Hello all! The IGCSE is moving closer and closer!

I hope you’ve all been well and enjoying the preparation process for everything that is to come!

I thought I’d highlight to you all that the Descriptive and Narrative composition banks are all updated and that you’ll find all the 2022 essays in the composition banks 🙂

More is coming soon!

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