Mr Bruff's Guide to GCSE English Language

This fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect the numerous changes introduced to the AQA GCSE English Language exams from 2026 onwards. Several questions have changed. This guide provides clear, detailed explanations of the new exam format, alongside strategies, model answers, and tips tailored to the latest specification. Whether you're a student, teacher or parent/guardian, this edition aims to support confident preparation and success under the updated exam system.

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Please note that this guide is not endorsed by or affiliated with any exam boards; I am simply an experienced teacher using my expertise to help students. However, if you read some of the 800+ reviews for this guide, you will see that it has already helped students, teachers, and parents across the UK. You should also take a look at my website, where the page titled ‘exam success’ contains hundreds of messages from students who have excelled using my materials.