*GCSE (2024) French, German and Spanish: Thematic Context Allocation Window

This is the window in which centres use our Digital Sequencing Tool to present candidates with their choice of Thematic Context for Task 3 and submit this to Pearson.

Opens 11th March 2027

Closes 25th March 2027

The 2 weeks in advance of the opening of the assessment window is a student preparation window, to support them in finalising their revision for the speaking and give them more confidence in going into the speaking exam. 

• A level: Arabic, Gujarati, Greek, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Turkish and Urdu
• International GCSE: Arabic (first language), Bangla, Greek (first language), Sinhala and Tamil
• International AS / A level*: Arabic and Greek

*only available in international centres

For the November 2026 and January 2027 International qualifications speaking windows please consult the following post:

International November and January speaking assessment windows

Submitting speaking assessments

All speaking recordings should be submitted via our online Learner Work Transfer (LWT) platform within 2 working days of completing the oral examinations for that language qualification in your centre.

If completing your speaking assessments on a Friday, for example, you would therefore need to submit them via LWT by the end of the following Tuesday. This enables us to ensure that assessments are allocated to our examiners throughout the window and avoids the marking of speaking assessments impacting on the marking of other language qualification components.

Guidance on submitting assessments via LWT is available on our website.

LWT guidance PowerPoint and recorded training for language qualifications