Specification update: International GCSE English Language B (4EB1) for first teaching September 2025
4 August 2025
We would like to inform you of some minor changes to the International GCSE English Language B specification, which will apply to the November 2025 and subsequent exam series.
In April 2024, we provided summary guidance on the writing text types which had been set for 4EB1 01 since first assessment in June 2018.
From November 2025 and in all subsequent exam series, the writing text types listed in the issue 4 specification will be the only text types set on 4EB1 01 for question 8, Section B. We have formalised the list of text types to make it clearer to teachers and students which text types students should be familiar with and ready to write. We will update the guidance below to reflect that the 4 text types listed are those which will be set in all future exam series.
We updated the information on the makeup of your spoken language endorsement (SLE) sample to reflect current practice.
We have updated assessment record sheets for the optional SLE to include student and teacher AI declarations.
The full list of changes can be found on the ‘Issue 4 changes’ page in the specification.
Please contact your English Subject Advisor, Clare Haviland, if you need further guidance teachingenglish@pearson.com.