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    Paper 1 — Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
    AQA
    8700/11hr 45minJune 2024
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    AQA
    8700/21hr 45minJune 2024
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    November 2023 Resit series
    Paper 1 — Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
    AQA
    8700/1Nov 2023Resit
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    Paper 2 — Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives
    AQA
    8700/2Nov 2023Resit
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    June 2023
    Paper 1 — Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
    AQA
    8700/1June 2023
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    ↓ Insert
    Paper 2 — Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives
    AQA
    8700/2June 2023
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    ↓ Insert
    November 2022 Resit series
    Paper 1 — Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
    AQA
    8700/1Nov 2022Resit
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    Paper 2 — Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives
    AQA
    8700/2Nov 2022Resit
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    June 2022
    Paper 1 — Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
    AQA
    8700/1June 2022
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    Paper 1 — Non-Fiction Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/011hr 55minJune 2024
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    Paper 2 — Contemporary Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/021hr 55minJune 2024
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    November 2023 Resit series
    Paper 1 — Non-Fiction Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/01Nov 2023Resit
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    Paper 2 — Contemporary Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/02Nov 2023Resit
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    June 2023
    Paper 1 — Non-Fiction Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/01June 2023
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    Paper 2 — Contemporary Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/02June 2023
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    November 2022 Resit series
    Paper 1 — Non-Fiction Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/01Nov 2022Resit
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    Paper 2 — Contemporary Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/02Nov 2022Resit
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    June 2022
    Paper 1 — Non-Fiction Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/01June 2022
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    Paper 2 — Contemporary Texts
    Edexcel
    1EN2/02June 2022
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    About Edexcel IGCSE English Language: 4EA1 is English Language A. 4EB1 is English Language B. Papers marked R are the overseas resit variant, widely used by international and independent schools.
    June 2024 Most recent
    4EA1 Paper 1 — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/012hr 15minJune 2024
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    4EA1 Paper 1R — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing (Overseas)
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01RJune 2024
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    4EA1 Paper 2 — Poetry, Prose and Imaginative Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/02June 2024
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    4EB1 English Language B — Paper 1
    IGCSE B
    4EB1/013 hoursJune 2024
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    4EB1 English Language B — Paper 1R (Overseas)
    IGCSE B
    4EB1/01RJune 2024
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    June 2023
    4EA1 Paper 1R — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing (Overseas)
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01RJune 2023
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    4EA1 Paper 2 — Poetry, Prose and Imaginative Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/02June 2023
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    4EB1 English Language B — Paper 1
    IGCSE B
    4EB1/01June 2023
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    June 2022
    4EA1 Paper 1 — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01June 2022
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    4EB1 English Language B — Paper 1
    IGCSE B
    4EB1/01June 2022
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    2019
    4EA1 Paper 1 — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01June 2019
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    4EA1 Paper 1 — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01January 2019
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    June 2018
    4EA1 Paper 1 — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01June 2018
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    4EA1 Paper 1R — Non-fiction and Transactional Writing (Overseas)
    IGCSE
    4EA1/01RJune 2018
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    June 2024 Most recent
    Paper 1 — Communicating Information and Ideas
    OCR
    J351/01June 2024
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    Paper 2 — Exploring Effects and Impact
    OCR
    J351/02June 2024
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    June 2024 Most recent
    Component 1 — 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing
    Eduqas
    C700U10-1June 2024
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    Component 2 — Non-fiction Reading and Transactional Writing
    Eduqas
    C700U20-1June 2024
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    June 2024 Most recent
    Unit 2 — Reading and Writing: Literary Non-fiction
    WJEC
    3700U20-1June 2024
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    WJEC
    3700U30-1June 2024
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