“There's nothing a teacher treasures more than to see a pupil succeed.”

In Years 10 and 11, we follow the Edexcel GCSE course

There are 5 topics: Education, Training and Employment House Home and Daily Routine Home and Abroad Media, Entertainment and Youth Culture Social Activities, Health and Fitness

There are 4 parts to the examination, each worth 25% Find out more about the 4 skills involved in your GCSE course Reading and Listening Speaking  Writing and coursework

Entry levels and grades

Speaking, Listening and Reading can be entered at Higheror Foundation level and the good news is that we can mix and mach! For example, some students are quite happy to be entered for Higher Listening and Reading but prefer to be entered for Foundation Speaking because they feel less comfortable in that skill. We do not need to choose a level for the coursework option as it depends on the outcome.

Of course, the choice of levels will affect the grades you will get. For example, if you only enter for Foundation level, you cannot get more than a C. Why? Well, the top mark in Foundation is 59 whereas the top mark in Higher is 90 and you need:

There is no magic,

 if you want to do well, you are going to have to work hard!

Revising for your French GCSE? Try this link!

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