English
October 2025 teaching English update
đŹ Whatâs inside this monthâs English update?
⢠đ GCSE November Exam Series
For 1EN0 and 1EN2 â key dates and reminders
⢠đ International GCSE November Exams
Everything you need to know
⢠đ New Resources Round-Up
Fresh exemplars and helpful tools
⢠đ¤ Entry Level Certificate Teacher Network
Connect, share, and support each other
⢠đ A Level Facebook Features
Share reading tips and get instant answers to coursework queries
⢠đ Training & Courses
Exam insights and new CPD opportunities
⢠đ British Library Events
Inspiring sessions to spark curiosity
⢠đ¤ AI Guidance for International GCSE
Navigate new tech with confidence
⢠đŁď¸ Letâs Talk English â Latest Update
Keep the conversation going
Itâs time to submit your SLE grades and recordings (from 5 October).
Access all the key guidance for November: dates, submission guidance, and access arrangements.
Itâs time to submit your coursework marks and samples and your optional SLE grades and recordings.
Access all the key guidance for November: dates, submission guidance, and access arrangements.
Exemplars and other new resources round up
Make use of the new exemplars from June 2025. So far weâve published GCSE English Language 1EN0 and 1EN2 with more to come from the other GCSE and A levels through October.
If youâre attending exam insights events, you will be being sent delegate packs which include new exemplars.
2.0 resources
If youâre teaching post-16 students, take a look at our âPost-16
English Language 2.0 Insightsâ.
Get all your support for 2.0 in one place with our new âQualification
Support Guideâ.
International GCSE English Language and Literature AI guidance
This aims to help you set up the coursework in such a way that can
manage the authenticity of coursework effectively.
Connect with other teachers of Entry Level Certificate
Make use of the new Entry Level Certificate group on our GCSE English Language Facebook page.
Inside the guide, youâll find:
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Posts and resources to help you deliver ELC English
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A Q&A discussion thread where you can ask questions, share teaching tips, swap resources and connect with other teachers.
Not already a member of the Facebook group? Join now.
A level Facebook new features: share reading tips and get instant answers to coursework text queries
Get inspiration for your own reading or for possible coursework texts by going to the new âWhat are you readingâ section or use the âchoosing texts and titlesâ thread to get an instant yes or no on possible texts for A level literature coursework.
Not already a member of the Facebook group? Join now.
Get the most from free training
Exam insights
After processing your studentsâ results, you may wish to attend an âExam Insightsâ 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.
Other courses
A level coursework marking training
A level literature supporting the progress of lower-attaining students
New to
How to apply the mark scheme
Browse and book.
Exciting events from the British Library
Oscar Wilde Study Day: 16 October
If you were lucky enough to get a place, I look forward to seeing you there!
Are you teaching 'Hamlet' for A level literature?
Hamlet in context, 12 November 16:00â17:20
Free livestreamed CPD for teachers of Years 10â13 from the The British Library
Join Professor Emma Smith and teacher and author Michael Donkor for fresh insights, tips and resources focusing on ideas of theatricality in Hamlet, from the play within the play, to mourning and madness.
Resources to support an inclusive English curriculum
For teachers of Years 9â13
Explore a selection of brand-new British Library resources for Years 9-13, designed to help widen the representation of ethnically diverse authors in the English classroom. You'll find expert articles, short films on Andrea Levy's 'Small Island' and Olaudah Equiano, plus a timeline charting South Asian writing in Britain.
As thousands of young people returned to school and college this autumn, questions about the purpose and power of English were more pressing than ever.
Throughout the Let's Talk English campaign, we've heard from thousands of voices from across education about the changes they'd like to see and the skills they believe matter most. In our latest blog, we reflect on the conversations so far and why every perspective matters in shaping English education.
Subject advisor
Clare Haviland
English
Subject updates
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June 2026 teaching English update
This June, itâs all about the questions:
⢠Spotlight on accessibility: how can I plan delivery for my less able KS4 students?
⢠When can I access the assessment materials from the June 2026 exam series?
⢠How can I provide feedback on the June 2026 exams?
⢠How does grading and awarding work?
⢠What are the entry and submission deadlines for the November 2026 exam series?How can I:
⢠get ready for delivery for the 2026-2027 academic year?
⢠support the reading of students starting KS3 and 4 in September?
⢠set up for coursework success in the 2026-2027 academic year?
⢠get to grips with using AI constructively in the KS3 and KS4 classroom?
⢠network with other GCSE teachers this summer?
⢠improve my A level literature studentsâ prose performance summer?
Find the answers to these questions and lots more in my June teaching English update. -
May 2026 teaching English update
Dear Colleagues
As we approach possibly the most pressured time of the academic year, Iâd like to take a moment to thank you for all your hard work and your dedication to your students. I hope that the NEA submission and exam preparation period runs smoothly and wish you and your students all the very best for the summer exams.
Best wishes
Clare Haviland