All documents

Please find listed below all the documents which relate to this qualification.

The document categories available for this qualification are:

• Key documents
• Notices to centres
• Assessment materials
• Mark schemes 2009
• Mark schemes 2010
• Mark schemes 2011
• Legacy qualification - Past paper materials
• Past papers 2009 - January series
• Past papers 2009 - June series
• Past papers 2010 - January series
• Past papers 2010 - June series
• Past papers 2011 - January series
• Past papers 2011 - June series
• Reports 2009
• Reports 2010
• Reports 2011
• Reports 2012
• Support materials
• Training

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Key documents

• SpecificationPDF, 411 KB
• Summary of specificationPDF, 139 KB

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Notices to centres

• Notice to centres - Compulsory questions  PDF, 57 KB
• Notice to centres - GCE Government and Politics units F851-F856 - Change of examination paper format from January 2012  PDF, 14 KB
• Notice to centres - Updated specimen assessment materials available for units F853 and F854PDF, 26 KB

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Assessment materials

• Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK - SpecimenPDF, 78 KB
• Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK - SpecimenPDF, 79 KB
• Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics - SpecimenPDF, 219 KB
• Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts - SpecimenPDF, 249 KB
• Unit F855 - US government and politics - SpecimenPDF, 91 KB
• Unit F856 - Political ideas and concepts in practice - SpecimenPDF, 99 KB

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Mark schemes 2009

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 326 KB
• Mark scheme - JunePDF, 127 KB

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Mark schemes 2010

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 221 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK - June  PDF, 170 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK - June  PDF, 161 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics - June  PDF, 132 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts - June  PDF, 291 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F855 - US government and politics - June  PDF, 52 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concepts in practice - June  PDF, 78 KB

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Mark schemes 2011

• Mark scheme - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK - January  PDF, 163 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK - June  PDF, 128 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK - January  PDF, 163 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK - June  PDF, 76 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics - January  PDF, 139 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics - June  PDF, 152 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts - January  PDF, 193 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts - June  PDF, 107 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F855 - US government and politics - January  PDF, 220 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F855 - US government and politics - June  PDF, 154 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concept in practice - January  PDF, 206 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concept in practice - June  PDF, 205 KB

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Legacy qualification - Past paper materials

• Past paper materials - 2010 June - Legacy  ZIP, 528 KB

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Past papers 2009 - January series

• Question paper - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UKPDF, 563 KB
• Question paper - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UKPDF, 136 KB

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Past papers 2009 - June series

• Question paper - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UKPDF, 171 KB
• Question paper - Unit F852/01 - Contemporary government of the UKPDF, 136 KB

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Past papers 2010 - January series

• Question paper - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UKPDF, 161 KB
• Question paper - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UKPDF, 103 KB
• Question paper - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politicsPDF, 114 KB
• Question paper - Unit F854 - Political ideas and conceptsPDF, 114 KB
• Question paper - Unit F855 - US government and politicsPDF, 74 KB
• Question paper - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concept in practicePDF, 112 KB

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Past papers 2010 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 96 KB
• Question paper - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK  PDF, 111 KB
• Question paper - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK  PDF, 98 KB
• Question paper - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics  PDF, 108 KB
• Question paper - Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts  PDF, 108 KB
• Question paper - Unit F855 - US government and politics  PDF, 107 KB
• Question paper - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concepts in practice  PDF, 107 KB

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Past papers 2011 - January series

• Question paper - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK  PDF, 109 KB
• Question paper - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK  PDF, 98 KB
• Question paper - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics  PDF, 142 KB
• Question paper - Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts  PDF, 108 KB
• Question paper - Unit F855 - US government and politics  PDF, 141 KB
• Question paper - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concept in practice  PDF, 107 KB

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Past papers 2011 - June series

• Question paper - Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK  PDF, 120 KB
• Question paper - Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK  PDF, 99 KB
• Question paper - Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics  PDF, 108 KB
• Question paper - Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts  PDF, 108 KB
• Question paper - Unit F855 - US government and politics  PDF, 107 KB
• Question paper - Unit F856 - Political ideas and concepts in practice  PDF, 107 KB

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Reports 2009

• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 97 KB
• Report on the units - JanuaryPDF, 97 KB

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Reports 2010

• Examiner's report - JanuaryPDF, 151 KB
• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 213 KB

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Reports 2011

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 335 KB
• Examiners' reports - June  PDF, 127 KB

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Reports 2012

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 76 KB

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Support materials

• Guide to what has changedPDF, 387 KB
• Unit F851 - Contemporary politics of the UK - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 2 MB
• Unit F852 - Contemporary government of the UK - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 2 MB
• Unit F853 - Contemporary US government and politics - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 2 MB
• Unit F854 - Political ideas and concepts - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 2 MB
• Unit F855 - US government and politics - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 2 MB
• Unit F856 - Political ideas and concepts in practice - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 2 MB

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Training

• Government and Politics - A2 Level GCE (current) - Get ahead - Units F853 and F855
• Government and Politics - A2 Level GCE (current) - Get ahead - Units F854 and F856
• Government and Politics - AS Level GCE (current) - Get ahead - Units F851 and F852