NEW COURSE -Â SPOTS ARE LIMITED
Master Your AQA English Language GCSE with the Points Make Prizes Method
The simple, repeatable formula that turned grade 5s and 6s into 9s, now with three weeks of unlimited marking by a Senior Examiner.
đź—“ Course goes live Sunday April 19th
86% of students said their exam went better than their mocks in 2025  · 26% improved by at least 3 grades
I Sat the GCSE Myself — Twice
Are you tired of vague feedback and guessing what examiners actually want? I sat the AQA English Language GCSE twice in 2025 as a private candidate for one reason:Â to crack the code of the mark scheme.
What I proved is that top grades aren't about mysterious "flair" — they are about a simple, repeatable formula. Every mark is waiting to be claimed. You just need to know how to claim it.
This course is the result. It's built on real exam experience, real mark schemes, and a method that students have already used to jump from grade 5s to grade 9s in a single exam season.Â
The Secret: Points Make Prizes
The biggest mistake students make is writing long paragraphs that contain too few ideas. Examiners award marks for valid explanations — not length, not "impressive" vocabulary, not extended waffle.
My method is mathematical. It's direct. And it works.
16
Marks = 16 Valid Explanations
12
Marks = 12Â Valid Explanations
8
Marks =Â 8 Valid Explanations
If you provide the right number of valid explanations, the examiner has no choice but to award the marks. It's a mathematical approach to a creative subject — and it changes everything.
"Once I knew what the examiner wanted, things slowly started to make much more sense."
— D., Grade 9
The Big 3 Writing Tasks That Decide Your Grade
This course goes deep on the questions that separate good students from top-grade students. You'll see multiple examples of Grade 9 answers using different techniques — all simple, all repeatable, all ready to apply in your exam.
01
The DescriptionÂ
How to build atmosphere without getting lost in adjectives, adverbs and the senses. The technique that most students get completely wrong.
02
The Story
Why "less is more" when it comes to plot and the structural choices that signal a top-grade response from the very first sentence.
03
Persuasive Writing
The structural techniques that make your argument undeniable, the ones examiners are trained to reward at the highest band.
You Don't Just Get Videos — You Get Direct Access to a Senior Examiner.
When this course goes live, you get three weeks of premium, high-intensity support. This is the window that turns knowledge into marks.
Feature       |
 What You Get |
Unlimited Marking |
Submit as many practice questions as you like for three weeks. Â |
Senior
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Every answer is marked with total accuracy and zero bias. |
Rapid Response
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Ask a question and receive a personalized vertical video answer from me within 24 hours. |
The
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Submit an answer, get feedback, rewrite it, and watch your marks climb. |
Total Flexibility — Your Learning, Your Way
Whether you like to plan methodically or dive straight into the deep end, this course is built around you.
1 Watch & Learn
Detailed video breakdowns for every single question on the paper — clear, direct, and built around exactly what examiners reward.
2Â The Resource Vault
Model answers and cheat sheets for the "Points Make Prizes" method and all three writing question types. Everything you need, in one place.
3Â Practice & Pivot
Test my method against your own and see which one delivers higher marks. The data will tell you everything you need to know.
4 Submit, Get Feedback, Rewrite
Use your three-week unlimited marking window to submit work, receive Senior Examiner-level feedback, and rewrite until your marks reflect your potential.
5Â Evergreen Access
Pay once and keep the materials for an evergreen period (as long as the course is active in my platform you will have access); use the premium marking and video support during your 3-week window.
Are You a Serious Student?
This course is designed for those who want to work hard, work fast, and secure top grades. If you are ready to stop guessing and start scoring, let's get to work.
*Answers must be your own. If the senior examiner suspects it is largely written by AI, it will not be marked.
What Students Said About
Points Make Prizes After Their Exam Results
I personally used points make prizes and got 40/40 on section A paper 2. So I suppose it can work for anyone.
@SparkzUK — via YouTube
I pretty much only used Mr Salles to revise for language and ended up getting a 9 — I was predicted a 6. I reinvented how I was going to answer the questions in the real exam. Thanks for everything, sir!
@Present_Tense1 — via YouTube
I got a strong 9 and I followed Points Make Prizes for every question — have to be grateful for Salles here, he got me the 9.
@PathOfTheSunnah — via YouTube
I used your points make prizes method and got 69 and 68 on each language paper. I got a 6 in my mocks but a 9 in the exams. Much thanks, Mr Salles!
@Q75 — via YouTube
I managed to get a grade 9 using your "points make prizes" strategy in language (and an 8 in literature) — I was predicted 6/7.
@DarrenParthipan — via YouTube
I was working at 5s and 6s until I saw your videos. Your points make prizes style really helped me and I came out with 9s in both language and literature. You really saved my grades.
@hotdogman8361 — via YouTube
You taught me how to simplify things logically, how to calm my nerves and how to strategise — how to write a coherent essay, persuasively and imaginatively. You pushed me to my limits. And they didn't just work, but after years of hating English I grew to enjoy the process and find a joy and purpose in studying it."
"Even with my grade 8 in language and 9 in literature — my new advanced knowledge of the English Language is not enough to express my gratitude in words. Thank you, Mr Salles.
Jacob — via Email
Today, on results day, I found out I got a 9 in both English literature and English language. I was astounded. For English Language, your videos showed me exactly what the examiner was looking for. Once I knew what the examiner wanted, things slowly started to make much more sense."
"You've helped me go from barely scraping 5s to getting TOP grades — you live up to your words!
D. — via Email (autistic learner, class of 35)
smashed the two 9s — 126 in lang and 140 in lit. POINTS MAKE PRIZES (developed points, that is).
@nathanielslawski2993 — via YouTube
Course Limited to 40 Students
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and Start Scoring?
This course is designed for those who want to work hard, work fast, and secure top grades. Your three-week marking window starts 19th April.
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If we haven’t met before - Hi, my name’s Mr Salles 👋
I started teaching English in 1992, then began making videos for my students in 2011, and writing exam guides in 2016.Â
I knew nothing about exams when I started (because English used to be 100% coursework!). Every time a new GCSE comes out, I sit the exam papers multiple times. Sometimes I even pay to sit them with my students.
Understanding what the examiners wanted was a challenge at first.Â
I was a husband, dad, a head of department and then an assistant head, running a YouTube channel on the side, and still wanted to spend time with my family and friends.
That didn’t leave a lot of time to learn exam techniques (without just copying what everyone else was doing).
But I knew I wanted the inside knowledge which would mean most of my students could gain top grades…
Over 20 revision guides later, I knew I understood the exam inside and out.
I read hundreds of exam answers, fully marked by senior examiners. I rewrote them, tore them down and built them back up again, in order to find out exactly how each mark was earned.
Then I wrote dozens of my own exam answers at every grade to exactly match what top grade students wrote.Â
Each year I get hundreds of messages and emails after the exams, telling me how I helped students get top grades. In fact, 55% of viewers on my channel, Mr Salles Teaches English, say they got grades 8 and 9. And another 22% say they got grade 7.
Wait, what? How do students do across England then?
Only 4.9% of students in the country got a grade 9 in 2023. 7.1% got a grade 8. 9.6% got a grade 7. Add them all up, and 22% of students gained a grade 7 or more.
On my channel, it was 77%! (If 4200 students are to be believed).
Over 4000 viewers responded. And that was students just watching my videos.
I know, it's absolutely mental.
I think it’s fair to say that my advice can completely change your grades.
And I fundamentally believe that you can jump two or three grades very quickly.
Over 7000 students on my channel said this happened for them.
These results are fantastic.Â
But how many videos did students watch? Were they the right ones, with the best advice, or older videos, where I was still learning what gets 100%?
This is what my viewers said:
Nearly 9000 students responded. At least 74% of said my advice really helped them and improved their grade.
But what if I could get 100% of my viewers top grades? How would I do that? Well, it’s pretty simple…