CCEA Personal Writing

CCEA Personal Writing is part of the GCSE Unit 4 exam paper. It contains one big writing task: Personal Writing. The articles below are designed specifically to support teachers and students of this examination paper, however they will be useful for any higher ability Key Stage 3, or Key Stage 4 English class. Click here for past paper questions on the CCEA website for this particular exam.

The pink button at the bottom of the page will bring you to my printable guide – I hope it’s helpful for you.

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Personal Writing: the best weekend you ever had!

Personal Writing at GCSE Personal writing is a little bit like Marmite: students either love it or they hate it. For some, it is easy as there is little to learn in addvance, they have either an interesting life or a great sense of creativity, and they...

CCEA GCSE Personal Writing FAQs

Personal Writing: All Your Questions Answered Whether you are practising for examinations or simply trying to improve your own writing, this article contains some top tips for GCSE Personal Writing. I have been teaching for a looooong time and have also...

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Personal Writing: The Most Impressive Person I Ever Met

Here is an other example of personal writing: the most impressive person I ever met. Like the last one (find it here), it isn’t perfect by any stretch! It is my writing, not the work of a student, and so it might give ‘middle aged mummy’...

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Personal Writing: The Best Gift I Ever Received

This worked up example isn’t perfect by any stretch! It is my work, not from a student, and so it might give ‘middle aged mummy’ vibes rather than feeling like the authentic voice of a teenager. Nonetheless, I think it’s helpful...

Personal Writing Guide for GCSE Writing

What is personal writing? GCSE personal writing is a hybrid form of writing which mixes elements of autobiographical with creative and imaginative writing. It is based on real experiences, using the factual and informative elements of autobiographical...

Tracking Your Students' Progress

This tracking spreadsheet may help if you are teaching CCEA’s GCSE English Language course. It has all the embedded formulas needed to calculate approximate UMS scores, rank order for speaking and listening, and final predicted grades based on your ongoing assessments. It is (of course) only an approximation, but it is helpful when deciding predicted grades for students. Learn more about the benefits of effective data tracking in this article.