On this page you can find all the recent updates for each GCSE subject. All documents mentioned are at the bottom of the page.

 

GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE

We have received a list of all the topics in the advanced information which will be assessed this summer including the required practical. There are some topics mentioned that will not be assessed and will not need to be revised. 

Further details can be found in the attached documents.

GCSE TRIPLE SCIENCE

We have received a list of all the topics in the advanced information which will be assessed this summer including the required practical.

There are some topics mentioned that will not be assessed and will not need to be revised. 

Further details can be found in the attached documents.

GCSE PE

PE GCSE Summer 2022 Exams have been modified due to the impact of covid.  

The only change that has been made to assessment is to the NEA.  Students will now be assessed in 2 sports from either category instead of the original 3 from both categories. 

A preleased revision list of topics covered on the exam has also been made available to teachers and students. 

GCSE MATHEMATICS

We have received a list of all the topics which will be assessed this summer. 

These have been broken down for each examination paper.  We will ensure that all students are issued with a document which provides the clip numbers for Mathswatch to aid their preparation.

GCSE DRAMA

AQA have given advance notice of the specified section of the set texts for the Component 1 written exam.

Details are on the linked document. For LSA students, the relevant information is on Page 3 detailing the section from 'A Taste of Honey.'

We have already applied Covid considerations for Component 2 and Component 3 practical exams in terms of duration and the opportunity to perform monologues this year.

GCSE HISTORY

There have been no new changes to the History GCSE in the latest update. Students will continue to take only three of the four exam components. Students at LSA will be sitting exams on: A thematic study on medicine, a modern depth study on Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 and a British depth study on King Richard and John. 

Students will not receive any advanced information or guidance about the topics on the exams. 

GCSE COMPUTING

Edexcel have released a list of topics that will be covered in the exam. This document has been released to students and is on their teams page for Computing. A spreadsheet has also been added with the specification points included in the exam highlighted. No content has been removed, only guidance as to what WILL be examined. There are no changes for the programming element of the course.

GCSE CREATIVE MEDIA

There have been no changes to the specification and students are currently completing the prep work for Component 3 which is an externally assessed unit.

GCSE BUSINESS

There has been a slight reduction in the content that will be examined.  This is detailed in the link below:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Business/2017/teaching-and-learning-materials/W50843_GCSE_Business_1BS0_AN_Accessible_version.pdf

GCSE GEOGRAPHY

Geography GCSE Summer 2022 Exams have been modified due to the impact of covid. There is no advance information on the content of the exams. 

 Paper 1 - remains the same and is 1hour 30 minutes, 88 marks.

 Paper 2 - has been reduced to 1 hour 15 minutes and 63 marks as optionality has been introduced. Students answer all the questions in Section A - Urban Issues and Challenges and will choose the option of Section C  Question 3 and Q 6 on Resource management and Energy.

 Paper 3 - the paper is now 1 hour, 56 marks. The familiar fieldwork questions have been removed. Students will answer all questions on this paper.

For more information: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035/changes-for-2022 

 

 

Y11 GCSE Subject update 2022 documents