An Inspector Calls: Higher Level Revision Session for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2

This Easter, students already working securely at a grade 6 or above can book a higher-level An Inspector Calls revision session designed to help them develop the sophistication, precision, and conceptual insight needed to reach a grade 7, 8, or 9 in AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2.

This 60-minute session is aimed at students who already have a sound grasp of the play and want to refine their responses so that they are more perceptive, assured, and analytically precise. The teaching will focus not only on the text itself, but also on the demands of the mark scheme: what separates a competent, clear answer from a high-level, developed, and exploratory one, how to meet the assessment objectives with greater control, and how to produce responses that are more conceptual, purposeful, and sharply attuned to what examiners reward.

This session cannot be booked as part of a course, but it forms part of a wider series of higher-level revision lessons available for the core texts on AQA GCSE English Literature Papers 1 and 2. Other higher-level sessions are also available for Macbeth and Jekyll & Hyde, allowing students to choose targeted support in the texts where they most want to strengthen and refine their performance. These sessions are designed for students who are already capable of writing clear, relevant answers and now want to understand how to push beyond that level into the top mark scheme bands.

In this higher-level An Inspector Calls session, we will work on building out two essay plans that focus on more developed, complex, and exploratory readings of the play’s themes and characters. The aim is to help students move beyond a secure and sensible response and towards the kind of conceptual, well-structured argument that examiners reward most highly. This is particularly valuable for students who know the play well, but are less certain about how to make their analysis feel more sophisticated, more flexible, or more sharply responsive to the question in front of them.

The session is therefore especially well suited to students who want to move up the mark scheme levels but are not entirely sure what is required. It offers a clear markscheme-led approach, with examiner-led advice on what lifts an answer from competent to genuinely thoughtful and exploratory. Students will be guided through how to shape a more conceptual line of argument, how to use references more selectively and effectively, and how to explore Priestley’s methods in a way that feels purposeful rather than formulaic. There will also be a strong emphasis on how to develop interpretations of ideas such as responsibility, class, gender, generational division, and social change in a way that is more layered, analytical, and convincing.

A good knowledge of the text is assumed, along with the ability to analyse securely at around a grade 6 standard or above, in order to get the most out of the pace and level of challenge in this session, although all students are welcome. For those ready for this next step, it offers the chance to see more clearly what high-level literary analysis looks like in practice and how to produce responses that feel more confident, perceptive, and ambitious.

Students booking this session will receive a lesson pack and supporting resources, with the recording available afterwards to all participants. Optional essay marking can also be added, making it an ideal option for students who want high-level, examiner-informed support on An Inspector Calls during the Easter revision period.