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English Literature (1ET0)   First teaching from September 2015   \nFirst certification from June 2017  Issue 2  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualifications website at [qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively](qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively), you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at [qualifications.pearson.com/contactus](qualifications.pearson.com/contactus)  \nAbout Pearson  \nPearson is the world's leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at [qualifications.pearson.com](qualifications.pearson.com)  \nReferences to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAll information in this specification is correct at time of publication.  \nOriginal origami artwork: Mark Bolitho  \nOrigami photography: Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis  \nISBN 978 1 446 91435 9  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2019  \nSummary of Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in English Literature specification  \nIssue 2 changes  \n\n| Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Component 1\u003Cbr>We have added four new diverse texts to the prescribed texts list for post- 1914 Literature: two British plays and two British novels. These are:\u003Cbr>● play: The Empress, Tanika Gupta\u003Cbr>● play: Refugee Boy, Benjamin Zephaniah (adapted for the stage by Lemn Sissay)\u003Cbr>● novel: Coram Boy, Jamila Gavin\u003Cbr>● novel: Boys Don’t Cry, Malorie Blackman .\u003Cbr>These texts are for first teaching from September 2019 and first assessment is May 2021. | 3, 8 |\n| Component 2\u003Cbr>We have added a new poetry collection on‘Belonging’ into the Poetry Anthology.\u003Cbr>This new collection is for first teaching from September 2019 and first assessment is May 2021. | 5, 10,\u003Cbr>31 |\n| Breakdown of Assessment Objectives table\u003Cbr>In line with the addition of new texts – this table has been updated to include the new question numbers. | 16 |\n\nIf you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: [qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html](qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html).  \n| From Pearson’s Expert Panel for World Class Qualifications\u003Cbr>“\u003Cbr>The reform of the qualifications system in England is a profoundly important change to the education system . 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