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2026  \nGCSE Modern Foreign Languages  \nThis guidance has been created to help support centres with the administrative tasks involved in preparing for and conducting exams .  \nThis guidance is intended for the following specifications:  \n• 1AA0 GCSE Arabic  \n• 1CN0 GCSE Chinese  \n• 1GK0 GCSE Greek  \n• 1GU0 GCSE Gujarati  \n• 1IN0 GCSE Italian  \n• 1JA0 GCSE Japanese  \n• 1PN0 GCSE Persian  \n• 1PG0 GCSE Portuguese  \n• 1RU0 GCSE Russian  \n• 1TU0 GCSE Turkish  \n• 1UR0 GCSE Urdu  \nTo contact our assessment or teaching support teams, please use the contact form on our website and select the relevant support categories.  \nFebruary 2026  \nAll the material in this publication is copyrighted.  \n© Pearson Education Ltd 2026  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction 4  \nKey Dates 5  \nAssessment Availability 5  \nAssessment Summary 6  \nPapers 7  \nPaper 1-Listening and understanding 7  \nPaper 2-Speaking 9  \nPaper 3-Reading and understanding 18  \nPaper 4-Writing 19  \nHelpful Information 20  \nAccess arrangements and reasonable adjustments 20  \nSubmitting work to Pearson via Learner Work Transfer (LWT) 25  \nLearner Work Transfer FAQs 31  \nAppendix 1 32  \nIntroduction  \nGuidance to centres  \nThis document provides detailed guidance to centres on the GCSE speaking assessment in Modern Foreign Languages along with a brief overview of the other units.  \nDfE guidelines and Ofqual regulations  \nIn line with DfE guidelines and Ofqual regulations, the qualifications listed below are linear qualifications, and all candidate work must be externally marked atthe end of the course. All papers will be set and marked by Pearson Edexcel, includingthe speaking assessments and the writing examinations.  \nCandidate recordings will be submitted digitally to Pearson using the Learner Work Transfer portal. The security of the speaking assessment materials must be maintained at all times. The speaking assessment must be conducted by a suitable teacher in the centre.  \nCandidates will be awarded qualification grades on the 9-1 grading system. No individual paper grades are formally awarded, although notional paper grade boundaries will be available.  \nThis document should be read in conjunction with the subject specification found on the Pearson website and the Joint Council for Qualification (JCQ) Instructions for conducting exams.  \nThe exam timetable for these exams can be found on the Pearson website 2026 GCSE exam timetable.  \nKey Dates  \nThe deadline for entries is 21 February 2026.  \nSpeaking packs can be accessed from Mon 13 April 2026.  \nThe speaking assessment period is from Thursday 16 April –Thursday 21 May 2026.  \nThe submission deadline for GCSE MFL candidate speaking recordings is two working days after the last oral exam for that language has taken place in the centre.  \nThe final submission deadline is therefore Tuesday 26 May 2026* .  \n*Amended to Tuesday 26 May to allow for bank holiday Monday  \nAssessment availability  \nAll four papers are compulsory; the written examinations must be sat in one terminal session. Candidates re-sitting the qualification may only carry over the marks from the previous examination series for Paper 2-speaking.  \nAssessment Summary  \nPapers for all language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) will be tiered.  \n\n| Specification | Summer 2026 |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 | Paper 4 |\n| Arabic (1AA0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Chinese (1CN0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Greek (1GK0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Gujarati (1GU0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Italian (1IN0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Japanese (1JA0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Persian (1PN0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Portuguese (1PG0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Russian (1RU0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Turkish (1TU0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Urdu (1UR0) | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 | 􀀳 |\n| Assessment type | Timetabled | Speaking | Timetabled | Timetabled |\n|  | exam | window | exam | exam |\n\nImportant: Mixed","cbCaiqOml1Cbuqnn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqOml1Cbuqnn","pdf",628214,32,"English","# Introduction\n## Guidance to centres\n## DfE guidelines and Ofqual regulations\n# Key Dates\n## Deadlines and speaking assessment window\n# Assessment Availability\n## Compulsory papers and resits\n# Assessment Summary\n## Tiered papers and entry rules\n# Papers\n## Paper 1: Listening and understanding\n## Paper 2: Speaking\n## Paper 3: Reading and understanding\n## Paper 4: Writing\n# Helpful Information\n## Access arrangements and reasonable adjustments\n## Submitting work via Learner Work Transfer (LWT)\n## Learner Work Transfer FAQs\n# Appendix 1","[{\"question\":\"When is the deadline for GCSE MFL entries in Summer 2026?\",\"answer\":\"The deadline for entries is 21 February 2026.\"},{\"question\":\"How are speaking assessment recordings submitted to Pearson for Summer 2026?\",\"answer\":\"Speaking packs are accessed from 13 April 2026, and candidate recordings must be submitted digitally to Pearson via the Learner Work Transfer (LWT) portal.\"},{\"question\":\"Can candidates enter for mixed tiers across the four papers?\",\"answer\":\"No. Mixed tier entry is not allowed, and each candidate must be entered for one single tier across all four papers by the entry deadline.\"}]","GCSE Modern Foreign Languages Conducting Assessments - Administrative Support Guide - Summer 2026 | PDF",1792466856,81]