ENGLISH GCSE

Assessment

Assessment Students will complete the Edexcel GCSE Language course. This is two exams that assess Reading and Writing. Students complete two papers – Paper 1 is worth 40% of their overall grade and is 1 hour and 45mins. Paper 2 is worth 60% of their overall grade and is 2hr and 30mins.As students will have less lessons than in Year 10 and 11 for this qualification it is vital that they are also working at home on past papers to get the grade 4 or above.