English – Second Language IGCSE Edexcel

English – Second Language IGCSE Edexcel

Easter Revision Course Dates 2026

• Week 1: Monday 30 March – Friday 3 April 2026
• Week 2: Monday 6 April – Friday 10 April 2026
• Week 3: Monday 13 April – Friday 17 April 2026

Please note – revision classes WILL take place on the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays, 3rd and 6th April 2026.

Boards

Edexcel

Length of Course

5 half-day sessions

Times

9am to 12.30pm and/or 1.30pm to 5pm daily

This course is suitable only for students sitting IGCSE English – Second Language with Edexcel. It is not suitable for students who speak English as their first language.

Reading

• R1: Identify and retrieve facts and details
• R2: Understand and select relevant information
• R3: Recognise and understand ideas, opinions and attitudes and the connections between related ideas
• R4: Understand what is implied but not actually written, eg gist, relationships, writer’s purpose/intention, writer’s feelings, situation or place

Writing

• W1: Communicate clearly, accurately and appropriately
• W2: Convey information and express opinions effectively
• W3: Employ and control a variety of grammatical structures
• W4: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of appropriate vocabulary
• W5: Observe conventions of paragraphing, punctuation and spelling
• W6: Employ appropriate register/style

Listening

• L1: Identify and retrieve facts and details
• L2: Understand and select relevant information
• L3: Recognise and understand ideas, opinions and attitudes and the connections between related ideas
• L4: Understand what is implied but not actually stated, eg gist, relationships between speakers, speaker’s purpose/intention, speaker’s feelings, situation or place