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Language and Literature · AQA, Edexcel, OCR · reading by assessment objective · writing marked line by line
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GCSE English, from India to the UK
Online GCSE English tuition on your board's papers
GCSE English is the subject where able students lose marks most mysteriously. They read well, they write fluently, and they get a 5. The reason is that GCSE English is marked against assessment objectives, not against how good the writing seems: a reading answer earns marks for a specific kind of evidence and analysis, and a writing answer for structure, range and accuracy in fixed proportions. A student who has been shown the mark scheme writes to it; one who has not is guessing.
Our GCSE English tutors hold master's degrees in English and teach to one board per student. The class is 1-on-1 on a shared screen: one question type from the board's own papers, the mark scheme beside it, a timed answer, then marking line by line with the assessment objectives named. For Literature the set texts and the anthology poems are worked through with quotations learned by theme. Every class is recorded and the marked writing goes to the parent.
AQA 8700 / 8702 · Edexcel 1EN0 / 1ET0 · OCR J351 / J352Language and LiteratureTimed writing, marked line by lineSet texts and the poetry anthology👩🏫 Master's-qualified · same tutor every week
UK time · Indian time
🕒 When the classes happen
| Your time (UK) | Chandigarh | Who books it |
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| 4:00 – 6:00 pm, after school | 8:30 – 10:30 pm (9:30 – 11:30 pm in winter) | Primary and KS3; the most popular slot |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | 10:30 pm – 12:30 am (11:30 pm – 1:30 am in winter) | GCSE and A-Level; our tutors teach these hours in shifts |
| Saturday and Sunday, 9 am – 1 pm | 1:30 – 5:30 pm (2:30 – 6:30 pm in winter) | Everyone; past-paper blocks before exams |
Britain is 4.5 hours behind India in summer and 5.5 in winter; the class time stays the same for you, the tutor's shift moves. Each UK city page has a planner.
The papers
GCSE English: what each paper asks for, and what the class does with it
| Paper | What it examines | What the class works on |
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| Language Paper 1 | Reading one fiction extract; writing a description or narrative | Reading questions by assessment objective; a timed piece of creative writing every fortnight, marked for structure, vocabulary and accuracy |
| Language Paper 2 | Reading two non-fiction texts, one older; writing to argue or persuade | Comparing viewpoints; the perspective question; a timed argument piece with a planned structure |
| Literature Paper 1 | Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel | Quotations by theme and character; the extract-to-whole-text answer; context used, not bolted on |
| Literature Paper 2 | The modern text, the poetry anthology, unseen poetry | Comparing two poems; the unseen poem in 45 minutes; the modern text's themes with quotations |
The content differs by board: the set texts, the anthology clusters and the question wording are the board's own, which is why we teach one board per student. Spelling, punctuation and grammar carry separate marks on the writing questions and on some Literature questions, and they are the cheapest marks to secure.
the two years
📝 When to start, and what happens when
- Year 10, autumn: the question types, one at a time; the first set text
- Year 10, spring and summer: timed reading answers; the anthology begins
- Year 11, November or December: mocks on full papers
- Year 11, January to April: one full paper a fortnight, marked and reworked; quotations revised
- May and June: four papers
price · all included
💵 What it costs
| Where you live | Per hour, 1-on-1 |
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| United Kingdom | about £8 to £10 |
| Ireland | about €9 to €11 |
One hour a week from September of Year 10 to the exams is about 70 hours: roughly £560 to £700 with us, against £2,100 to £3,500 with a UK English tutor at £30 to £50 an hour. Full price table →
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A team of 20+ women educators with master's degrees, teaching online from Chandigarh since 2018. Every class is recorded and the recording is yours; parents can sit in on any class; the tutor never contacts the child outside the class. Nothing is paid up front: the first class is free and you decide afterwards.
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Knowledge base
UK families ask
1Can a tutor in India teach GCSE English?
Yes, when the tutor teaches to the board's assessment objectives and mark scheme and knows the set texts. Our GCSE English tutors hold master's degrees in English and work from AQA, Edexcel and OCR papers every week. Ask any tutor to name your child's board, the set texts and the assessment objectives for the question your child finds hardest.
2My child reads a lot and writes well but got a 5 in the mock. Why?
Because GCSE English marks against objectives, not against how good the writing seems. A reading answer that retells instead of analysing, or quotes without explaining the effect of the writer's choices, scores low however well it is written. Showing the student the mark scheme and marking their own answers against it usually moves the grade within a term.
3Do you teach both Language and Literature?
Yes, usually in the same weekly hour, alternating by paper. Language is skills and can be practised on any text; Literature needs the set texts and quotations learned by theme, so it starts earlier and is revised steadily rather than crammed.
4How do you handle the set texts?
The student tells us the board and the texts, we teach each one by theme and character with a bank of short quotations, and we practise the board's question style on it: the extract-to-whole-text answer for the Shakespeare and the novel, the comparison for the poems, and the unseen poem under time.
5What time are classes for UK families?
4 to 8 pm UK time on weekdays, and Saturday and Sunday mornings. Britain is 4.5 hours behind India in summer and 5.5 in winter, so UK after-school hours are Indian evenings; our tutors teach the later slots in shifts. The class time stays the same for you all year.
6How much does it cost?
About £8 to £10 an hour for a live 1-on-1 class with a master's-qualified tutor, the same one every week, with the recording of every class, notes and marked homework included. Billed monthly, no package, no contract. A UK agency charges £25 to £60 for the same hour.
7Is the first class free?
Yes. A 30-minute 1-on-1 lesson on the whiteboard on your child's current topic, at a UK after-school time. Parents sit in. After it we send a short plan and the exact rate, and you decide. No card, no obligation.
8Who are the tutors, and is it safe?
A team of 20+ women educators, each with a master's degree in her subject, teaching online from Chandigarh since 2018. Parents are welcome in every class, every class is recorded and the recording is yours, and the tutor never contacts the child outside the class.