GCSE French
The assessment window for conducting the GCSE and GCE Speaking Examinations runs from Tuesday April 1st until Tuesday May 6th 2025. Please note that for GCSE Speaking Examinations, the teacher examiner may open the package from three working days before the centre’s first assessment date. Materials must be stored securely at the end of each day.
Summer 2026 will be the final full assessment opportunity for this qualification. A resit opportunity for examinations will be available in January 2027, subject to demand.
From September 2025, learners must not be entered onto this qualification in Year 10, they should be entered for GCSE French - Teaching from 2025
Effective from the Summer 2025 exam series, we will no longer be sending CDs to centres for assessments with audio content. This material will be available as an MP3 resource only, via Portal.
Our GCSE French specification supports the aim that the study of a modern foreign language will broaden horizons, develop cultural knowledge and understanding and foster transferable skills such as confidence, communication, problem solving and creativity.
The specification also provides learners with a solid foundation on which to prepare them for future language study.
OER is a free interactive teaching and learning tool which includes exam answers and examiner comments.
Important information, past papers, marking schemes, entry/amendment uploads & make post-results enquiries.
We offer an extensive range of free digital educational resources.
Grade boundaries are the minimum number of marks needed to achieve each grade.
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WJEC/CBAC ENDORSED TITLES
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Title |
ISBN |
Author/s |
| WJEC GCSE French | 9781785830839 | Bethan McHugh, Chris Whittaker, Louise Pearce |
| WJEC GCSE French Teacher Guide | 9781785830921 | Bethan McHugh, Chris Whittaker, Louise Pearce |
WJEC/CBAC NON-ENDORSED TITLES
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Title |
ISBN |
Author/s |
| WJEC GCSE French Audio Pack - Site Licence | 9781785831768 | Bethan McHugh, Chris Whittaker, Louise Pearce |
| WJEC GCSE Revision Guide French | 9781785832710 | Bethan McHugh, Chris Whittaker |
Welcome to the WJEC’s Online Exam Review website. Here you will find a collection of interactive units that bring together a number of elements including general data, exam questions, their marking schemes and examiner comments, which will lead you through a review of exam questions.
