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Overview

Our English Entry Level qualification is being redesigned for first teaching in September 2010. It will sit with the new GCSEs in English, enabling us to offer you a coherent package for you and your learners.

An accessible choice

• Entry Level qualifications are designed to be accessible and relevant and provide learners with recognition for their achievements.
• Entry Level English is targeted at learners who are following a course intended to lead to GCSE English but who are considered unlikely to reach Grade G; but they are also suitable for post-16 learners, including adult learners, who wish to gain an initial qualification in English.

Designed to create knowledge - and confidence

• The qualifications have been designed to progress at the learner's pace.
• The aim is that they can then develop their skills and knowledge and be put forward for the assessment when they're ready.

Benefits

• Entry Level qualifications can also build confidence and be the gateway to further qualifications.
• The new Entry Level English is directly linked to the new GCSE English and would enable learners to make a natural progression to a higher level of study.
• Entry Level English comprises three internal assessment units.
• These encompass reading tasks that are set by OCR, and writing and speaking and listening tasks set by teachers with detailed guidance from OCR.
• All elements are marked by teachers.