GCSE English Language and Maths:
Get resit ready
Find the support and resources you need for post-16 resits
Support made simple for post-16 English and Maths
We understand the unique challenges of teaching GCSE English and maths resits, especially within tight timeframes and alongside broader study programmes. From re-engaging learners who haven’t yet achieved a grade 4 to delivering the course in just one year, it’s a lot to manage.
That’s why we’ve brought everything together in one place. Designed with FE experts, these resources and tools are built to support you in teaching post-16 learners practically, flexibly, and effectively.
Explore at your own pace. Take what you need, when you need it.
GCSE English Language
Discover your ready to use teaching guides, reading resources, schemes of work and much more.
Teaching guides: reading support
GCSE Maths
Explore our collections of one-year route maps with 30 weeks of supporting resources, basic skills questions, revision checklists and more.
12 tips for teaching GCSE maths to post-16 students (1.04 MB)
Pre-exam presentation: Sitting your GCSE maths exam (23.23 MB)
Basic skills questions (zip: 769 KB) (769.05 KB)
Preparing to teach: post-16 one year resit
One-year route maps (zip: 342KB) (342.73 KB)
Fundamental knowledge questions (zip: 2.54MB) (2.55 MB)
Revision checklists (zip: 2.8MB) (2.8 MB)
Example-problem past papers (zip: 27.6MB) (27.67 MB)
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Watch our Spotlight videos
This series of videos provides your students with best practice, guidance and top tips to improve their performance in GCSE English Language.
Contact our team
English
Tel: 0161 953 7504
Email: english-gcse@aqa.org.uk
Maths
Tel: 0161 957 3852
Email: maths@aqa.org.uk
8am-5pm Monday to Friday