Exam prep Course 16 · Exam course
GCSE English —
Language Paper 1
Sixteen Wednesdays on the Language papers: reading like an examiner, writing that scores, and every essay marked by Sarah.
- Starts
- Wed 25 Nov
17:00–18:30 - Where
- Room 3 + online
14 Kirkgate, Leeds - Runs
- 16 weeks
20 places max
6 left of 20 places on the Wed 25 Nov batch
This batch starts in
Counting down to Wed 25 Nov 2026, 17:00. When it hits zero, this batch is in session.
Read like
an examiner.
Sixteen Wednesdays of GCSE English Language, taught by a former head of department who now teaches groups of twenty instead of classes of thirty-two. Sarah marks everything herself and returns it with comments your teenager will actually read.
Sessions alternate between reading and writing weeks, with timed work from week three onwards. The group is hybrid — Room 3 in Leeds, streamed and recorded — so a missed week is a recording, not a gap.
Parents get a short written progress note after every mock. The course covers the full Language specification; Literature texts are covered in the school-holiday intensives listed on the workshops page.
Room 3 on a Wednesday — same teacher, same group, every week.
How the
course runs
Same shape every week: teaching first, then practice with the teacher close by. Open a block to see what you will do — and what you leave with.
A diagnostic paper first. Then Paper 1's reading questions dissected: what the mark scheme actually rewards, question by question.
You leave with: your diagnostic, marked, with a topic plan.
Macbeth and the anthology: quotation banks built properly, comparison structure, and writing about context without waffling about it.
You leave with: two timed essays at target grade.
The 19th-century novel and Paper 2's unseen texts. Extract analysis under time pressure, every single week.
You leave with: an unseen-text routine you can run on anything.
Transactional and creative writing that scores: structure, vocabulary tiers, and the punctuation examiners notice. Spelling patterns for the most-lost marks.
You leave with: two writing pieces rewritten to grade standard.
Three full mocks across both papers, marked walk-throughs, and a one-page personal plan for the final fortnight.
You leave with: three marked mocks and a revision plan.
Batch schedule
GCSE English — Language Paper 1 · Room 3 + online
| Starts | Day & time | Teacher | Places left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 25 Nov 2026 | Wednesdays · 17:00–18:30 · 16 weeks | Sarah Lindqvist | 6 of 20 | Booking |
| Wed 03 Feb 2027 | Wednesdays · 17:00–18:30 · 16 weeks | Sarah Lindqvist | 15 of 20 | Booking |
| Wed 14 Apr 2027 | Wednesdays · 17:00–18:30 · 16 weeks | Sarah Lindqvist | — | Boards Wed 03 Mar |
Every batch is the same 16 weeks, the same teacher, the same fee. Later batches board on the 1st of the month, two months ahead.
Full course fee
£340
or 3 × £113.33 monthly — the same total, no extra cost.
- Every essay and mock marked by Sarah with written feedback
- Quotation banks and past papers included
- Parent progress note after every mock
- 15% concession for full-time students & over-60s
How paying works
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Enquire — we hold your place for 48 hours
Send the form below. We confirm your place by email within one working day, and it is held for 48 hours while you pay. No payment is taken from the form itself.
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Pay in full, or start instalment one
The confirmation email carries one payment link. Instalments leave your account monthly on the date you choose; the last one lands before the course ends.
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Changed your mind? The rules are printed
Full refund up to 14 days before your start date. Inside 14 days, one free transfer to a later batch. If we ever cancel, you choose: full refund or free transfer.
Your teacher
Sarah Lindqvist
Sarah was head of maths at a Leeds secondary school for seven years before joining Meridian to teach smaller groups. She teaches both GCSE courses — maths on Mondays, English on Wednesdays — and marks every mock paper herself.
Her courses run backwards from the exam date: past papers from week three, timed practice every fortnight, and a full mock under exam conditions before the real thing. Parents get a short written progress note after every mock.
Sarah's other batches on the board
- Mon 16 Nov GCSE Maths — Higher Tier · Room 3 + online · 20 weeks · £390
- Sat 19 Dec GCSE Maths Mock Morning (workshop) · Room 3 + live online · one session · £20
Good to know before session one
- Bring your set texts if your school has issued them; quotation banks are provided either way.
- Every essay is marked by Sarah and returned within a week, comments in the margin throughout.
- Hybrid weeks: join in Room 3 or online — timed work is set and collected the same way.
- Literature texts are covered in the holiday intensives on the workshops page.
Enquire for
this course
Two minutes, no payment taken. We reply within one working day (Mon–Sat) and hold your place for 48 hours.
GCSE English — Language Paper 1
- Next start: Wed 25 Nov · 17:00
- Room 3 + online, Leeds
- £340 or 3 × £113.33 · 6 places left
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