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  • Food Preparation and Nutrition (9-1) - J309 (from 2016)

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (9-1) - J309 Teaching from 2016

Food Preparation and Nutrition (9-1) - J309 (from 2016)

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Summer 2021 grading support

  • Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB 3 days ago
  • Grade descriptors DOCX 33KB 19 days ago
  • Grading exemplars System login required

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2020 - November series

  • Modified papers J309 - interchange login required
  • Question papers J309 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes for all units J309 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

  • Question papers J309 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes J309 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Food preparation and nutrition J309/01 - interchange login required
  • Moderators' report - Food preparation and nutrition J309/02/03/04/05 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Question paper - Food preparation and nutrition J309/01 - PDF 4MB
  • Mark scheme - Food preparation and nutrition J309/01 - PDF 403KB
  • Question paper - Modified papers J309/01 - ZIP 5MB
  • Examiners' report J309 - PDF 166KB

Sample assessment materials

  • 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 J309 - Sample assessment taster booklet PDF 738KB
  • Food preparation and nutrition J309/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
  • Food investigation J309/02/03 - Sample non-examined assessment (NEA) task. PDF 477KB
  • Food preparation J309/04/05 - Sample non-examined assessment (NEA) task. PDF 476KB

Practice papers and mark schemes

  • J309 practice papers (ZIP) J309 - interchange login required

Candidate exemplars

2019 - June series

  • Food investigation task J309 02 03 - interchange login required
  • Food preparation task J309 04 05 - interchange login required
  • Food preparation and nutrition J309/01 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Food preparation and nutrition J309/01 - PDF 7MB
  • Food investigation task J309/02 - PDF 11MB
  • Food preparation task J309/04/05 - PDF 25MB

Candidate style answers

  • Question 9 candidate style answers J309/01 - This resource offers teachers an insight into how the assessment objectives are applied. PDF 2MB
  • NEA - Food investigation: exemplar 1 J309/02/03 - This exemplar and commentary supports teachers in understanding the marking criteria and how it can be applied to student work. PDF 589KB
  • NEA - Food preparation: exemplar 2 J309/04/05 - This exemplar and commentary supports teachers in understanding the marking criteria and how it can be applied to student work. PDF 1MB

Non-exam assessment (NEA)

  • Food investigation task June 2020 J309 - PDF 1009KB
  • Food investigation task June 2018 J309/02/03 - PDF 1MB
  • Food investigation task June 2019 J309/02/03 - PDF 1MB
  • Food preparation task June 2018 J309/04/05 - PDF 961KB
  • Food preparation task June 2019 J309/04/05 - PDF 1MB
  • Food preparation task June 2020 J309/04/05 - PDF 1MB
  • Food preparation task June 2021 J309/04/05 - PDF 1001KB
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