
We weren't allowed to write in the books at GCSE even in pencil. I can't say I was very confident about the question about the novel. We got to write in the anthology and were then given a clean one in the exam thankfully.
This version has really good notes in it apparently. It's surprisingly thin for something the school paid £22 for. I heard we're not allowed the annotations in the exam at A Level either under syllabus changes this year and that the school would provide a clean copy for the exam, but I'll believe that when I see it.
The agreement did say that if we thought the agreement was in breach then we should see the 6th form director, so I may well do that.