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Everything you need to stop guessing at English.

The Lightup Hub helps GCSE English students understand difficult content, build stronger answers, check their progress and get extra support when they need it.

Understand it fast

Short Grade 9 videos make quotes, context, characters and exam questions finally click.

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Use the Grade 9 Paragraph Builder, Confidence Dial, phrase banks and proven essay structures.

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GCSE English revision for your exam.

Our most detailed support is for AQA and Edexcel. Many skills transfer to other GCSE and iGCSE specifications.

AQAPearson EdexcelTransferable GCSE & iGCSE skills
👑Macbeth
🕵️An Inspector Calls
🧪Jekyll & Hyde
💔Romeo & Juliet
👻A Christmas Carol
⚔️Power & Conflict
💞Love & Relationships
🌍Worlds & Lives
Unseen Poetry
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🏆Grade 9 essay skills

Another board? Analysis, essay structure, creative writing and persuasive writing skills are widely transferable. Always check your exact specification.

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What is Road to Grade 9?
A personal GCSE English revision route with monthly goals and focused sessions from September to May.
How do I get my Road?
Visit the Road to Grade 9 page, join Lightup free, complete the quick setup and try your personalised taster. Then open Road to Grade 9 from the left-hand menu inside Lightup.
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Which exam boards does Lightup support?
Our most detailed Language support is for AQA and Pearson Edexcel. Many Literature and writing skills transfer to other GCSE and iGCSE boards.
Is this only for students already aiming for Grade 9?
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