As your child moves towards their GCSEs, essay writing starts to matter more and more - and not just for English.

Somewhere along the way, they will probably meet a growing list of essay acronyms.

PEE. PEA. PEEL. PEAL. PETAL. PERSI. Possibly several others, depending on the school, exam board or sacred law that only that one teacher adheres to.

So which one is the right one?

The honest answer is: it’s probably not the thing worth panicking about.