GCSE Course Guidance
Year 11 GCSE Examinations Information for Students and Parents/Carers - Summer 2022
Including: Advanced Notice and Additional Support information
Pearson Qualifications
BTEC: Health & Social
BTEC Health & Social has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind the exam board have made certain concessions that students are aware of following classroom conversations. Concessions are outlined below alongside a timeframe for the completion of the course.
Pearson Edexcel
BTEC: Sport
BTEC Sport has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind the exam board have made certain concessions that students are aware of following classroom conversations. Concessions are outlined below alongside a timeframe for the completion of the course.
Pearson Edexcel
GCSE French
GCSE French has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind the exam board has issued advance notice which will affect Paper 4 (Writing) only. All other skills will be examined in the normal way. Students have been made aware of the advance notice in lessons.
AQA
GCSE: Combined science Biology Paper 1
The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged. For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam. Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic. Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
AQA
GCSE: Combined science Biology Paper 2
The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged. For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam. Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic. Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
AQA
GCSE: Combined science Chemistry Paper 2
The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged. For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam. Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic. Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
AQA
GCSE: Combined science Chemistry Paper 1
The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged. For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam. Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic. Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
AQA
GCSE: Combined science Physics Paper 2
The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged. For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam. Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic. Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
AQA
GCSE: Combined science Physics Paper 1
The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged. For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam. Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic. Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
AQA
GCSE: Geography
GCSE Geography has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind the exam board has issued advance notice which will affect Paper 2 and 3 only. All other skills will be examined in the normal way. Students have been made aware of the advance notice in lessons.
Pearson Edexcel
GCSE: German
GCSE German has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind the exam board has issued advance notice which will affect Paper 4 (Writing) only. All other skills will be examined in the normal way. Students have been made aware of the advance notice in lessons.
OCR
GCSE: MUSIC
GCSE Music has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind the exam board have made certain concessions that students are aware of following classroom conversations. Concessions are outlined below alongside a timeframe for the completion of the course.
OCR
GCSE:Art
GCSE Art and Design (Fine Art and 3D Design) has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. For summer 2022, Ofqual have confirmed that students taking GCSE Art & Design will be assessed only on the portfolio component, resulting in the removal of Component 02 – Externally set task.
OCR
GCSE:Psychology
GCSE Psychology has been impacted by the COVID pandemic in the same way it has impacted all other subject areas. With this in mind, the exam board has released advanced information prior to the exams. The advanced information informs students of what will be focused on in each section of their exam