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Supporting HHCL Exams: Timelines and Exam Boards


September – Share HHCL GCSE Results

Autumn Term – Identify potential HHCL GCSE candidates

Before Christmas – Mock Exams and Feedback

January – Confirm Exam entries

Spring Term – HHCL in Year 9 – option choice discussions

March – Communication with HHCL exam candidates and support to prepare for exams

April/ May – Speaking exams

May/ June – Other GCSE exams


Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Polish, Punjabi, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Urdu


Arabic, Biblical Hebrew, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu


Speaking Exam Booklets

Exam preparation booklets compiled and created by Clare Allison:


HHCL Speaking Examiner Resources