A package of support has been put in place for students taking GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in summer 2022. The purpose of this is to be as fair as possible to students given the disruption they have experienced, and many continue to face, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Part of the changes include:
- Generous grading: Exams will be graded more generously this year providing a safety net for students.
- Changes to coursework: Non-exam assessment and fieldwork requirements adjusted, with flexibility in some subject.
- Optional content: There will be less content or fewer topics for students to learn in some GCSEs
- Support materials: Students will get formulae and equation sheets in some exams and won’t have to memorise as much.
- Advance Information: Exam boards will give information on the focus of exams for most subjects to help students revise.
Advance information looks different for different subjects because of how they are structured and assessed. Our Heads of Departments have produced a summary of the amendments to each of the subjects which you can find below:
A Levels:
- A Level Maths
- A-level Art & Design & Photography
- A-level Biology
- A-level Business
- A-level Chemistry
- A-level Design Technology
- A-level Economics
- A-Level English
- A-level French
- A-level Geography
- A-level History France in Revolution
- A-level Music
- A-level PE
- A-level Philosophy and Ethics
- A-Level Physics
- A-level Politics
- A-level Psychology
- A-level Sociology
- A-Level Spanish
GCSE:
- GCSE Art & Design & Photography
- GCSE Biology Foundation Tier
- GCSE Biology Higher Tier
- GCSE Business
- GCSE Chemistry Foundation Tier
- GCSE Chemistry Higher Tier
- GCSE Combined Science Biology Foundation Tier
- GCSE Combined Science Biology Higher Tier
- GCSE Combined Science Chemistry Foundation Tier
- GCSE Combined Science Chemistry Higher Tier
- GCSE Combined Science Physics Foundation Tier
- GCSE Combined Science Physics Higher Tier
- GCSE Design Technology
- GCSE English
- GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
- GCSE French
- GCSE Geography
- GCSE History changes to exams 2022
- GCSE Maths
- GCSE Music
- GCSE PE
- GCSE Physics Foundation Tier
- GCSE RE
- GCSE Spanish