Your school has recently received some money to spend on improving either the sports hall or the library. You have read some of the opinions posted on the school noticeboard. Your principal has asked you to write a report, giving your views. Write a report for your school principal. In your report you should: • evaluate the ideas and opinions in both texts • give your own views about whether the money should be spent on improving the sports hall or the library, based on what you have read in the texts. Base your report on what you have read in both texts but be careful to use your own words. Address both of the bullet points. Begin your report with ‘To: The Principal'. Remember to give your name and a date. Write about 250 to 350 words. Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 15 marks for the quality of your writing.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2025). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [10] Reading assessment objectives (R3, R5) for content of answer.
2. [15] Writing assessment objectives (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5) for quality of writing.
3. Expected content points for sports hall development (Text A): provide safe and comfortable place / current sports hall is dangerous; good for students' mental health / ability to study; host sports competitions and events; improve the school's reputation / better image for school; improve school's relationship with (whole) community.
4. Expected content points for library development (Text B): access to up-to-date materials/information; help students develop research skills; provide chance to find new interests / learn things beyond those taught in the classroom; put on events // e.g. book clubs and author visits; improve links with the local community.
5. Credit any wording in candidate response which captures the idea; it does not need to be expressed in the wording of the texts or of the MS.