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Overview

From September 2010, all learners beginning a new course of GCSE English will need to be working towards the new specifications.

The QCA criteria for English see the introduction of a third GCSE, meaning that from 2010, there will be three GCSE English specifications:

• GCSE English
• GCSE English Language
• GCSE English Literature

In order to achieve performance table points, learners taking GCSE English Language must also be entered for GCSE English Literature. GCSE English must be taken on its own.

All three GCSE English specifications have been designed to be enjoyable and inspiring and to allow you to make the most of your passion for English. They all provide good links to further study for your learners.

Benefits

You and your learners can benefit from our GCSE English specification because:

• The co-teachability between English and English Language and the common exam between the two.
• The generic tasks offered in the Extended Literary Texts and the Reading Literary Texts which allows centres to choose their own texts.
• The accessibility of the Foundation questions in the one exam unit in English and English Language.
• The link between the Spoken Language study and Speaking and Listening activities for the former.
• The easy progression from KS3 to KS4.

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