Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE
In English Language (1EN0)
Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional
Writing
,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
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everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
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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
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Summer 2023
Question Paper Log Number P71337
Publications Code 1EN0_02_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2023
2
, General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
• 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.
• 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/indicative content will not be exhaustive.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidate’s response, a senior examiner must be
consulted before a mark is given.
• Crossed out work should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
Specific Marking Guidance
When deciding how to reward an answer, examiners should consult both
the indicative content and the associated marking grid(s). When using a
levels-based mark scheme, the ‘best fit’ approach should be used.
• Examiners should first decide which descriptor most closely matches the
answer and place it in that level.
• The mark awarded within the level will be decided based on the
quality of the answer and will be modified according to how securely
all bullet points are displayed at that level.
• Indicative content is exactly that – they are factual points that candidates
are likely to use to construct their answer.
• It is possible for an answer to be constructed without mentioning
some or all of these points, as long as they provide alternative
responses to the indicative content that fulfils the requirements of
3
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE
In English Language (1EN0)
Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional
Writing
,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 2023
Question Paper Log Number P71337
Publications Code 1EN0_02_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2023
2
, General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
• 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.
• 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/indicative content will not be exhaustive.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidate’s response, a senior examiner must be
consulted before a mark is given.
• Crossed out work should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
Specific Marking Guidance
When deciding how to reward an answer, examiners should consult both
the indicative content and the associated marking grid(s). When using a
levels-based mark scheme, the ‘best fit’ approach should be used.
• Examiners should first decide which descriptor most closely matches the
answer and place it in that level.
• The mark awarded within the level will be decided based on the
quality of the answer and will be modified according to how securely
all bullet points are displayed at that level.
• Indicative content is exactly that – they are factual points that candidates
are likely to use to construct their answer.
• It is possible for an answer to be constructed without mentioning
some or all of these points, as long as they provide alternative
responses to the indicative content that fulfils the requirements of
3
