Assessment

2020 - November series

2019 - June series

2018 - June series

• Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

  We're currently revising our SAMs to update third-party copyright agreements. For question examples see our question papers, marks schemes and reports.

• Taster booklet H081 H481 - Sample assessment taster booklet. PDF 665KB
• Physical systems H481/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Physical systems sample resource booklet H481/01 - PDF 832KB
• Physical systems - Guide to the SAMs H481/01 - This guide will give you an understanding of the format and structure of the exam, an insight in to the assessment objectives and an explanation of the sample assessment. PPTX 2MB
• Human interactions H481/02 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Human interactions sample resource booklet H481/02 - PDF 1MB
• Human interactions - Guide to the SAMs H481/02 - This guide will give you an understanding of the format and structure of the exam, an insight in to the assessment objectives and an explanation of the sample assessment. PPTX 3MB
• Geographical debates H481/03 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Geographical debates sample resource booklet H481/03 - PDF 1MB
• Geographical debates - Guide to the SAMs H481/03 - This guide will give you an understanding of the format and structure of the exam, an insight in to the assessment objectives and an explanation of the sample assessment. PPTX 2MB
• Guide to the assessment objectives H481 - This guide is designed to give you a better understanding of the three A Level Geography assessment objectives. PPTX 2MB

• H481 practice papers H481 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

2018 - June series

Candidate style answers

• Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB
• Grade descriptors DOCX 34KB
• Grading exemplars System login required

• Support and guidance for submission 2021 H481 - A joint awarding organisation update, providing guidance about fieldwork and the Non-examined (NEA) assessment and to highlight support available. PDF 2MB
• Independent investigation outcomes - Autumn 2018 H481 - A joint awarding organisation update, following the first assessment of the A Level NEA (2018) PDF 191KB
• Student resources: Independent investigation infographics H481 - These seven infographics support students with planning their investigations. They include support on developing a title, writing a proposal form, undertaking research and a literature review and designing a methodology. ZIP 2MB
• Geographical investigations - Field Studies Council H481 - PDF 3MB
• Independent investigation - Guide to developing titles and completing the proposal form H481 - This is a Joint Exam Board FAQ for the A Level NEA assessment. PDF 2MB
• Independent investigation - human geography fieldwork H481 - Ideas and resources to support students with data collection for their human geography fieldwork. PPTX 1MB
• Independent investigation - physical fieldwork H481 - Ideas and resources to support students with data collection for their physical geography fieldwork. PPTX 15MB
• Independent investigation - Student guide H481 - A student guide which provides help and information relating to the independent investigation. PDF 1MB
• Independent investigation exemplar 1 – Coastal landscapes H481 - This exemplar Independent Investigation and marking commentary supports teachers in understanding the marking criteria and how it can be applied to student work. PDF 7MB
• Independent investigation exemplar 2 – Glaciated landscapes H481 - This exemplar Independent Investigation and marking commentary supports teachers in understanding the marking criteria and how it can be applied to student work. PDF 8MB
• Independent investigation exemplar 3 – Changing spaces; making places H481 - This exemplar Independent Investigation and marking commentary supports teachers in understanding the marking criteria and how it can be applied to student work. PDF 4MB
• Independent investigation FAQ's H481 - This is a Joint Exam Board FAQ for the A Level NEA assessment. PDF 377KB

2020 - November series

2019 - June series

2018 - June series

2017 - June series

2021 series only

• Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

  We're currently revising our SAMs to update third-party copyright agreements. For question examples see our question papers, marks schemes and reports.

• Taster booklet H081 H481 - Sample assessment taster booklet. PDF 665KB
• Landscape and place H081/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Landscape and place sample resource booklet H081/01 - PDF 1MB
• Geographical debates H081/02 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 2MB
• Geographical debates sample resource booklet H081/02 - PDF 1MB

2017 - June series

• Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB
• Grade descriptors DOCX 30KB
• Grading exemplars System login required