All documents

Please find listed below all the documents which relate to this qualification.

The document categories available for this qualification are:

• Key documents
• Notices to centres
• Assessment materials
• Forms
• Mark schemes 2011
• Newsletters
• Legacy qualification - Past paper materials
• Past papers 2011 - January series
• Past papers 2011 - June series
• Promotional materials
• Reports 2011
• Reports 2012
• Support materials
• Training

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Key documents

• Contemporary Poetry set text listPDF, 204 KB
• GCSE English - The move to linear specifications  PDF, 3 MB
• Poetry set text listPDF, 204 KB
• Specification 15 August 2011PDF, 1008 KB

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Notices to centres

• Notice to centres - Information and ideas exam - Code changePDF, 19 KB
• Notice to centres - Information and ideas exam - Foundation mark scheme  PDF, 22 KB
• Notice to centres - Information and ideas - Unit A680/01 7 September 2011PDF, 22 KB
• Notice to centres - Legacy OCR GCSE specifications in English, Mathematics and ICT 8 September 2011PDF, 25 KB
• Notice to centres - Replacement pages for the OCR Admin Guide and Entry Codes 14-19 QualificationsPDF, 154 KB
• Notice to centres - Transition arrangements from current (legacy) to new specificationsPDF, 259 KB
• Notice to centres - Update on the availability of controlled assessment tasks for GCSE EnglishWord, 90 KB

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Assessment materials

• J350 - Live mark schemes 8 May 2012PDF, 223 KB
• Unit A641 - Reading literary texts - SpecimenPDF, 142 KB
• Unit A642 - Imaginative writing - SpecimenPDF, 389 KB
• Unit A643 - Speaking and Listening - SpecimenPDF, 136 KB
• Unit A680 - Foundation - SpecimenPDF, 1 MB
• Unit A680 - Higher - SpecimenPDF, 300 KB

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Forms

• Centre authentication form - CCS160 - Interactive 21 December 2011PDF, 564 KB
• Centre authentication form - CCS160 21 December 2011PDF, 420 KB
• Unit A641 - Controlled assessment cover sheet (CCS356) 28 November 2011PDF, 109 KB
• Unit A641 - Controlled assessment cover sheet (interactive - CCS356i) 28 November 2011PDF, 141 KB
• Unit A642 - Controlled assessment cover sheet (CCS357) 28 November 2011PDF, 109 KB
• Unit A642 - Controlled assessment cover sheet (interactive - CCS357i) 18 April 2012PDF, 131 KB
• Unit A643 - Section A (S&L) - Controlled assessment form (GCW316i - interactive)PDF, 62 KB
• Unit A652 - Section A (S&L) - Controlled assessment form (GCW316) 28 November 2011PDF, 106 KB
• Units A643 and A652 - Speaking and listening centres internal standardisation record (GCW330) 21 July 2011PDF, 90 KB
• Units A643 and A652 - Speaking and listening centres internal standardisation record (interactive - GCW330i) 28 November 2011PDF, 90 KB
• Units A643 and A652 - Speaking and listening checklist (GCW331) 28 November 2011PDF, 252 KB
• Units A643 and A652 - Speaking and listening instructions (CWI769) 29 November 2011PDF, 118 KB

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Mark schemes 2011

• Mark Scheme - Unit A680/01 - Information and ideas - Foundation tier - January  PDF, 251 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A680/01 - Information and ideas - Foundation tier - June  PDF, 231 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier - January  PDF, 105 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier - June  PDF, 205 KB

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Newsletters

• The Word - Autumn 2011PDF, 9 MB
• The Word - Spring 2011PDF, 6 MB
• The Word - Spring 2012  PDF, 4 MB

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Legacy qualification - Past paper materials

• Past paper materials - 2011 January - Legacy  ZIP, 7 MB

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Past papers 2011 - January series

• Question paper - Unit A680/01 - Information and ideas - Foundation tier - Reading booklet  PDF, 5 MB
• Question paper - Unit A680/01 - Information and ideas - Foundation tier  PDF, 135 KB
• Question paper - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier - Reading booklet - Part 1  PDF, 6 MB
• Question paper - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier - Reading booklet - Part 2  PDF, 1 MB
• Question paper - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier  PDF, 114 KB

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Past papers 2011 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 5 MB
• Question paper - Unit A680/01 - Information and ideas - Foundation tier - Reading booklet  PDF, 3 MB
• Question paper - Unit A680/01 - Information and ideas - Foundation tier  PDF, 204 KB
• Question paper - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier - Reading booklet - Part 1  PDF, 4 MB
• Question paper - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier - Reading booklet - Part 2  PDF, 220 KB
• Question paper - Unit A680/02 - Information and ideas - Higher tier  PDF, 119 KB

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Promotional materials

• GCSE 2010 - English is changing brochurePDF, 568 KB
• SLAMbassadors freestyle routine  WMV, 18 MB
• SLAMbassadors performances  WMV, 42 MB
• Summary brochurePDF, 1 MB

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Reports 2011

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 181 KB
• Examiners' reports - June  PDF, 128 KB

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Reports 2012

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 91 KB

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Support materials

• Controlled assessment consultancy servicePDF, 29 KB
• Controlled Assessment marked exemplarsPDF, 1 MB
• Coursework/controlled assessment consultancy service online form
• English curriculum planning guide  PDF, 639 KB
• Guide to controlled assessment - EnglishPDF, 1 MB
• Planning for the English GCSEsPDF, 694 KB
• Regional pack 3 - November 2011 5 January 2012ZIP, 58 MB
• Regional pack - March 2011   ZIP, 5 MB
• Speaking and listening guidance notes for the 2010-2011 DVD  PDF, 917 KB
• Speaking and listening guidance notes for the 2011-2012 DVD  PDF, 226 KB
• Teachers' handbook 1 February 2011PDF, 954 KB
• Unit A641 - Candidate style answers  PDF, 35 KB
• Unit A641 - Non-fiction texts - Scheme of work and lesson plans - Sample 1 February 2011Word, 431 KB
• Unit A641 - Reading literary texts - Poetry - Candidate style answers  PDF, 39 KB
• Unit A641 - Reading literary texts - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet 1 February 2011Word, 717 KB
• Unit A641 - Reading literary texts - Shakespeare - Candidate style answers  PDF, 42 KB
• Unit A642 - Imaginative writing - Candidate style answers  PDF, 31 KB
• Unit A642 - Imaginative writing - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet 1 February 2011Word, 599 KB
• Unit A643 - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet 1 February 2011Word, 486 KB
• Unit A644 - Information and ideas - Candidate style answers  PDF, 38 KB
• Unit A680 - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet 1 February 2011Word, 782 KB
• Unit A680 - Teacher guide 25 November 2011PDF, 36 KB
• Units A643 and A652 - Real-life context - A guidance document for schools  PDF, 31 KB
• Virtual Visions DVD - Teacher guidance notesPDF, 853 KB

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Training

• English/English Language - GCSE (current) - Get ahead
• English/English Literature - GCSE (current) - Get started
• English - GCSE - Regional Events
• Living Texts - level 1 and 2 Certificate- Get ready - an innovative approach to English