Exam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: English First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2017 Endorsed by WJEC Ensure that every student develops the reading, writing and oracy skills they need to fulfil their potential with this confidence-boosting, skills-focused Student's Book that contains a rich bank of stimulus texts and progressive activities designed specifically for the new WJEC specification in Wales. - Guides you and your students through the 2015 English language requirements, mapping the core content thematically to support teaching and learning - Enables students of all ability levels to build and boost their English language skills by working through a variety of developmental activities supported by extension tasks to stretch high achievers - Includes a range of engaging literary and non-fiction texts that aid comprehension, encourage synthesis and comparison, and provide effective models for students' own writing for different purposes and genres - Prepares students for examination by providing numerous opportunities to practise the new question types and sample student answers that show clearly how they could be improved - Offers trusted, skills-focused advice from an author team with extensive teaching and examining experience

Packed with invaluable support, our Teacher Guides are an essential part of this new and exciting series. Written by Sarah Donnelly, Nick Duncan and Stuart Sage, our full-colour Teacher Guides match both of the Student Books to provide differentiated support.

This book develops the reading and writing skills that students will be assessed on in the exams. Using a thematic approach that focuses on the AOs, with SPAG delivered in context, this book supports students of all abilities. Peer and self-assessment activities, end-of-chapter assessments and sample exam papers allow progress to be monitored.

Student Book 2 provides guidance and activities, in the context of the Component 1 and Component 2 exam questions, on how to improve reading and writing skills. With the types of texts that students will face in the exams, in-context SPAG support and regular opportunities to monitor progress, this book aims to improve exam performance.