English
March 2024 English update
I hope that those of you in the northern hemisphere are starting to get a ‘spring feeling’ and that everyone is moving positively towards the May/June 2024 exam series.
We have two fantastic celebration days at the start of March:
International Women’s Day on 8 March with the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’.
May/June 2024 key exam series reminders
Submit coursework marks and samples by 15 May 2024.
Live support sessions on submission and exam briefings
Updated submission guidance
Updated authentication sheets
Prescribed edition reminders for literature exams
Word counts
GCSE key updates
November 2023 exemplars
In the loop with onscreen GCSEs in 2025 (subject to Ofqual approval)
Lit in Colour
International GCSE: bumper range of new resources and training
Training
We have 11 courses available in March and April to book for the 3 Englishes: Welcome to Pearson; Coursework submission support; Meeting the assessment criteria and Coursework marking training.
Linear resources
November 2023 exemplars
Answer keys for our student books
Modular resources
Getting Started Guides
Guidance on making modular entries
A level updates
Spring 2024 A level networks
Come along and take the opportunity to find teachers delivering the same texts/A levels to collaborate with.
Functional Skills training
We have some great courses on offer in April and May.
Book now using the search term ‘functional skills’.
Subject advisor
Clare Haviland
English
Subject updates
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September 2026 teaching English update
Welcome back to the autumn term.
I hope that you and your students had a positive experience on results days and that you’re feeling well-prepared for the term ahead.
I look forward to supporting you in the post-results period and the start of the 2026-2027 school year.Best wishes
Clare Haviland -
Updated non examination assessment authentication sheets for all English qualifications with coursework or the spoken language endorsement
All awarding organisations have updated the information about the use of AI for non-examination assessment on their authentication sheets to ensure that the rules are clear to both students and teachers.
The new authentication sheets must be used for all submissions from 1 September 2026.