How to Teach GCSE English Re-Sits to Disaffected Students at Post-16

Every year, sixth forms and colleges welcome students who missed a grade C in English at school and must, by law, sit the exam again until they pass or turn eighteen. Many arrive weary of a subject they have already studied for eleven years. Matilda Rose, author of SPaG Book and Outstanding Literacy, writes for the teachers who meet them. Part One covers the classroom: adult, disaffected and lower-attaining learners, large and small groups, modelling, assessment and debate. Part Two turns to leading a team, attendance, behaviour, staffing and timetabling.

The final section explains the new GCSEs and assessment objectives, then shows how to teach SPaG, reading and writing, closing with a glossary. It is a core text in the Education and Training Foundation's English Enhancement Programme, and FE lecturers and English leads will find it practical and grounded.