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GCSE
With a few exceptions (see below) GCSEs are being revised for first teaching in September 2009. View the new qualifications which includes specifications, SAMs and training dates.
The exceptions are:
- GCSE Science has already been revised and teaching began in 2006
- New GCSEs in English, ICT and Maths will be available for first teaching in 2010.
The current GCSE qualifications are designed to provide candidates with knowledge and understanding of their chosen subject. Those who gain GCSEs can follow a pathway to employment or further education.
Read the overview text below for more information about GCSE.This page lists all current qualifications for GCSE. To access documents and information related to GCSE, click on the qualification name.
- Applied Art and Design: Double Award
- Applied Business: Double Award
- Applied ICT: Double Award
- Applied Science: Double Award - for 2006
- Art and Design
- Art and Design: Fine Art
- Art and Design: Graphic Design
- Art and Design: Photography
- Art and Design: Textiles
- Art and Design: Three Dimensional Studies
- Design and Technology: Electronic Products
- Design and Technology: Food Technology
- Design and Technology: Graphic Products
- Design and Technology: Industrial Technology
- Design and Technology: Product Design
- Design and Technology: Resistant Materials Technology
- Design and Technology: Systems and Control Technology
- Design and Technology: Textiles Technology
- Drama
- Dutch
- Manufacturing: Double Award
- Mathematics A (with coursework) - J512: First certification June 2008 (final re-sits Jan 2009)
- Mathematics A - J512: First teaching from September 2007
- Mathematics B (MEI - with coursework) - J518: First certification June 2008 (final re-sits Jan 2009)
- Mathematics B (MEI) - J519: First teaching from September 2007
- Mathematics C (Graduated Assessment - with coursework) - J516: First certification June 2008 (final re-sits Jan 2009)
- Mathematics C (Graduated Assessment): First teaching from September 2007
- Media Studies
- Music
- Religious Studies A: World Religions
- Religious Studies B: Philosophy and Ethics
- Religious Studies C: Judaism
- Science: Environmental and Land-based Science
- Science: Gateway Science Suite - Additional Science B
- Science: Gateway Science Suite - Biology B
- Science: Gateway Science Suite - Chemistry B
- Science: Gateway Science Suite - Physics B
- Science: Gateway Science Suite - Science B
- Science: Twenty First Century Science Suite - Additional Applied Science A
- Science: Twenty First Century Science Suite - Additional Science A
- Science: Twenty First Century Science Suite - Biology A
- Science: Twenty First Century Science Suite - Chemistry A
- Science: Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics A
- Science: Twenty First Century Science Suite - Science A
- Sociology
- Spanish
Overview
GCSE qualifications are designed to provide candidates with knowledge and understanding of their chosen subject. Those who gain GCSEs can follow a pathway to employment or further education.
GCSEs are offered across Levels 1 and 2 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and they are primarily targeted at secondary school pupils, but are also suitable for adult returners.
GCSEs are assessed depending upon the subject being studied but normally include a mixture of OCR-moderated coursework and OCR-set and marked external assessment.
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