Your school is considering opening a quiet room for pupils during two lunch periods each week. One room is available, with space for 20 pupils at a time, and staff are available to supervise it during those two periods.
Write the text of a speech for a school meeting persuading pupils and staff to support a trial of the quiet room.
The school surveyed 120 pupils. Each pupil chose one response to each question.
| How often would you use a quiet room at lunchtime? | Number of pupils |
|---|---|
| Every week | 52 |
| Occasionally | 41 |
| Unlikely to use it | 27 |
| What would be your main reason for using it? | Number of pupils |
|---|---|
| To spend time somewhere quieter | 48 |
| To read or work | 35 |
| To spend time with a friend | 22 |
| Another reason | 15 |
Use the survey findings to support your case. Explain how the trial could work within the limits described, and respond to a concern that a room with only 20 places, open for two lunch periods a week, may not meet pupils’ needs.
Your response will be assessed for communication and organisation, and for vocabulary, sentence structures, spelling and punctuation. The total includes 16 marks for vocabulary, sentence structures, spelling and punctuation.
834 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types, covering 2.3.9 Write an article, 2.3.10 Write a letter, 2.3.11 Write a review, 2.3.12 Write a text for a speech, and 2.3.13 Write a section for a guide, textbook, leaflet or booklet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.