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Character Insights: Gerald Croft

November 29, 2019December 4, 2019Oxford English Team Leave a comment
Character Insight: Gerald Croft & the Inspector

Part of our series of posts that focus on a key character from exam set texts. Offering alternative interpretations and insights, these are ideal for sharing with students as they revise and prepare for their English Literature exams. ‘Everything’s all right now, Sheila.’ For me, Gerald Croft is in many ways the most interesting character […]

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What’s the point? By Jill Carter

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019Oxford English Team

I have noticed that students often don’t know why they are studying English Language or the overall requirements of the final exams they are approaching. They have a vague notion that they have to get a GCSE in English but they have no real idea of what they should be doing or what their everyday […]

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