how do i get better in English language gcse?

I did my GCSE back in the days of the old grade system in 2016 and got an A* so I hope this is still helpful and relevant. I can't stress how important reading is to improve in English. If you are not reading a lot (at least 1 decent sized novel a month ) outside of the reading in class, it'll be hard to improve. So read, read and read. For creative writing try to keep it as easy to read as possible not forgetting to have all the necessary elements e.g. a plot if it's a short story or imagery if its poetry..... For analysis just write all your answers using the PEEL format for the question P = point(Answer to the question in one sentence) E= Evidence(quote) E= (explanation of how the evidence proves the point) L = link (link back to question and overall themes)
Its been a while since I have done English at school (didn't take it further after GCSEs) but I hope this helps!!!

I did my GCSE back in the days of the old grade system in 2016 and got an A* so I hope this is still helpful and relevant. I can't stress how important reading is to improve in English. If you are not reading a lot (at least 1 decent sized novel a month ) outside of the reading in class, it'll be hard to improve. So read, read and read. For creative writing try to keep it as easy to read as possible not forgetting to have all the necessary elements e.g. a plot if it's a short story or imagery if its poetry..... For analysis just write all your answers using the PEEL format for the question P = point(Answer to the question in one sentence) E= Evidence(quote) E= (explanation of how the evidence proves the point) L = link (link back to question and overall themes)
Its been a while since I have done English at school (didn't take it further after GCSEs) but I hope this helps!!!