Hello I have uploaded a document that provides guidance on UMS and raw marks in the context of A Level English specifications. To view this document please follow this link: http://community.edexcel.com/files/folders/english/entry2243.aspx With best wishes Lionel English Subject Advisor

I would be very interested to hear from anyone who entered students for the AS Lang/Lit Unit 1 paper on Friday and who had studied The Bloody Chamber for Section B. I have huge concerns about the question as whole and specifically with the second bullet point, which was extremely convoluted and hard...

Hi Tom When you say "the general community", what exactly do you mean? There's you; there's me. Where is the rest of the community? Maybe some more of Edexcel's 'front line' eg examiners, team leaders, moderators could be persuaded to join in discussions in the Communities...

Anyone for a discussion about the new specification? My idea for unit 2: King Lear with Macbeth (or vice versa) and a critical text about the abuse of power (eg Alan Ehrenhalt in the New York Times). Students always enjoy Macbeth - it is so straightforward, but Lear would add complexity and a moral twist...

Change is scary. Is GCE2008 a challenge and a great opportunity to refresh ourselves as teachers? Or is it simply more hassle? I like the prospect of teaching Jean Rhys again and bringing in Charlotte Bronte (but not simply as background). But there are unusual text groupings too, which at first seem...