--- title: Chief Examiner Advice for GCSE English Language | KS4 Teaching Resource description: A summary of advice synthesised from Chief Examiner reports for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 to help students develop their writing image: https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hubfs/Chief%20Examiner%20Advice%20GCSE%20English%20Language.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/chief-examiner-advice-for-gcse-english-language#main-content) [![DouglasWise_Logo2026 (1)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png?width=500&height=144&name=DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/) - [KS3 Resources](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/ks3-teaching-resources) Show submenu for KS3 Resources - [Prose](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/prose) - [Poetry](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/poetry) - [Drama](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/drama) - [Non-Fiction](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/non-fiction) - [Resource Bundles](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/teaching-resource-bundles) - 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Hopefully, it’ll help to guide your students as they prepare for mock exams and the real thing in the summer. 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