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  • Religious Studies (9-1) - J625, J125 (from 2016)

GCSE Religious Studies (9-1) - J625, J125 Teaching from 2016

Religious Studies (9-1) - J625, J125 (from 2016)

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Assessment

  • GCSE

  • GCSE (Short course)

Summer 2021 grading support

  • Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB 3 days ago
  • Grade descriptors DOCX 34KB 19 days ago
  • Grading exemplars System login required

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2020 - November series

  • Modified papers J125/J625 - interchange login required
  • Question papers J625 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes for all units J625 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

  • Question papers J125, J625 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes for all units J125, J625 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Christianity: Beliefs and teaching & Practices J625/01 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Islam Beliefs and teaching & Practices J625/02 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Judaism: Beliefs and teachings and Practices J625/03 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Buddhism: Beliefs and teachings & Practices J625/04 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Hinduism: Beliefs and teachings & Practices J625/05 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective J625/06 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective J625/07 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Question paper - Christianity: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/01 - PDF 1MB
  • Mark scheme - Christianity: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/01 - PDF 661KB
  • Question paper - Islam: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/02 - PDF 939KB
  • Mark scheme - Islam: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/02 - PDF 656KB
  • Question paper - Judaism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/03 - PDF 957KB
  • Mark scheme - Judaism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/03 - PDF 656KB
  • Question paper - Buddhism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/04 - PDF 952KB
  • Mark scheme - Buddhism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/04 - PDF 649KB
  • Question paper - Hinduism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/05 - PDF 951KB
  • Mark scheme - Hinduism: Beliefs and teachings and practices J625/05 - PDF 627KB
  • Question paper - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective J625/06 - PDF 1MB
  • Mark scheme - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective J625/06 - PDF 887KB
  • Question paper - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective J625/07 - PDF 1MB
  • Mark scheme - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective J625/07 - PDF 828KB
  • Question paper - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Jewish perspective J625/08 - PDF 1MB
  • Mark scheme - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Jewish perspective J625/08 - PDF 802KB
  • Examiners' report J625 - PDF 246KB
  • Modified papers J625 - ZIP 15MB

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.

  • Christianity: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 855KB
  • Islam: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/02 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 816KB
  • Judaism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/03 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 836KB
  • Buddhism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/04 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 836KB
  • Hinduism: Beliefs and teachings & practices J625/05 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 836KB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective J625/06 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1008KB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective J625/07 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 993KB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Jewish perspective J625/08 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 986KB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Buddhist perspective J625/09 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 965KB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Hindu perspective J625/10 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 989KB

Candidate exemplars

2019 - June series

  • Beliefs and teachings & practices - Christianity J625/01 - interchange login required
  • Beliefs and teachings & practices - Islam J625/02 - interchange login required
  • Beliefs and teachings & practices - Judaism J625/03 - interchange login required
  • Beliefs and teachings & practices - Buddhism and Hinduism J625/04/05 - interchange login required
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective J625/06 - interchange login required
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a religious perspective - Islam and Buddhism J625/07/09 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Christianity J625/01 - PDF 3MB
  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Islam J625/02 - PDF 3MB
  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Judaism J625/03 - PDF 3MB
  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Buddhism J625/04 - PDF 4MB
  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Hinduism J625/05 - PDF 3MB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective J625/06 - PDF 4MB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective J625/07 - PDF 5MB
  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Jewish perspective J625/08 - PDF 6MB
  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Buddhism J625/04 - interchange login required
  • Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Hinduism J625/05 - interchange login required

Additional exemplars

  • An overview of assessment changes and candidate style answers J625 - This guide provides a selection of candidate exemplars to help your students become familiar with the knowledge and skills needed in our qualification. PDF 436KB

Assessment guides

  • Assessment story: exploring our question papers This guide takes you through our assessment approach for our J625 qualification. PDF 4MB
  • Command words Poster-style resource outlining the command words for J625. PDF 513KB

Grade descriptors

  • Religious Studies: grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1 J625

Resources for students

  • Student blog J625 - Exam guidance and tips for students PDF 492KB
  • Student revision checklist J625 - A checklist of the learning outcomes and the content you need to cover and work on. DOCX 889KB

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2019 - June series

  • Question papers J125, J625 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes for all units J125, J625 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world J125/01 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Question paper - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world J125/01 - PDF 1MB
  • Mark scheme - Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world J125/01 - PDF 1MB
  • Examiners' report J125 - PDF 196KB

Sample assessment materials

  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world J125/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB

Candidate exemplars

2018 - June series

  • Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world J125/01 - PDF 5MB
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