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GCSE Spoken Language endorsement

Askel books a slot for every student, runs a standardisation trial and picks the recorded sample for the board.

Register interest in Spoken Language How it works
Where it is in the build order
Planned A separate module, after the main subjects

Planned order, not dates. Pilot schools can move a subject up.

See the build order
What the boards ask

The same rules at every board.

One summary, because the rules are shared.

Spoken Language endorsement rules
RuleAt every board
BoardsAQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC/Eduqas
ResultPass, Merit or Distinction
FormsNew authentication sheets from September 2026
Recorded sampleAll students if 30 or fewer. Otherwise 30, with at least 10 at each grade where possible

Boards

At every board
AQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC/Eduqas

Result

At every board
Pass, Merit or Distinction

Forms

At every board
New authentication sheets from September 2026

Recorded sample

At every board
All students if 30 or fewer. Otherwise 30, with at least 10 at each grade where possible
Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA, OCR, Pearson and Eduqas GCSE English Language
Where the admin piles up

Every student, one at a time.

01

Booking a slot for every student

Each student presents, often across many lessons.

02

Standardisation

Teachers check they all grade to the same standard.

03

Picking the recorded sample

The board wants a set number of recordings, across grades.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Prepare

Slot booking

A slot for every student, with the room and the teacher.

Show

A grading checklist

The board’s criteria, ticked as each student presents.

Prove

A standardisation trial

Teachers grade the same recordings, then compare.

Prove

A sample picker

Picks the recordings the board asks for, across the grades.

Staff view
Booking presentation slots
Booking slots for every student.
Staff view
Grade checklist
Grading against the checklist.
Staff view
Recording sample picker
Picking the recorded sample.
What stays where it is

Recordings stay where your school keeps them. Askel keeps links, dates and a fingerprint of each file.

Key dates 2026-27

From slots to the sample.

Board dates are fixed. Your school’s dates are Askel’s defaults, and you can change them.

  1. September 2026New authentication sheets in useExam board · Passed
  2. Spring 2027PresentationsYour school · Next date
  3. 15 May 2027Grades sent to the exam board, to confirmExam board
AI rules for Spoken Language

What each board adds.

AI tools, like ChatGPT, can write or change text for you. JCQ’s rules apply to every board: students say which AI tools they used, and keep their prompts and what the tool gave them. Each board adds its own notes.

All boardsJCQ’s rules apply. Students say if they used an AI tool to prepare.JCQ guidance

Askel has no AI in it, and never sends students’ work to AI companies.

Register interest

Register interest in Spoken Language.

We’ll tell you when Spoken Language reaches pilot, and ask what you need first. Pilot schools can move a subject up the order.

So we know who to write to.
We only use it to tell you about this subject.
Subject Spoken Language is picked. Add any others you need.
Exam board So we set up the right forms.
A rough number is fine.

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Related guides

Guides for Spoken Language.

GuideSpoken Language: choosing the recorded sampleChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideGeneral advice or detailed help: what teachers must recordChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideHow students should acknowledge AIChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide
All guidesSee the build order
Sources
  • AQA, OCR, Pearson and Eduqas GCSE English Language specifications
  • JCQ Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments 2026-27
Checked on 1 Nov 2026

We check these again each September, when the JCQ documents change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

From first idea to hand-in, on the record.

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