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International GCSE

English (as 2nd language)

Entries listed for November 2026, June 2027; options and centre rules vary

The 2026/2027 International GCSE entry manual, physical pages 3, 13, was visually checked for these award, unit, option and series records. This does not establish individual eligibility or completed teaching.

StudyForA coverage: Planned

Original teaching and guided, independent and application practice have not yet been mapped for this entry. Official links below are resources, not completed StudyForA lessons.

Specialist review is pending. Self-check answers are learning support, not official exam marks or proof of mastery. Practical, oral, performance and coursework requirements, where applicable, need appropriate teacher or centre supervision and assessment.

Examination-year entries: 2026–2027

Pearson Qualifications Information Manual 2026/2027 · pages 3, 13 ↗

These entries were checked on 2026-10-17. Confirm the current rules and your centre’s eligibility before making an examination entry.

Award codes and required units
  • 4XES2 · English as a Second Language · International GCSE

    4WES1, 4WES2, 4WES3 and 4WES4, plus cash-in 4XES2. All four units, including speaking, are required.

    Listed award series: November 2026; June 2027.

    Teaching: Planned.

Paper and unit entry options
  • 4WES1 · A · English as a Second Language (Unit 1)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES1 · R · English as a Second Language (Unit 1R)

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4WES1 · C · English as a Second Language (Unit 1C)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES1 · V · English as a Second Language (Unit 1CR)

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4WES2 · A · English as a Second Language (Unit 2)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES2 · R · English as a Second Language (Unit 2R)

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4WES2 · C · English as a Second Language (Unit 2C)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES2 · V · English as a Second Language (Unit 2CR)

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4WES3 · A · English as a Second Language (Unit 3)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES3 · R · English as a Second Language (Unit 3R)

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4WES3 · C · English as a Second Language (Unit 3C)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES3 · V · English as a Second Language (Unit 3CR)

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4WES4 · English as a Second Language (Unit 4)

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

Which contributing units run in each series?

An available award cash-in does not mean all its units are offered in that series.

  • 4WES1 · English as a Second Language Unit 1

    Listed unit series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES2 · English as a Second Language Unit 2

    Listed unit series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES3 · English as a Second Language Unit 3

    Listed unit series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4WES4 · English as a Second Language Unit 4

    Listed unit series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • Required units and a separate cash-in entry are needed for the award. Units may be banked under the candidate UCI across series, subject to current aggregation and resit rules. A cash-in alone does not enter the contributing units.
  • Regional and regional-onscreen options in this manual are listed for June 2027 only. Follow the centre-location rules on manual page 3; several subject tables mistakenly cross-refer to page 2. Confirm the required entry with the centre.
  • Onscreen or mixed paper/onscreen choices require suitable approved centre provision. C or CR in a paper title is not necessarily the entry-option code; use the exact option shown below.
  • This is the current four-unit route; do not replace the 4XES2 cash-in with the inconsistent 4ES2 cover label. The checked specification body and current manual identify 4XES2.
  • Speaking is required. The specification permits centres outside the UK and independent schools within the UK; centre entry and speaking-assessment provision must be confirmed.
  • This is award and entry reconciliation only. Original teaching, guided, independent and application practice, book mapping, specialist approval and formal assessment validation remain incomplete.
  • Cover prints 4ES2 and First examination June 2019, while body qualification/codes tables explicitly identify 4XES2, 4WES1-4 and first assessment June 2025. Use actual qualification and codes tables; retain the source inconsistency.
  • The glossary page footer still says Issue 2 - September 2024. This does not replace the Issue 3 cover/change summary and December 2025 assessment-section footers.

Specification edition checked

Official specification · Issue 3 ↗

Issue 3 - December 2025. Award identity and assessment structure checked on physical pages 1, 11, 12, 31, 36, 122. Full topic teaching, practice and book mapping remain incomplete.

Confirm your specification and entry

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Specification document links found on the official page

Check each document’s title, edition and examination-year applicability. A discovered link does not mean every version is mapped here.

Book editions and official resource mappings for this entry remain to be reconciled.