Languages
2023 speaking windows confirmed
The prescribed speaking window dates for centres to conduct their Modern Foreign Language oral assessments have now been confirmed for the January 2023 and the May/June 2023 exam series.
January 2023 speaking window
The speaking window for language qualifications in the January 2023 exam is Friday 4 November to Friday 16 December 2022.
This window applies to International GCSE English as a Second Language and IAS/IAL French, German and Spanish only.
May/June 2023 speaking windows
| Qualification | Speaking window |
|---|---|
| GCSE (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Gujarati, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu) |
17 April – 19 May 2023 |
| A level (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish) |
17 April – 19 May 2023 |
| International A level (French, German and Spanish) This qualification is only available in international centres. |
17 April – 19 May 2023 |
| International GCSE (Chinese, French, German, Spanish) |
27 March – 2 June 2023 |
| International GCSE (English as a Second Language, Swahili) The speaking test is optional for these qualifications. |
27 March – 19 May 2023 |
Please note that the following Pearson-Edexcel qualifications do not feature any speaking test:
- A level: Arabic, Gujarati, Greek, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Turkish and Urdu
- International GCSE: Arabic (first language), Bangla, Greek (first language), Sinhala and Tamil
- International A level: Arabic and Greek
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.
Guidance on submitting assessments via LWT is available on our website.
LWT guidance PowerPoint and recorded training for language qualifications
Subject updates
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February 2025 Languages Update
Dear colleagues,
Welcome to the February 2025 Languages update. At the top of this month’s update I am providing you with all the links and information you may need regarding speaking exams for all of our languages qualifications, as I realise these are fast approaching.
Beyond the speaking updates you will find a range of other items from GCSE 2024 support and training to Assessment Associate vacancies and a chance to have your say on our Subject Advisor updates. Please do take a few minutes to respond to this survey so that I can make these updates as useful as possible for you.
As always, if you need support with any of our languages qualifications, please feel free to reach out to me using the contact details at the bottom of this page or utilize our support portal.
Best wishes,
Rebecca Waker
Subject Advisor for Languages
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January 2025 Languages Update
Dear Colleagues,
Happy new year and welcome back. This update includes the latest updates on our languages qualifications including upcoming training and events.
As always, if you need support with any of our languages qualifications, please feel free to reach out to me using the contact details at the bottom of this page or utilize our support portal.
Best wishes,
Rebecca Waker
Subject Advisor for Languages