Speaking Windows for International Languages Qualifications - November 2026 and January 2027

November 2026 speaking window

The speaking window for language qualifications in the November 2026 exam series is Monday 28th September to Friday 30th October

This window applies to International GCSE French, Chinese and English as a Second Language only.

International GCSE Arabic and Bangla do not feature a speaking component.

For more information on the qualifications available in November 2026 series, please refer to the following document:

Exam series options by subject

January 2027 speaking window

The speaking window for language qualifications in the January 2027 exam series is Monday 2nd November to Friday 4th December 2026.

This window applies to International A Level French, German, and Spanish only. These qualifications are only available in international centres.

International A level Arabic qualification does not feature a speaking component.

Please note that International GCSEs are no longer offered in the January exam series, read the notice:

International GCSE November Exam Series

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.