement and progression at every stage. Develop practical language skills with accessible content planned around real-world topic-based units.
These resources are endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the full syllabus (0472/0772) for examination from 2023.
Teacher’s Guide
Cambridge IGCSE® Literature in English
Series editor: Anna Gregory
Authors: Mike Gould, Chris Green, Anna Gregory, Kurt A. Johnson and Alexandra Melville
Introduce students to the fundamental concepts of literary study and provide support in applying them to poetry, prose and drama. This resource also supports Cambridge O Level and the Cambridge IGCSE® World Literature syllabus. Student’s Book
• Help students progress by teaching them the underlying skills and concepts before applying them in passage-based, discursive, and unseen tasks
• Regular annotated responses show students how to improve Teacher’s Guide
• Follow the structure of the Student’s Book, moving from building the key skills in comprehension, close analysis, and interpretation to applying these skills to specific exam and coursework tasks
These resources are endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the full syllabus (0475/0992/0427/2010/0408) for examination from 2020. Talk to your local representative for more information about ebooks
Cambridge International AS & A Level English Language
Series editors: Lisa Small and Tony Fleming
Author: Beth Kemp
Build skills and knowledge in a clear sequence and help students to apply skills to a range of language tasks, with up-to-date coverage of the syllabus topics and a stimulating range of international texts
• Build writing and analysis skills by introducing students to different modes of analysis and the conventions of different writing forms and purposes
• Offer step-by-step support for responding to a range of tasks with sample responses at different levels to help students understand how to improve
• Build confidence with the complete practice papers
• Free, editable scheme of work including answers is available online
Title ISBN Price Student’s Book 978-0-00-828760-3 £30.00
This resource is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the full syllabus (9093) for examination from 2021.
Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English
Series editor: Noel Cassidy
Authors: Mike Gould, Maria Cairney, Ian Kirby and Richard Vardy
• Develop effective writing throughout with dedicated activities and exemplar student answers to model different ways of responding to texts
• Help students progress with clear, step-by-step learning, moving from exploration to supported analysis to independent writing, and building towards examination-style tasks at the end of each chapter
• Show students how to apply the fundamental skills to write about the three major forms (poetry, prose and drama) and to respond to unseen texts
• Clearly organised into practical sequences of learning that can be used as lessons or series of lessons, with a focus on activity and modelling
• Free teacher resources available online, including editable medium-term plans summarising the coverage of each unit and chapter
This resource is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the full syllabus (9695) for examination from 2021.
Cambridge IGCSE® Drama
Second Edition
Authors: Rebekah Beattie, Mike Gould, Gail Deal and Emma Hollis
Create a varied, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment that enables students of different confidence and ability levels to flourish.
Student’s Book
• Enable students to develop their performance, devising and writing skills and engage with a range of exciting and international playscripts and scenarios
• Support and stimulate drama classes with role plays for warm ups, examples of stimuli for Devised pieces, and still images from productions which show key elements from performances
• Students can monitor their learning and evaluate their work using the Learning Log and Check Your Progress sections
• This revised edition includes a new focus on extending the repertoire, including site-specific and immersive theatre, as well as extra support for writing about texts in performance
Title ISBN Price
Student’s Book 978-0-00-835369-8 £26.99
Teacher’s Guide 978-0-00-835368-1 £100.00
These resources are endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus (0411/0994) for examination from 2022.
Cambridge International AS & A Level Drama
Series Editor: Emma Hollis
Authors: Holly Barradell, Rebekah Beattie, Gail Deal, Mike Gould and Emma Hollis
Deliver an exciting and enjoyable course with in-depth and up-to-date coverage of the syllabus topics and a stimulating range of international play script extracts. The ideal resource for Advanced Level Drama study.
Student’s Book
• Foster a creative, experiential approach with practical activities in every unit and suggestions of how to experiment with individual tasks
• Enable students to draw on this knowledge in their own practice throughout the course and open avenues for further exploration with a chapter on theatre traditions and practitioners from around the world
• Support successful writing with clear modelling of the planning, structuring, and writing process, and sample writing at different levels
• Provide an exciting range of high quality, international play script extracts, all of which are contextualised by introducing their social, historical, and cultural contexts
Title ISBN Price
Student’s Book 978-0-00-832614-2 £30.00
Teacher’s Guide 978-0-00-835368-1 £100.00
This resource is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway (9482) to support the full syllabus for examination from 2022.
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