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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
• Forms
• Mark schemes 2007
• Mark schemes 2008
• Mark schemes 2009
• Mark schemes 2010
• Mark schemes 2011
• Past papers 2007 - June series
• Past papers 2008 - January series
• Past papers 2008 - June series
• 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
• Pre-release materials
• Presentations
• Promotional materials
• Reports 2007
• Reports 2008
• Reports 2009
• Reports 2010
• Reports 2011
• Reports 2012
• Support materials
• Training

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Key documents

• Notice to centres - Changes to assessment model from January 2010PDF, 33 KB
• Specification - Third editionPDF, 926 KB
• Summary scheme of assessmentPDF, 31 KB

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Notices to centres

• Notice to centres - GCSE Twenty First Century SciencePDF, 33 KB
• Notice to centres - Legacy GCSE Sciences re-sit arrangements  PDF, 14 KB
• Notice to centresPDF, 53 KB

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Assessment materials

• Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - SamplePDF, 288 KB
• Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - SamplePDF, 351 KB
• Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - SamplePDF, 315 KB
• Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - SamplePDF, 342 KB
• Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier - SamplePDF, 369 KB
• Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - SamplePDF, 367 KB
• Unit 04 - Ideas in Context - Foundation tier - Pre-release materialPDF, 504 KB
• Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - SpecimenPDF, 535 KB
• Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Pre-release materialPDF, 487 KB
• Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - SpecimenPDF, 518 KB

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Forms

• Centre authentication form - CCS160 - Interactive 21 December 2011PDF, 564 KB
• Centre authentication form - CCS160 21 December 2011PDF, 420 KB
• Instructions relating to the moderation of marks (CWI717) 29 November 2011PDF, 42 KB
• Unit A220 - Coursework cover sheet (CCS285) 17 November 2011PDF, 95 KB
• Unit A220 - Coursework cover sheet (interactive - CCS285i) 17 November 2011PDF, 194 KB

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Mark schemes 2007

• Mark scheme - JunePDF, 191 KB

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Mark schemes 2008

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 761 KB
• Mark scheme - JunePDF, 232 KB

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Mark schemes 2009

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 699 KB
• Mark scheme - JunePDF, 223 KB

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Mark schemes 2010

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 212 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - June  PDF, 41 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - June  PDF, 44 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - June  PDF, 164 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - June  PDF, 84 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier - June  PDF, 43 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - June  PDF, 52 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - June  PDF, 113 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - June  PDF, 162 KB

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Mark schemes 2011

• Mark scheme - Unit A215/01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 Foundation - June  PDF, 155 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A215/01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - January  PDF, 127 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A215/02 - Modules B4, C4, P4 Higher - June  PDF, 154 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A215/02 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - January  PDF, 175 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A216/01 - Modules B5, C5, P5 Foundation - June  PDF, 148 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A216/01 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - January  PDF, 164 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A216/02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 Higher - June  PDF, 141 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A216/02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - January  PDF, 180 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A217/01 - Modules B6, C6 P6 Foundation - June  PDF, 40 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A217/01 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier - January  PDF, 218 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A217/02 - Modules B6, C6, P6 Higher - June  PDF, 42 KB
• Mark Scheme - Unit A217/02 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - January  PDF, 195 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A218/01 - Ideas in Context - Foundation - June  PDF, 116 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit A218/02 - Ideas in Context - Higher - June  PDF, 227 KB

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Past papers 2007 - June series

• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tierPDF, 1 MB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tierPDF, 727 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tierPDF, 1 MB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tierPDF, 870 KB

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Past papers 2008 - January series

• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tierPDF, 445 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tierPDF, 618 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tierPDF, 556 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tierPDF, 639 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tierPDF, 643 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tierPDF, 660 KB

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Past papers 2008 - June series

• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tierPDF, 534 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tierPDF, 577 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tierPDF, 579 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tierPDF, 274 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tierPDF, 507 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tierPDF, 411 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - InsertPDF, 570 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Resource bookletPDF, 570 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tierPDF, 113 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - InsertPDF, 569 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Resource bookletPDF, 570 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tierPDF, 146 KB

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Past papers 2009 - January series

• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tierPDF, 609 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tierPDF, 868 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tierPDF, 911 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tierPDF, 813 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tierPDF, 646 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tierPDF, 603 KB

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Past papers 2009 - June series

• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - Modified languagePDF, 591 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tierPDF, 720 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 338 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 260 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tierPDF, 580 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - Modified languagePDF, 528 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tierPDF, 578 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 234 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - Modified languagePDF, 551 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tierPDF, 550 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 232 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier - Modified languagePDF, 995 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tierPDF, 726 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 262 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - Modified languagePDF, 752 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tierPDF, 531 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 282 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Modified language - Resource bookletPDF, 275 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Modified languagePDF, 160 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Resource bookletPDF, 371 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tierPDF, 274 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Visually impaired - Resource bookletPDF, 206 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 75 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Modified language - Resource bookletPDF, 275 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Modified languagePDF, 171 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Resource bookletPDF, 371 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tierPDF, 214 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Visually impaired - Resource bookletPDF, 206 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 69 KB

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Past papers 2010 - January series

• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - Modified languagePDF, 252 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tierPDF, 252 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 181 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - Modified languagePDF, 243 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tierPDF, 243 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 173 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 Modules - B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - Modified languagePDF, 521 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tierPDF, 521 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 163 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - Modified languagePDF, 521 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tierPDF, 521 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 159 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tierPDF, 507 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier - Visually impairedPDF, 182 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tierPDF, 578 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - Visually impairedPDF, 181 KB

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Past papers 2010 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 4 MB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier  PDF, 486 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier - Erratum  PDF, 23 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier  PDF, 221 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier  PDF, 380 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier  PDF, 344 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier  PDF, 331 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier  PDF, 292 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Insert  PDF, 229 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier  PDF, 203 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Insert  PDF, 229 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier  PDF, 163 KB

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Past papers 2011 - January series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 4 MB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier  PDF, 530 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier  PDF, 544 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier  PDF, 293 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier  PDF, 541 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier  PDF, 305 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier  PDF, 271 KB

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Past papers 2011 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 5 MB
• Question paper - Unit A215/01 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Foundation tier  PDF, 253 KB
• Question paper - Unit A215/02 - Unit 01 - Modules B4, C4, P4 - Higher tier  PDF, 254 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/01 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Foundation tier  PDF, 279 KB
• Question paper - Unit A216/02 - Unit 02 - Modules B5, C5, P5 - Higher tier  PDF, 570 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/01 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Foundation tier  PDF, 1000 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier - Erratum  PDF, 22 KB
• Question paper - Unit A217/02 - Unit 03 - Modules B6, C6, P6 - Higher tier  PDF, 897 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Insert  PDF, 149 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier - Resource booklet  PDF, 149 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/01 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Foundation tier  PDF, 162 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Insert  PDF, 149 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier - Resource booklet  PDF, 150 KB
• Question paper - Unit A218/02 - Unit 04 - Ideas in context - Higher tier  PDF, 163 KB

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Pre-release materials

• Unit A218/01 - Resource booklet - June 2010PDF, 233 KB
• Unit A218/01 - Resource booklet - June 2011PDF, 153 KB
• Unit A218/01 - Resoure booklet - June 2012  PDF, 411 KB
• Unit A218/02 - Resource booklet - June 2010PDF, 235 KB
• Unit A218/02 - Resource booklet - June 2011PDF, 153 KB
• Unit A218/02 - Resoure booklet - June 2012  PDF, 411 KB

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Presentations

• Practical Science - Gases (Charles Law)  Quicktime, 21 MB
• Practical Science - Gases (Helium and Sulfur Hexaflouride (SF6))  Quicktime, 34 MB
• Practical Science - Gases (Nitrogen)  Quicktime, 16 MB
• Practical Science - Gases (White phosphorus)  Quicktime, 37 MB
• Practical Science - Kinetics (Briggs Rauscher/Belousov Zhabotinsky reactions)  Quicktime, 22 MB
• Practical Science - Thermodynamics  Quicktime, 29 MB

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Promotional materials

• Chepstow School - Case studyPDF, 264 KB
• Curriculum planning documentPDF, 944 KB
• GCSE Science brochurePDF, 1 MB
• Video case study - Rhys FawkeWMV, 4 MB

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Reports 2007

• Report on the units - JunePDF, 88 KB

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Reports 2008

• Report on the units - JanuaryPDF, 155 KB
• Report on the units - JunePDF, 298 KB

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Reports 2009

• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 432 KB
• Report on the units - JanuaryPDF, 168 KB

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Reports 2010

• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 489 KB

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Reports 2011

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 141 KB
• Examiners' reports - June  PDF, 291 KB

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Reports 2012

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 86 KB

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Support materials

• Teacher's guidePDF, 767 KB

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Training

• Twenty First Century Science - GCSE (current) - Get ahead
• Twenty First Century Science specifications (J630/J631/J633/J634/J635) - Get ahead - Getting to grips with case studies, data analyses and investigations