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Six Paper 2 Practice Papers: 2027 Mock Exams — Paper 2 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: getting exam-ready for the new 2027 Paper 2 with full, timed practice in both directed writing and composition.
Six complete, original Paper 2 practice papers written for the 2027 specification – each with its own insert, question paper and full Cambridge-style mark scheme with model answers for every question.
6 full papers · 480 marks of practice · 24 composition titles · launch price
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Six Paper 1 Practice Papers: 2027 Mock Exams — Paper 1 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: getting exam-ready for the new 2027 Paper 1 with plenty of full, timed practice.
Six complete, original Paper 1 practice papers written for the 2027 specification – each with its own insert, question paper and full Cambridge-style mark scheme with model answers.
6 full papers · 480 marks of practice · 6 Cambridge-style mark schemes · launch price
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Free 2027 Paper 2 Mock Exam: Four Days — Paper 2 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: practising a complete Paper 2 in the new 2027 format. Free to download.
Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition · A full mock exam: line-numbered insert with two original texts, question paper (80 marks, 2 hours) and a mark scheme with four model answers.
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Free 2027 Paper 1 Mock Exam: Lighthouses — Paper 1 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: practising a complete Paper 1 in the new 2027 format. Free to download.
Paper 1 Reading · A full mock exam: line-numbered insert with three original texts, question paper (80 marks, 2 hours) and a 19-page mark scheme with model answers.
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Checkpoint Everything: The Complete Course + 12 Practice Papers — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
The full 25-lesson Checkpoint Ready course + the Practice Pack of 12 exam papers – everything you need to teach and practise Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English, with 14 full practice papers in total. Worth £93 bought separately.
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Checkpoint Practice Pack: 12 Original Practice Papers with Mark Schemes — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
12 complete, original Checkpoint English practice papers in the 2026 Stage 9 format – 6 non-fiction (Paper 1) and 6 fiction (Paper 2). Every set comes with an insert, a question paper and a detailed mark scheme with a top-band model answer, plus a Teacher Guide with trackers. Fresh texts your students have never seen.
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Bridge to IGCSE: The Complete Transition Course — Paper 1 and Paper 2 — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: moving students from Checkpoint to IGCSE with confidence.
The complete 8-lesson transition course for the 2027 specification: a first, confident taste of reading closely, summary, writer’s effects and descriptive writing, with a new game every lesson.
8 lessons · 240 slides · 61-page student booklet · 58-page teacher answer book
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Checkpoint Ready Free Taster: Three Complete Lessons — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
Helps with: trying the Checkpoint course for free: three full lessons on punctuation, blog writing and creating atmosphere in a story.
Three complete, ready-to-teach Checkpoint English lessons, free: punctuation for pace and drama (both papers), the blog post (Paper 1) and setting and atmosphere (Paper 2).
3 slide decks · student booklet · teacher copy with answers
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Checkpoint Ready Block 4: Fiction (Lessons 18–24, Paper 2) — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
Helps with: reading stories closely, then writing a gripping story of your own.
Seven lessons on Paper 2: read fiction like an examiner, then write a story like an author – ending with a timed story students fix and improve themselves.
7 slide decks · student booklet · answer book
Best value: get the full course + 12 extra practice papers in Checkpoint Everything – £59.
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Checkpoint Ready Block 3: Non-fiction Writing (Lessons 10–17, Paper 1 Section B) — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
Helps with: writing articles, letters, speeches, reports and reviews with the right tone for the reader.
Eight lessons on every Section B form – recount, article, letters, speech, report and review – then a timed write and a lesson to fix the slips that cost marks.
8 slide decks · student booklet · answer book
Best value: get the full course + 12 extra practice papers in Checkpoint Everything – £59.
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Checkpoint Ready Block 2: Non-fiction Reading (Lessons 4–9, Paper 1 Section A) — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
Helps with: reading non-fiction: finding information, explaining the writer’s language and writing a short summary.
Six lessons on every Paper 1 reading question, from one-mark retrieval to the 40-word summary, ending with a full timed Section A.
7 slide decks · student booklet · answer book · paper mark scheme
Best value: get the full course + 12 extra practice papers in Checkpoint Everything – £59.
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Checkpoint Ready Block 1: The Checkpoint Toolkit (Lessons 0–3 + Starter Paper) — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
Helps with: getting started: how the two Checkpoint papers work, plus punctuation and sentences that earn marks.
Start here. Find out where every student is, show them exactly how both Checkpoint papers work, and teach the punctuation and sentence skills that earn marks on both.
6 slide decks · 3 booklets · answer book · Checkpoint at a Glance
Best value: get the full course + 12 extra practice papers in Checkpoint Everything – £59.
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Checkpoint Ready: The Complete Course (25 Lessons + Practice Papers) — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English
Helps with: the whole Cambridge Checkpoint English course for Year 9: reading and writing, fiction and non-fiction, with practice papers.
Everything you need to prepare Year 9 students for Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English (0861): 25 ready-to-teach lessons, student booklets, four teacher answer books and two full practice papers.
25 lessons · 28 slide decks · 4 answer books · 2 practice papers · save £26
Best value: get the full course + 12 extra practice papers in Checkpoint Everything – £59.
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Paper 2 Complete Bundle: Directed Writing + Composition — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: every writing question on IGCSE Paper 2: persuasive writing, descriptions and stories.
Every question on Paper 2, taught: the full Directed Writing unit, both Composition units (narrative and descriptive), plus six full Paper 2 practice papers with mark schemes and model answers.
3 full units · 32 lessons · 810 slides · 8 practice papers · save £48
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Paper 1 Complete Bundle: Four Full Units + Mock Exam — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: every reading question on IGCSE Paper 1, finishing with a full mock exam.
Every question on Paper 1, taught: Short Answers, Summary, Writer’s Effect and Extended Reading, plus six full practice papers and a full 80-mark Antarctica mock exam only available here.
4 full units · 24 lessons · 933 slides · mock exam · 6 practice papers · save £36
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Short Answers: Every Mark Counts, Full Unit — Paper 1 Question 1 and 3(a)–(c) — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: answering short reading questions accurately and in your own words, so easy marks aren’t lost.
Short answers are worth 30 of the 80 marks on Paper 1. Find exactly where your marks are going, then fix every leak: eight lessons, one simple method, every question type covered.
8 lessons · 216 slides · 45-page booklet · timed final test with mark scheme
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Short Answers: Where Are Your Marks Going? — Paper 1 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: answering short reading questions accurately and in your own words. A free lesson to try.
Paper 1 Question 1 and 3(a)–(c) · One complete short-answer lesson with 33 slides, a 9-page mini paper on a brand-new text and a full teacher mark scheme.
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Summary Writing: Full Unit — Paper 1 Question 2 — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: picking out the key ideas in a text and summarising them clearly in your own words.
Take students from copying out half the text to a sharp, focused 2(a) summary and a confident 2(b): five lessons, one clear method for each part of Question 2.
5 lessons · 170 slides · 57-page workbook · practice paper with mark schemes
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Summary: Let Them Sleep — Paper 1 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: picking out the key ideas in a text and summarising them in your own words. A free lesson to try.
Paper 1 Question 2(a) · One complete summary lesson with 23 slides, an 8-page student handout, a brand-new text and a full answer key and mark scheme.
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Directed Writing: The Price of a Grade — Paper 2 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: using ideas from what you have read to write a persuasive, well-argued piece. A free lesson to try.
Paper 2 Section A · One complete lesson with 24 slides, a 12-page student workbook, two brand-new texts and a full answer key.
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Directed Writing: Full Unit — Paper 2 Section A — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: using ideas from what you have read to write a persuasive, well-argued piece.
Take students from “What is this question even asking?” to a confident 1(a) and a well-argued 1(b): fourteen lessons with one clear method for each question.
14 lessons335 slides118-page booklet2 practice papers
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Writer’s Effect, Mastered: Full Unit — Paper 1 Question 3(d) — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: explaining how a writer’s word choices create pictures and feelings for the reader.
Turn every quotation into Level 5 analysis with the S.H.I.N.E. method: three lessons, a workbook and teacher and student mark schemes.
3 lessons95 slides39-page workbook2 mark schemes
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Painting with Words: Descriptive Writing Full Unit — Paper 2 — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: writing vivid descriptions that create a clear picture and mood.
Teach students to choose one feeling, select the details that create it and hold it with one powerful image: an introduction and seven photo-led lessons.
Intro + 7 lessons196 slides45-page workbook3 model descriptions
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The Vanishing Broadcast: Narrative Writing Full Unit — Paper 2 — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: planning and writing a gripping, well-structured story.
Take students from a blank page to a Level 6 story: an introduction and nine lessons built around one original model story, The Vanishing Broadcast.
Intro + 9 lessons279 slidesStudent workbookModel story
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Descriptive Writing — Paper 2 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: writing vivid descriptions that create a clear picture and mood. A free guide to get started.
Paper 2 Section B · A free 14-slide descriptive writing guide with a 10-page starter workbook and three photo stimuli.
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Narrative Writing — Paper 2 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: planning and writing a gripping, well-structured story. A free guide to get started.
Paper 2 Section B · A free 14-slide narrative writing guide with a 10-page starter workbook and two exam-style titles.
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Writer’s Effect — Paper 1 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: explaining how a writer’s word choices create pictures and feelings for the reader. A free lesson to try.
Paper 1 Question 3(d) · One complete Wuthering Heights lesson with 36 slides, a 15-page student booklet and a Level 5 model answer.
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Extended Reading 2027: Full Unit — Paper 1 Question 4 — IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: writing a longer answer in role, such as a letter, talk or report, using ideas from a text.
Every text type Question 4 can ask for, taught with one method students can use on any task: the talk, letter, interview, journal, report and article.
8 lessons452 slides145-page workbook6 text types
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Extended Reading — Paper 1 for IGCSE First Language English
Helps with: writing a longer answer in role, such as a letter, talk or report, using ideas from a text. A free lesson to try.
Paper 1 Question 4 · One complete lesson with 48 slides, a 23-page student workbook and two model letters (Level 2 and Level 5).
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