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<p>Schools have the freedom to plan their curriculum time to best meet the need of
their pupils and it is the decision of individual schools whether English language
and English literature are taught separately or together.</p><p>The Department believes
that the two subjects should be examined separately as the previous combined English
GCSE did not allow pupils to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding in either
English language or English literature in sufficient depth or breadth.</p><p>English
language and English literature are counted separately in the performance tables as
separate qualifications. In 2016, Progress 8 was introduced as a headline measure
of secondary school performance to compare the progress pupils make across eight subjects.
Progress 8 focuses on an academic core, and both English language and English literature
can be double weighted to signify their importance. In order to qualify for double
weighting in English, a pupil needs to be entered to sit both GCSE English language
and GCSE English literature. If a pupil sits both qualifications, the highest grade
achieved in either GCSE English language or GCSE English literature will be double
weighted for the English element of Progress 8.</p>
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