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.

OCR
Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia
The nature of the Creative iMedia course has meant that students have been significantly impacted by COVID. Students were expected to complete three pieces of coursework throughout Key Stage 4, which has not been possible.

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: 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: 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: 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: Chemistry Paper1
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 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.

OCR
GCSE: Computer Science
In light of COVID, there have been some changes to the specification ahead of examinations this year. A reminder that students will sit two examinations for this subject: Unit 1 Computer Systems and Unit 2 Computational Thinking.

AQA
GCSE: English Language
GCSE English language and GCSE English literature have been impacted by the COVID pandemic. With this in mind, the exam board have made certain concessions, which students are aware of, following classroom conversations. Concessions are outlined in the document attached.

AQA
GCSE: Food Preparation and Nutrition
Because of the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there are some changes to how GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition will be assessed in 2022.

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.

AQA
GCSE: History
GCSE History 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 will be made aware of in full. The core of these concessions are outlined below.

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.

Pearson Edexcel
GCSE: Mathematics
GCSE History 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 will be made aware of in full. The core of these concessions are outlined below.

AQA
GCSE: 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: 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: Religious Studies
Religious Studies 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 will be made aware of in full. The core of these concessions are outlined below.

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