Your school has £30,000 available to fund one service for the next school year. The committee can choose only one of the following options. Any money not spent will remain available for other school needs.
| Option | Availability | Cost for the year | Maximum number of pupils who could use it each day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervised study room, open until 5.00 p.m. | Four afternoons each week | £18,000 | 70 |
| Late coach home | Four afternoons each week | £27,000 | 52 |
| Lunchtime activities programme | Every lunchtime | £30,000 | 150 |
A survey asked 600 pupils to select their first choice.
| Year group | Number surveyed | Supervised study room | Late coach home | Lunchtime activities programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years 7–9 | 240 | 70 | 110 | 60 |
| Years 10–11 | 180 | 90 | 55 | 35 |
| Sixth form | 180 | 100 | 45 | 35 |
Write a speech for a meeting of pupils, parents, staff and governors in which you evaluate the three options and recommend how the money should be spent.
Your work will be assessed on communication and adaptation to audience and purpose (27 marks), and organisation and technical accuracy (18 marks).
281 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.3 Section B: Transactional Writing, covering 1.3.1 Focus of Section B, 1.3.2 Applying knowledge of text types to own writing, 1.3.3 Non-fiction writing techniques, planning and proofreading, 1.3.4 Writing an article for a magazine or newspaper, 1.3.5 Writing a speech, 1.3.6 Writing a letter, 1.3.7 Writing a guide, 1.3.8 Writing a review, and 1.3.9 Writing the text of a leaflet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.