Reminder on the anthology update from first teach September 2024
30 May 2024
This update was first published on 25 March 2024. The refreshed anthology (version 4) is now available for you to order from our website. You can also download a digital version from Teach Cambridge.
The anthology of non-fiction and spoken texts for AS and A Level English Language and Literature H074/H474 is refreshed every three years. The current version of the anthology (version 3) has final assessment in June 2024 for AS Level and final assessment in June 2025 for A Level.
The refreshed version (version 4) of the anthology is for first teach from September 2024 and is now available for you to order from our website. You can also download a digital version from Teach Cambridge.
The first assessment for version 4 of the anthology will be June 2025 for AS Level, followed by June 2026 for A Level.
We've outlined below which anthology each cohort should be studying and the version of the anthology on which they will be assessed:
| First teaching |
Assessment series |
Version of anthology |
| September 2023 |
June 2024 – AS Level |
version 3 |
|
June 2025 – A Level |
version 3 |
| September 2024 |
June 2025 – AS Level
|
version 4 |
|
June 2026 – A Level
|
version 4
|
| September 2025 |
June 2026 – AS Level
|
version 4
|
|
June 2027 – A Level
|
version 4
|
| September 2026 |
June 2027 – AS Level
|
version 4
|
|
June 2028 – A Level
|
version 4
|
From September 2025, all AS and A Level cohorts will be studying and assessed on version 4 of the anthology only.
If you have any queries about this update, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998, or email us at english@ocr.org.uk.
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