*NEW* for AQA Lang P1 from June 2026 onwards:
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The Day of the Triffids
Specimen paper and a PPT slide deck with resources, scaffolds and model answers, like so π
Repost and help yourself π
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*NEW* for AQA Lang P1 from June 2026 onwards:
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The Day of the Triffids
Specimen paper and a PPT slide deck with resources, scaffolds and model answers, like so π
Repost and help yourself π
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bd6qg...
*NEW* for AQA English Language Paper 1 from June 2026 onwards:
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The Woman in Black
Specimen paper and accompanying PPT slide deck with resources, scaffolds and model responses, like so π
Help yourself π
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/qu9to...
Most have accompanying PPT slide decks containing scaffolds or model responses. Help yourself if they might be useful.
AQA style English Lang P1s for June 2026 exams onwards π
13 Eng Lang Paper 1 exam papers:
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The Landlady
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The Silent Patient
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White Fang
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The Monkeyβs Paw
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King of the Castle
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Enduring Love
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Dracula
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Hound of Baskervilles
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War of the Worlds
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The Pearl
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Whole Townβs Sleeping
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The Birds
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NEW* for June 2026 onwards: AQA Lang P1 specimen papers and accompanying PPT slide decks. Iβll add to this folder as I update them. Includes:
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Enduring Love
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Hound of the Baskervilles
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Whole Townβs Sleeping
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Help yourself π
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Iβve used the raw mark grade equivalent boundaries for each component, published by AQA on their website today (see below). Percentages on the tracker are calculated to 2 decimal places for accuracy. The columns containing formulae are also βlockedβ to prevent accidental corruption of your data.
21.08.2025 16:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0NEW* for AQA: English Lang & Lit mock exam trackers, using June 2025 boundaries and RAG rating for QLA, for each paper like so π
Repost and help yourself π #teamenglish
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*NEW* for AQA: 2026 English Language & Literature exam date posters, like these π Thereβs 23 in the folder covering most set texts.
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17.07.2025 08:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Youβre welcome
09.07.2025 21:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*NEW* for 2026 onwards: updated and some brand new specimen AQA Lang P2s with accompanying PPT slide decks to support teaching. Help yourself π #teamenglish
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16.05.2025 06:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Agia Pelagia is on the northern coast, but about an hour away. Itβs nearer to Heraklion. Crete is special. Have you walked the Samaria Gorge? More manageable at this time of the year when itβs a little cooler. Guessing youβve visited Knossos.
18.04.2025 19:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My parents used to live on the northern coast in a mountain village called Xromonastiri, near Rethymnon. Beautiful island.
18.04.2025 19:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0#Macbeth #GCSE #macbethrevision #shakespeareshorts #edusky youtube.com/shorts/AnVHS...
02.02.2025 18:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Day made π I look forward to it.
02.02.2025 13:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I just LOVE this series, Nadine. Might I ask if youβre writing another and, if so, when might it be published?
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Iβm giving away signed copies of the Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley series so far - The Jigsaw Man, The Binding Room, and the newly released The Kill List!
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02.02.2025 13:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@matt-lynch.bsky.social @litdrive.bsky.social @teamenglish1.bsky.social
Using Matt's excellent resources and playing around with the new AQA 2026 Lang 1 format. DM me any edit suggestions/feedback and will update as I go along!
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01.02.2025 09:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Only needed to change Qs 2 and 4 of some existing resources. Didnβt take long at all. π
01.02.2025 09:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0To reflect changes to AQA GCSE English Lang P2 for 2026 onwards, hereβs a folder of 10 specimen papers. Help yourself and please re-post to reach a wider audience. Thanks π #teamenglish
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Kind of you to say! Thank you π
31.01.2025 13:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Calvin Robinson license revoked
Given that Altar Mitty likes joining a new branch of religion every five minutes, maybe he should become a Buddhist next and learn all about Karma.
30.01.2025 08:03 β π 4154 π 646 π¬ 306 π 80AQA GCSE English Lang P1 and 2 changes announced today - first examined June 2026.
Hereβs a specimen paper: βThe Whole Townβs Sleepingβ and a set of PPT slides Q by Q with models and scaffolds to reflect these changes. Help yourself π #teamenglish
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29.01.2025 07:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When I lived and worked as a teacher in Brighton here in the UK many years ago, after a busy day Iβd meet friends for a natter on the sea front. The sound of the ocean soon dissipated any stress or tension. I miss the ocean - and the friends I made there - dearly
28.01.2025 19:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you π
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