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GCSE / iGCSE English Language including exams
This Course at a Glance
- Embark on the study of the English Language
- Learn to read, write and communicate with flair and impact
- Choose between GCSE and iGCSE when you book your exams
- Enables you to progress to studying English Language at Level 3
- Exams included
- Study online
About Your Course
Getting Started
The first two units in your course cvoer everything you ened to know about the course and the exams, as well as handy tips for how to successfully study online.
From unit 3 you will study English Language, covering Themes, The writer's perspective, Analysing and writing fiction and non-fiction, as well as the fundamentals of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary.
At the end of your course is a set of mock exams.
There are no entry requirements to enrol on this course. However, the assessments are only available in English, and for this reason, each learner must be able to work in English.
It is recommended that learners can read and write in English at Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
*You will have access to the course for 12 months. You can purchase course extensions here.

About the GCSE English Language exams
There are two exams in GCSE English Language, you must complete both exams in the same exam series.
Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing is assessed through a 1 hour and 45-minute examination. The total number of marks available is 64, and it is worth 40% of the total GCSE.
Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing is assessed through a 2 hour and 5-minute examination. The total number of marks available is 96, and it is worth 60% of the total GCSE.
About the iGCSE English Language exams
There is one exam in iCSE English Language. The exam is 3 hours and assesses everything in the specification.
Grades
You will be graded between grades 1 and 9, 9 being the highest.
Tutors & Exams
Tutors and Exams provides examination and assessment facilities primarily aimed at private and home educated candidates.
Tutors and Exams currently have five examination centres located around the country: Bolton, Coventry, Doncaster, St Neots Cambridgeshire and Wimbledon. All are approved for examination delivery by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).
In addition to their examination centres they also have a dedicated Science laboratory based in Birmingham with the ability to deliver A Level Science practicals all year round and access to another Science laboratory located in London.

Pearson Edexcel
Upon successful completion of the iGCSE, and the associated exam, you will have gained an iGCSE in English Language.
International GCSEs (iGCSEs) enable successful progression to A Level study and beyond. This course has also been created in collaboration with International Advanced Level and GCE A Level Teachers, as well as Higher Education Professors to validate the appropriateness of the qualification, including its content, skills development and assessment structure.
Pearson Edexcel are the UK's largest awarding body and we are regulated by Ofqual (England), SQA Accreditation (Scotland), CCEA Accreditation (Northern Ireland) and Qualifications Wales (Wales). They offer academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in names like Edexcel, BTEC, EDI and LCCI.

Progression
- A Level English Language
- International Advanced Level, for example in English Language
- Other comparable, Level 3 qualifications, such as Access to Higher Education Diplomas
GCSE / iGCSE English Language including exams
This Course at a Glance
- Embark on the study of the English Language
- Learn to read, write and communicate with flair and impact
- Choose between GCSE and iGCSE when you book your exams
- Enables you to progress to studying English Language at Level 3
- Exams included
- Study online
About Your Course
Getting Started
Modules
The first two units in your course cvoer everything you ened to know about the course and the exams, as well as handy tips for how to successfully study online.
From unit 3 you will study English Language, covering Themes, The writer's perspective, Analysing and writing fiction and non-fiction, as well as the fundamentals of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary.
At the end of your course is a set of mock exams.
Requirements
There are no entry requirements to enrol on this course. However, the assessments are only available in English, and for this reason, each learner must be able to work in English.
It is recommended that learners can read and write in English at Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
*You will have access to the course for 12 months. You can purchase course extensions here.

Assessment
About the GCSE English Language exams
There are two exams in GCSE English Language, you must complete both exams in the same exam series.
Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing is assessed through a 1 hour and 45-minute examination. The total number of marks available is 64, and it is worth 40% of the total GCSE.
Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing is assessed through a 2 hour and 5-minute examination. The total number of marks available is 96, and it is worth 60% of the total GCSE.
About the iGCSE English Language exams
There is one exam in iCSE English Language. The exam is 3 hours and assesses everything in the specification.
Grades
You will be graded between grades 1 and 9, 9 being the highest.
Tutors & Exams
Tutors and Exams provides examination and assessment facilities primarily aimed at private and home educated candidates.
Tutors and Exams currently have five examination centres located around the country: Bolton, Coventry, Doncaster, St Neots Cambridgeshire and Wimbledon. All are approved for examination delivery by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).
In addition to their examination centres they also have a dedicated Science laboratory based in Birmingham with the ability to deliver A Level Science practicals all year round and access to another Science laboratory located in London.

Qualifications
Pearson Edexcel
Upon successful completion of the iGCSE, and the associated exam, you will have gained an iGCSE in English Language.
International GCSEs (iGCSEs) enable successful progression to A Level study and beyond. This course has also been created in collaboration with International Advanced Level and GCE A Level Teachers, as well as Higher Education Professors to validate the appropriateness of the qualification, including its content, skills development and assessment structure.
Pearson Edexcel are the UK's largest awarding body and we are regulated by Ofqual (England), SQA Accreditation (Scotland), CCEA Accreditation (Northern Ireland) and Qualifications Wales (Wales). They offer academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in names like Edexcel, BTEC, EDI and LCCI.

Progression
- A Level English Language
- International Advanced Level, for example in English Language
- Other comparable, Level 3 qualifications, such as Access to Higher Education Diplomas