Mark Scheme
(Results)
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
English Language 2.0 (1EN2)
PAPER 1: Non-Fiction Texts
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s
largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications
including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our
qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our
contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find
out more about how we can help you and your students at:
www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P81871A
Publication Code 1EN2_01_2606_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson
, General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the
first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded
for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles
by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
• Plans (whether in the planning box provided for writing questions, or in the
lined response area of the question paper/answer booklet) should not be
marked unless no other response to the question has been provided. This
applies whether the plan is crossed out or not.
Marking guidance for levels-based mark schemes
How to award marks
The indicative content provides examples of how candidates will meet each skill
assessed in the question. The levels descriptors and indicative content reflect
the relative weighting of each skill within each mark level.
Finding the right level
The first stage is to decide which level the answer should be placed in. To do this,
use a ‘best-fit’ approach, deciding which level most closely describes the
(Results)
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
English Language 2.0 (1EN2)
PAPER 1: Non-Fiction Texts
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s
largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications
including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our
qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our
contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find
out more about how we can help you and your students at:
www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P81871A
Publication Code 1EN2_01_2606_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson
, General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the
first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded
for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles
by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
• Plans (whether in the planning box provided for writing questions, or in the
lined response area of the question paper/answer booklet) should not be
marked unless no other response to the question has been provided. This
applies whether the plan is crossed out or not.
Marking guidance for levels-based mark schemes
How to award marks
The indicative content provides examples of how candidates will meet each skill
assessed in the question. The levels descriptors and indicative content reflect
the relative weighting of each skill within each mark level.
Finding the right level
The first stage is to decide which level the answer should be placed in. To do this,
use a ‘best-fit’ approach, deciding which level most closely describes the
