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GCSE 2012 English reforms: Impact on GCSE English specification

The GCSE 2010 modular English specification is available to download below and has a final assessment window of November 2013.

The GCSE 2012 linear English specification for first teaching in September 2012 (for two-year courses) and first assessment in June 2014 has now been accredited by Ofqual and is also available below. The main changes are:

• No content change to the specification
• Linear assessment structure: all units are taken at the end of the course
• An additional assessment window available in November for retakes
• Units cannot be resat before cash-in.

Read more about the GCSE 2012 reforms

    

GCSE 2012 reforms: What's happening, when, and how it affects you

GCSE 2012 - Supporting you
 

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Specification
 
  

Controlled Assessment Record Sheets
 
  

Course Planners
 
  

Examiner Reports
 
  

Grade Boundaries
 
  

January 2012
 
  

January 2013
 
  

June 2012
 
  

June 2013
 
  

Key Dates
 
  

Mark scheme
 
  

November 2012
 
  

Question paper
 
  

Quick Start User Guide
 
  

Sample Assessment Materials
 
  

Schemes of work
 
  

Teacher Support Book
 
  

Transition model
 
  

Unit 1 - English Today - 5EH01
 
  

Unit 2 - The Writer’s Craft - 5EH2F
 
  

Unit 2 - The Writer’s Craft - 5EH2H
 
  

Unit 2 - The Writer's Craft - 5EH2F
 
  

Unit 2 - The Writer's Craft - 5EH2H
 
  

Unit 3 - Creative English - 5EH03
 
  

Useful web links

Controlled assessment unit 5EH01

For the website texts, please note that it is only necessary to study the homepage of the websites.

Tasks and themed texts for both 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 assessment are both available on this page. Please ensure that you study the correct task and themed texts for the academic year in which you intend to submit your marks:

2012-2013: Travel; Festivals
 
2013-2014: Children's Literature; Online Social Networking

For each theme, centres are provided with three digital texts and three paper texts. As stated in the specification, the digital texts should be studied onscreen. However, in response to centre feedback, we have provided printable versions for those digital texts that do not otherwise print easily.

Please note that the content will be the same across the digital and printable versions, but the format may differ slightly.

Centres must be aware that if opting for a digital text, the live assessment must be viewed onscreen.
 

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