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  1. GCSE
  2. English Language Edexcel

English Language

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Free Edexcel GCSE English Language revision: 72 worksheets and past papers from 2017–2025 with mark schemes.

1 Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing

1.1 Reading

1.2 Writing

1.3 Content: prose fiction study requirements

1 Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts

1.1 Reading

1.3 Content: 19th-century non-fiction study and transactional writing

1.4 Assessment information

2 Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing

2.1 Reading

2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types

2 Paper 2: Contemporary Texts

2.1 Reading

2.2 Writing

2.3 Content: contemporary fiction and literary non-fiction study

2.4 Assessment information

3 Spoken Language Endorsement

3.1 Spoken language

3.2 Presentation requirements

4 Assessment Objectives

4.1 Reading and writing Assessment Objectives

4.2 Spoken Language Assessment Objectives

3 Spoken Language Endorsement

3.1 Spoken language

4 Assessment Objectives

4.1 Reading and writing Assessment Objectives

Assessment at a glance

AssessmentFormatDurationMarksWeighting
Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative WritingWritten exam1h 45m64 marks40%
Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional WritingWritten exam2h 5m96 marks60%
Spoken Language EndorsementNon-exam assessmentup to 10m—0% (reported separately)

Course aims & skills

Edexcel GCSE English Language builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • analyse how writers use language and structure for effect
  • compare viewpoints and perspectives across texts
  • evaluate texts critically using evidence
  • summarise and synthesise information from multiple sources
  • write creatively and imaginatively for a reader
  • write persuasively for different audiences and purposes
  • use accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation
  • plan and deliver a spoken presentation
  • listen and respond to questions and feedback

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