Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel GCE in Spanish
9SP0/02
,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 P79420
Publication Code 9SP0_02_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.
, Paper 2 marking principles and mark scheme
Section A: Question 1 (translation) into Spanish
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct individual
section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid which also outlines the
alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking
principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid.
Marking principles
Accents: non-grammatical accent errors are tolerated, for example jovenes rather than
jóvenes unless they cause ambiguity (for example entro rather than entró).
Spelling: non-grammatical misspellings are tolerated, for example imigracion rather than
inmigración, as long as they are not ambiguous or in the wrong language (for example
eimigración or immigration).
Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Repeated capitalisation errors will not be penalised (for example Español instead of
español).
Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the acceptable answers
column.
Text Correct Answer Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
1 Whilst other Mientras (que) Aunque Europeos (only (1)
European otros países A pesar de que penalise one
countries europeos y Pese a (que) capitalisation
and en/de Europa error)
2 the United (los) Estados EEUU estados unidos (1)
States are Unidos están estan (without accent) (only if this is the
toughening fortaleciendo endureciendo first
reforzando capitalisation
haciendo que (box 3) sean error)
más forzando
fortalecen América
duras / estrictas / fuertes
haciendo más fuertes
accept present tense
tolerate reenforzando
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel GCE in Spanish
9SP0/02
,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 P79420
Publication Code 9SP0_02_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.
, Paper 2 marking principles and mark scheme
Section A: Question 1 (translation) into Spanish
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct individual
section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid which also outlines the
alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking
principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid.
Marking principles
Accents: non-grammatical accent errors are tolerated, for example jovenes rather than
jóvenes unless they cause ambiguity (for example entro rather than entró).
Spelling: non-grammatical misspellings are tolerated, for example imigracion rather than
inmigración, as long as they are not ambiguous or in the wrong language (for example
eimigración or immigration).
Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Repeated capitalisation errors will not be penalised (for example Español instead of
español).
Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the acceptable answers
column.
Text Correct Answer Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
1 Whilst other Mientras (que) Aunque Europeos (only (1)
European otros países A pesar de que penalise one
countries europeos y Pese a (que) capitalisation
and en/de Europa error)
2 the United (los) Estados EEUU estados unidos (1)
States are Unidos están estan (without accent) (only if this is the
toughening fortaleciendo endureciendo first
reforzando capitalisation
haciendo que (box 3) sean error)
más forzando
fortalecen América
duras / estrictas / fuertes
haciendo más fuertes
accept present tense
tolerate reenforzando
