Please note that we ask students not to search for past exam papers online. As the two year course progresses we provide past papers for timed assessments in class, and for additional revision activities at home. The exam mark schemes are provided for each exam undertaken as we review and give feedback in class. These are then made available in the OneNote content library for each student. Additional past papers and mark schemes are given to students when they prepare for the mock exams and for them to use during the revision period leading up to the final exams.
Students use their exercise books for Paper 2 work and they have a folder for keeping their Paper 1 work and recording their progress. Accompanying resources, exam information and class activities are available to students in their class OneNote. A link to the live OneNote Content Library for students taking their IGCSEs in 2026 is available here:
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Term 1 September - December |
Film Noir unit to introduce IGCSE skills: Narrative writing – the form and features of fiction writing Paper 1 Comprehension skills
Paper 1 skills - Vocabulary work - Comprehension - Summary skills
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Narrative timed writing task (Paper 2 assessment criteria)
First Paper 1 exam assessments
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Term 2 January – April |
People and Places: Into the Wild film and extracts from John Krakauer’s biography for: Vocabulary and comprehension work for Paper 1
Descriptive Writing – Wilderness Investigating wild places around the world. Skills: Effective Planning, developing vocabulary and skills for descriptive writing eg varieties of focus.
Descriptive writing: Crowds and groups of people Reflecting on previous assessment and developing skills especially “varieties of focus”
Individualised work on accuracy: spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Paper 1 skills
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Descriptive timed writing task (Paper 2 assessment criteria)
Descriptive timed writing task (Paper 2 assessment criteria)
Paper 1 timed assessment in class |
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Term 3 April/May – July |
Paper 1 skills in preparation for end of year exam - Vocabulary work - Comprehension - Summary skills
Border Crossings: exploring migration stories: Comprehension and vocabulary work for Paper 1
Detailed study of The Arrival by Shaun Tan to inspire narrative writing
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End of year exam (Paper 1)
Narrative Writing (Paper 2 assessment criteria) |
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Term 4 September – December |
Introducing Question 1 of Paper 2: Evaluation.
Exploring Opinion writing including: - Communities – local and global - Living in a digital world - Fast fashion
How to evaluate effectively in writing.
Writing for a purpose and audience: - Speech - Magazine Articles - Persuasive Letters
Narrative Writing: Revisiting the form and features of fiction writing. Planning an engaging story / responding to a prompt
Descriptive Writing Revisiting effective description with varieties of focus.
Paper 1 Skills
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Paper 2 Question 1 timed assessments(Paper 2 assessment criteria)
Paper 2 Question 2 timed assessments – Narrative or Descriptive (Paper 2 assessment criteria) |
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Term 5 Janurary – April |
Revision of all essential skills and Past Paper Practice for Paper 1 and Paper 2
Individualised skills work |
Regular timed Past Papers |
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Final Exams May- June |
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The study of this work of non-fiction by journalist John Krakauer will encourage you to consider what it means to feel like an outsider and to seek affirmation and a purpose in life through 'the wilderness.'
Preparatory work for a travel piece. It could be submitted for either Task 2: Descriptive Writing or Task 1: Informative Writing, depending on its form and content.