GCSE English Resits
Transform Your GCSE English Resit Outcomes
Proven classroom strategies for GCSE English resit learners that you can implement tomorrow
Creative Education has been awarded grant funding by the Department for Education to deliver a new national CPD programme for GCSE English resit teachers working in FE.


Why It Matters
Why GCSE English Resits Need a Different Approach
Train all your staff, all your parents, all year round with a massive library of courses for less than the price of a single INSET day.
Your GCSE English resit learners aren’t just repeating what didn’t work the first time. They need strategies designed specifically for the FE environment – approaches that acknowledge their previous experience and build confidence alongside competence.
Most CPD is adapted from school-based teaching. The English Resits Excellence Programme is different. It’s designed by FE practitioners, for FE practitioners, using strategies that actually work with learners who need a fresh start.
We’ve already supported over 10,000 FE English teachers with 98% satisfaction rates. Now we’re bringing this proven approach to a select group of colleges.
Fully funded by the DfE
No cost to your college
£500 Cover Contribution
Support for staff release and reflction
Whole Department Training
Not piecemeal CPD
Practical, FE-Based Strategies
That you can use tomorrow
What You Get
A Complete, Evidence Based Programme Designed For English Resit Learners
The English Resits Excellence programme is based around 4 Key Pillars – The ‘4M Framework’.
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Motivation
Using identity-affirming tasks, restorative practice, and meaningful contexts to re-engage learners
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Metacognition
Modelling, scaffolded thinking, and memory strategies that build independent learners
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Mastery
Teaching core literacy through sequence-based instruction and formative feedback
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Mobilising
Planning for change, addressing barriers, and embedding departmental collaboration
What Training is Included?
Face-to-face training
2 days (flexible as 4 half-days) delivered to your whole English team
Online extension modules
Deep-dive content for SEND strategies, reading, writing, and vocabulary
Ongoing coaching
6 months of implementation support so you're not doing this alone
Follow up reviews
1-month and 6-month check-ins to assess impact
Legacy toolkit
Resources and self-delivery materials to continue beyond the programme
£500 cover contribution
To support staff release for training and allow time for reflection
Our Partners
Developed by FE Practitioners, For FE Practitioners
This programme is delivered in partnership with the FE Literacy Movement and Research College Group – ensuring every strategy is grounded in real FE practice and proven research.



Register Your Interest
We’re starting with our first cohort in Autumn 2025. Applications for the first cohort close on 12th September and places are limited to ensure quality delivery and support.
Don’t miss this opportunity for fully funded, proven CPD that will transform your GCSE English outcomes.