Aiming For GCSE English

Aiming for Progress in Reading, Writing and Grammar

Provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

Whether you’re looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.

This Aiming for subscription will help you to:

• Target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each key reading skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultants
• Develop the essential reading and commentary skills with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activities
• Build confidence in grammar by exploring the effects of writers’ choices
• Motivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layout
• Embed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progress
• Gather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independence
• Plan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use lessons and teacher guidance to support each chapter
• Support the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the reading skills taught at Key Stage 2
• Lay the foundations for GCSE success, with coverage of new skills such as summary and synthesis, and an expanded focus on Shakespeare and literary non-fiction

Aiming for Progress in Reading, Writing and Grammar Book 2 

• This Aiming for subscription is the perfect starting point for students arriving at secondary school with a secure Level 3 or a low Level 4 in reading and writing
• This one-year subscription gives you unlimited student and teacher logins to access the Aiming for Progress in Reading Book 2 and Writing and Grammar Book 2

Aiming for Progress in Reading, Writing and Grammar Book 3 

• This Aiming for subscription is the perfect starting point for students arriving at secondary school with a secure Level 4 or a low Level 5 in reading and writing
• This one-year subscription gives you unlimited student and teacher logins to access the Aiming for Progress in Reading Book 3 and Writing and Grammar Book 3

What’s included?

• New lessons on grammar, summary and synthesis, literary non-fiction and Shakespeare
• Student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress
• Extra teaching resources and automarked practice activities available on Collins Connect
• The one-year subscription gives you unlimited student and teacher logins