March 2025 teaching English update | Pearson qualifications

March 2025 teaching English update

Wed Feb 26 14:05:00 UTC 2025

Welcome back from half term. I hope you had a chance to rest and recharge.

What’s coming up in March?

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Facebook groups for English teachers

Get all your updates for the qualifications you teach in one convenient place and have the opportunity to reach out to other English teachers in a professional environment.

This month we've launched the group for International GCSE. Groups for GCSE and A level will follow.

Join the Int GCSE English group now.


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Some exciting events on our ‘Let’s Talk English’ initiative

Join us to be part of the conversation on:
-What English is and what it is for
-Embracing the contemporary alongside the canonical
-Honest conversations about speech in English
-Reassessing English assessment
-Boldly tackling the big issues.


Join the conversation.


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World Book Day 2025: 6 March

WBD is a day to get excited/excite others all over again about reading and books, from primary school kids going to spend their £1 voucher in a book shop to the great displays and activities local libraries organise.

English teachers: why not take 6 March as a day to decide to teach a new set text in 2025-2026. Being brave with a new text moves you closer to your students who are experiencing a text for the first time and can be really invigorating for you.

My vote goes to trying our new set texts for Int GCSE: 'Klara and the Sun' or 'Western Lane'; or any of our Lit in Colour texts for GCSE or A level.

Go to the World Book Day website


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International Women's Day 2025: 8 March

Celebrate by talking about/reading the texts in our 'Pioneering Women Writers Guide' with your A level students (Edexcel Online login required).

With KS4 students, you could watch an interview with one of our fantastic global majority writers on Lit in Colour, Tanika Gupta.

Watch Tanika Gupta talk about 'The Empress'. 

Go to the International Women's Day website


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Mark for Pearson in the June 2025 exam series

Now that exam entries for June 2025 have been received for GCSE and A level, we’re recruiting more examiners on a range of English qualifications.

Browse and apply now
 


Accessible Shakespeare

If you need to restock 'Romeo and Juliet' or 'Macbeth', why not consider our accessible versions, great for those with additional needs but also for everyone else.

They're currently on special offer at £3.25, which is an unbelievable price for what you get.

See a demo of Accessible Shakespeare

Order now

Submission support for coursework/the spoken language endorsement and pre-exam briefing

Join me on 12 March to get ready for the submission and exam period.

New secure mock for English Language 2.0

You can now access a 2025 secure mock for GCSE English Language
2.0, Paper 1. The Paper 2 will follow when copyright clearance is gained.

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Coursework support for English Language A and English Literature

Access the slides, resources and recording for the English Literature coursework clinic.

Come along to the free English Language A coursework clinic on 4 March 2025

Accessible Shakespeare

If you need to restock 'Romeo and Juliet' or 'Macbeth', why not consider our accessible versions, great for those with additional needs but also for everyone else. These are prescribed editions for 4ET1 02 and coursework 4ET1 03.

They're currently on special offer at £3.25, which is an unbelievable price for what you get.

https://youtu.be/S53i0Cmuemc?si=d3YbpcXmEPoQ_16B

Order now

Submission support for coursework/the spoken language endorsement and pre-exam briefing

Join me on 12 March to get ready for the submission and exam period.

New teaching resource for 'The Lonely Londoners' from an experienced practitioner

Jon Mitropoulos, who has been teaching 'The Lonely Londoners' since our 2015 A level English Lit specification was launched, has written a study guide for students and teachers (£8.99 on Amazon).

See the guide

Submission support for coursework and pre-exam briefing

Join me on 13 March to get ready for the submission and exam period.

Come along to the A level English Language Network on 5 March.

We have a whole range of new support available:

-FS Bitesize playlist

-FS January 2025 Resources Review

-Getting Ready to Teach and Supporting SEND learners with Pearson Edexcel's Functional Skills training for schools

Access them all on the FS community group.

Book onto a range of training events in March and April.

As always, do get in touch if you need support on delivering our English qualifications.

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