Pearson’s website for Edexcel. Look for SAM (Sample Assessment Materials) or Published Resources to find revision guides.
BBC Bitesize
Parents may find the mock marking video (publicly available) useful in helping their children to understand the requirements.
Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Language Revision Workbook ISBN: 1447987896, 9781447987895
Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Language Revision Guide: (with free online edition) ISBN-10: 1447988086 ISBN-13: 978-1447988083
They also publish intervention workbooks aimed at different grades:
E.g. Target Grade 9 Reading Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Language Workbook (Intervention English) ISBN-10: 0435183273 ISBN-13: 978-0435183271
Other relevant publications would be:
· Target Grade 5 English Language Reading
· Target Grade 5 English Language Writing
· Target Grade 9 English Language Writing
PAPER ONE = 40% of GCSE
1 hour 45 minutes
Reading Section: Analysing an Unseen 19th Century Extract (24 marks)
Writing Section: Imaginative Writing (40 marks)
PAPER TWO = 60% of GCSE
2 hours 5 minutes
Reading Section: 20th/21st Century Non-Fiction Unseen Text Analysis (56 marks)
Writing Section: Transactional Writing (40 marks)