August 2025 teaching English update

We are here to support you with working through your students’ results. Access the guidance below for details of access to scripts; how to get individual monitor/moderator reports; how to access reviews of marking; exam insights training; resit rules; and details of November 2025 exam series for GCSE and Int GCSE:

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This is a good time to join one of our English teachers' Facebook groups. As well as being sure never to miss any news about specification changes, new resources or training, you will be able to reach out to other teachers delivering the same qualifications as you to share advice and resources.

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After processing your students’ results, you may wish to attend an ‘Exam Insights’ training session to get feedback from our examiners on the question papers your students sat in June 2025 to inform teaching of your next cohorts.

Book onto free ‘Exam Insights’ training

Each autumn we offer ‘All set’ support sessions to provide you with an update for the coming academic year. These sessions inform you about any changes to specifications or processes such as coursework or SLE submissions; forthcoming training; reminders of key dates and actions expected of teachers through the year.

Please note, there are several updates to Int GCSE and A level specifications, so attendance is especially recommended this autumn.

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Issue 7 specification: formalising the transactional writing text forms that will be set on 4EA1 01 and updating the information on the SLE sample make up and submission

Issue 4 sample assessment materials illustrating a very minor change to the 4EA1 02, question 1 mark scheme for AO1.

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Issue 2 specification: formalising the transactional writing text forms that will be set on 4XEA1 01 and updating the information on the SLE sample make up and submission.

Issue 2 sample assessment materials illustrating a very minor change to the 4XEA1 02, question 1 mark scheme for AO1.

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Issue 4 specification: formalising the transactional writing text forms that will be set on question 8, Section B.

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We have removed two texts from ‘Voices in Speech and Writing: An Anthology’ with immediate effect.

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We have published the issue 11 specification. There are no changes to delivery of the course. The new issue is simply to provide clarity around the comedy and tragedy titling on Component 1. The text checklist on the coursework authentication sheet now shows the new texts that were previously added on 9ET0 01 and 9ET0 02.

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We have published the issue 7 sample assessment materials. The only changes are the integration of the sample questions for the new drama and prose texts which were previously provided in a separate document. The question paper format is the same as has been used since June 2024.

Access the issue 7 sample assessment materials

Please read the guidance on what to expect from exam questions over time.

The question papers and mark schemes from the June 2025 exam series can be accessed on our website with your Edexcel Online login.

After each exam series I update the question summaries for every English qualification (GCSE, Int GCSE and A level).

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On 1 August 2025, we removed the padlocks from assessment material from 2024 in accordance with our publication policy.

Read the Qualification and Assessment Publication Policy