Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.0: Preparing for the autumn term
Welcome back to the new term.
We understand that your students’ grades in this year’s GCSE English Language 2.0 may not have been as expected, and we would like to continue supporting you and your students as much as possible into the new academic year.
We have previously shared details of how you can get in touch with us if you would like to discuss your students’ results, and we encourage you to reach out to us with any questions that you have at teachingenglish@pearson.com.
Free reviews of marking for all 2.0 students in June 2024
Following your feedback, we are extending our goodwill gesture of free reviews of marking to any student who sat GCSE English Language 2.0 in the June 2024 exam series, not just those within 5 marks of grade 4.
To help you decide if this is right for your students, you can find information on how to request your free Access to Scripts on our post-results services web page, and further information on the review of marking offer in our FAQs. It is important to understand that grades can go up or down as a result of a review of marking.
How to request your free Access to Scripts
FAQs on the free review of marking
Preparing for the November 2024 and June 2025 exam series
To make sure you and your students’ have as much support as possible in preparing for the November 2024 or June 2025 exam series, we have put in place a series of comprehensive free resources to help you and your students going forward. All the resources will be available on the English Language 2.0 qualification page.
Exemplification of the standard:
- Packs of exemplar scripts - with marks and commentaries across the full range of questions. Available 27 September.
- Enhanced exemplars – indicating the requirements of the levels-based mark schemes’ 'limited', 'some', 'sound', 'secure', 'sophisticated', with in-text highlighting and commentary. Available 27 September.
- Grade 4 exemplars – demonstrating grade 4 performance from the June 2024 exam series across all the assessment objectives. Available 27 September.
Support with revision:
- Exam insights teacher training – live or pre-recorded feedback on the performance of students in the June 2024 exam series, exploring responses to different questions and content from the examiner report.
Book exam insights teacher training
Exam preparation
- A new secure mock for early 2025.
- How to apply the mark scheme training – live or pre-recorded mark scheme training for both papers 1 and 2.
- Hard copies of the November 2024 exam papers – available to order post-exam, free of charge, to support in delivering mocks.
Support with teaching and learning:
- Scheme of Learning - covering 10 lessons, designed either as an introduction to 2.0 or as a revision tool for November 2024.
Download '10 lesson scheme of learning'
- Additional anthology of 19th century texts - for use in the classroom, including practice questions. Available by 25 October.
- Training on assessment objectives - a menu of CPD sessions to choose from focusing on the different assessment objectives including comparison, evaluation and writing.
Kind regards,
Mark Howlett
Head of Standards and Assessment Performance
Subject advisor
Clare Haviland
English
