Free Paper 2 for 2027 First Language English IGCSE 0500: Directed Writing and AI in Schools
Sarah O'Rourke - Dec 05, 2025
With Cambridge’s upcoming changes to IGCSE First Language English in 2027, I’ve been working hard to create new resources for students and parents.
Below you’ll find a free Paper 2 for 2027 First Language English IGCSE 0500: on the topic of AI in Schools. This includes a mark scheme and sample answer.
If you like this, you can buy my full unit of work for Directed Writing 2027, which includes a 330 slide PowerPoint, 110 page student booklet, six sample papers, and six annotated model answers.
What’s changed in 2027 for Directed Writing on Paper 2?
- The combined length of the reading passages is now shorter, set at around 550–650 words.
- The first task is now split into two separate questions, 1(a) and 1(b).
- Question 1(a) now tests skills R3 (analysis, evaluation and development) and R4 (understanding how writers achieve effects). R4 is a new addition to this paper. It is worth 5 marks. Students need to identify implicit attitudes from a short paragraph, and support their analysis with relevant details from the text.
- Question 1(b), the Directed Writing task, now awards 10 marks for reading and 25 marks for writing. This is five less marks for reading than in previous years. The reading mark scheme now looks more similar to Paper 1’s Extended Response, identifying points, details and development from the texts.
Read the new syllabus in full on Cambridge’s website here.
Paper 2 for 2027 IGCSE First Language English
Model answer for Directed Writing 2027
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Download my full scheme of work for Directed Writing, designed to match Cambridge’s 2027 specification.
What’s included?
- Six full Paper 2 in 2027 style, with mark schemes and sample answers for Directed Writing
- PowerPoint with 19 complete lessons, including starter and plenary. 334 slides.
- Student booklets that matches all PowerPoint tasks. 109 pages.
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