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GCSE English AI trained with examiners. Get your writing marked and see what to change next.
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Try this quick example. See how adding evidence and explaining its effect develops an answer.
"The wind clawed at the windows."
The writer makes the wind sound scary.
An idea is there. Now develop it.
Add the writer's words, identify the method and explain the effect.
The verb "clawed" personifies the wind as an attacking creature. It makes the storm seem threatening and suggests the people inside are vulnerable.
Illustrative example. Your free taster shows how Lightup helps you learn. Premium's GCSE English AI, trained with examiners, marks your own writing and explains how to improve it.
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This gives you your matching taster. See weaker writing become stronger and how Lightup helps.
After your taster, open Road to Grade 9 in the left-hand menu for your personal monthly plan.
The taster and plan are free. Premium provides the wider revision, marking and live support.
Explore the free revision plan ↗Learn with live teaching. Practise your writing. Get feedback and help with the questions that leave you stuck.
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Trained with GCSE English examiners. Mark paragraphs and full essays, then see how to improve your writing.
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Put your English Language and Literature skills into practice.
Premium is a paid membership. It includes all Standard revision content alongside these extra tools and teaching.
Explore Premium →Tap your paper, text or poetry anthology to see what Lightup covers.
Choose your paper, then select AQA or Pearson Edexcel on the next page.
Our most detailed Language support is for AQA and Edexcel. Check the courses against your texts and exam specification.
of Literature students in Lightup's reported data improved by 1 to 4+ grades.
of Language students in Lightup's reported data improved by 1 to 4+ grades.
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A personalised taster and your Road to Grade 9 revision plan. The taster shows how weaker writing can become stronger and how Lightup helps you learn. Full revision content is available with a paid membership.
Join free, tell us your texts and papers, then choose your weakest topic. That choice decides your taster. For example, select English Language Paper 1 to receive the Paper 1 taster.
Standard gives you core revision videos, analysis, models and revision resources. Premium includes these plus GCSE English AI marking developed with examiners, improvement guidance, live teaching, replays, practice questions and Grade Jump Q&A. Compare the plans.
No. You can start while working towards a pass or a higher grade. Lightup breaks down stronger answers so you can understand what to improve next.
Our most detailed English Language support is for AQA and Pearson Edexcel. Use the course links above to check your paper, Literature text or poetry anthology against what you study.
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