The Skills in English series is designed to cover all the National Curriculum requirements using a wide range of texts. The student book focuses on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. It provides differentiated activities that integrate word, sentence and text-level objectives.

'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more.

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English Language qualifications. Approved for the AQA GCSE English Language 2015 specification, this print Student Book is designed for students targeting higher grades. Featuring a wide range of 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century texts, this resource has spelling, punctuation and grammar support integrated throughout. It also contains assessment tests and in-depth exam preparation, including two full practice papers. See also our Progress Plus print and digital pack, which comprises a Progress Plus print Student Book, a Writing Workshop print Student book, enhanced digital editions of each and free Teacher's Resources.

The only textbook that has been written for the OxfordAQA International GCSE English Language (9270) specification, for first teaching in September 2016. Written by an experienced author, the clear, international approach develops the inference, exploration, analysis and deduction skills required to effectively analyse a wide range of texts. This textbook contains a wide range texts, accompanied by activities and questions that provide opportunities for reading, writing, speaking and listening, along with a focus on grammar, punctuation and spelling. It develops the key skills needed for the OxfordAQA International GCSE English Language exams and provides an excellent grounding for further study at A Level. The online textbook license can be accessed on a wide range of devices and is valid until 31st December 2026, for use by one student or teacher. Your first login will be sent to you in the mail on a printed access card.

'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more.

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Approved for the AQA 2015 GCSE English Literature specification, this print Student Book is designed to help students develop whole text understanding and written response skills for their closed-book exam. The resource provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of Dicken's novella as well as a synoptic overview of the text and its themes. Short, memorable quotations and striking images throughout the book aid learning, while in-depth exam preparation includes practice questions and sample responses. See also our A Christmas Carol print and digital pack, which comprises the print Student Book, the enhanced digital edition and a free Teacher's Resource.

Ensure your students are fully equipped with the skills required to analyse prose texts as part of their KS4 course.

The re-jacketing of AQA Functional English Student Book was requested by the Trade Sales Team following reports of interest from the market for that type of resource. The target market will be adults with low levels of literacy who are working towards the Basic Skills level 1 and 2 qualifications. They need adult-orientated materials that aren't patronising, give lots or opportunity for practice and are accessible in terms of language and layout. There are a variety of centres where adults can take literacy courses including FE colleges, adult learning centres, prison units, etc. Market feedback indicates that adults doing these courses buy their own resources on the recommendation of the course tutor. There are an estimated 7 million adults with low levels of numeracy and literacy (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skill website) and there is an ongoing government initiative, with funding, to encourage more of these adults to improve these skills. The National Numeracy and Literacy