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GCSE Exam Specifications - 2022/2023

You can access links to all of the exam board specifications for the courses offered at GCSE at Calderstones for 2022/2023 academic year:

Subject

Board

Spec Code + Name

Unit Codes

Head of Dept

Art

AQA

8201 – Art + Design (9-1)

 

AQA | GCSE | Art and Design | Specification at a glance

Component 1 (8201/C): Portfolio

Mrs S Fawcett

Component 2 (8201/X): Externally Set Assignment

Bus Stud Pathway 1

Edexcel

1BS0 – Business

 

Edexcel GCSE Business (2017) | Pearson qualifications

Paper 1: Investigating Small Business

Mr C
Levy

Paper 2: Building a Business

Bus Stud Pathway 2

OCR

J819 – Enterprise and Marketing Level 1/2 Cambridge National

 

Enterprise and Marketing Level 1/2 Certificate - J819 - OCR

R064 – Enterprise & Marketing Concepts

Mr C
Levy

R065B – Design a business proposal

R066B – Market and pitch a business proposal

Child Development

OCR

J818 – Child Development Level 1/2 Certificate Cambridge National

 

Cambridge Nationals - Child Development Level 1/2 Certificate - J818 - OCR

R018 – Health & Wellbeing

Mrs L Withers

R019 – Understanding the equipment

R020 – Understanding the development

Computer
Science

OCR

J277 – Computer Science 601/8355/X

 

GCSE - Computer Science (9-1) - J277 (from 2020) - OCR

01 – Computer Systems

Mr L Edgeley

02 – Computational thinking, algorithms and programming

Creative
I-Media

OCR

J817 – Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificates in Creative I-Media

 

Cambridge Nationals - Creative iMedia Level 1/2 Award/Certificate - J807, J817 - OCR

R081 – Pre-production skills

Mr L Edgeley

R082A – Creating Digital Graphics

R087A - Creating Interactive multimedia products

Design
& Technology

AQA

8552 – Design & Technology

 

AQA | Design and Technology | GCSE | Design and Technology

Written Paper 8552/W

Mr N McCarthy

NEA 8552/C

English
Language

AQA

8700 – English Language

 

AQA | English | GCSE | English Language

Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (Section A: Reading, Section B: Writing)

Mrs R Watson

Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives (Section A: Reading, Section B: Writing)

Non-examination Assessment: Spoken Language

English Literature

AQA

8702 NM – English Literature

 

AQA | English | GCSE | English Literature

Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel

Mrs R Watson

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry

Food and Nutrition

Eduqas

C560P1 - Food Preparation & Nutrition

 

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | Eduqas

Component 1: Principles of Food Preparation and Nutrition

Miss T Walsh

Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes + NEA

French

AQA

8658 – French GCSE 9-1

 

AQA | Languages | GCSE | French

Paper 1 (8658L f/h): Listening

Mrs F
Conn

Paper 2 (8658S f/h): Speaking

Paper 3 (8658R f/h): Reading

Paper 4(8658W f/h): Writing

Geography

AQA

8035 - Geography 9-1

 

AQA | Geography | GCSE | Geography

Paper 1: Living with the physical environment

Mrs S Levy

Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment

Paper 3: Geographical applications

History

Edexcel

1HIO – History: Option Code DQ

 

Edexcel GCSE History (2016) | Pearson qualifications

Paper 1: 10 – Crime & Punishment in Britain

Mr K Derbyshire

Paper 2: 27 – Superpower Relations and the Cold War (1941-91) & B3 Henry VIII and his ministers (1509-40)

Paper 3: The USA (1954-75) conflict at home and abroad

Maths

Edexcel

1MA1 - Maths (F/H)

 

Maths GCSE | Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (2015) | Pearson qualifications

Paper 1 – non-calc : 1hr30

Mrs J Shannon

Paper 2 – calc : 1hr30

Paper 3 – calc : 1hr30

Maths
(Level 2)

AQA

8365 - Level 2 Further Maths

 

AQA | Mathematics | AQA Certificate | Level 2 Further Mathematics

8360/1 – non calc

Mrs J Shannon

8360/2 - calc

Music

AQA

8271 – Music (9-1)

 

AQA | Music | GCSE | Music

Component 1: Understanding music

Mr C Sheard

Listening – 1hr30

Component 2: Performing music

Component 3: Composing music

Photography

AQA

8206 – Art & Design: Photography (9-1)

 

AQA | Art and Design | Subject content | Photography

Component 1: Portfolio

Mrs S Fawcett

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment

Physical Education

OCR

J587B – Physical Education (9-1)

 

GCSE - Physical Education (9-1) - J587 (from 2016) - OCR

01 – Physical Factors affecting performance

Mr G Johnson

02 – Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology

03 – Performance in physical education

Religious Studies

Eduqas

Religious Studies Route A – C120P3

 

GCSE Religious Studies | Eduqas

Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World

Mr J Buluma

Component 2: Study of Christianity

Component 3: Study of a World Faith, Option 3 Islam

Biology

AQA

8461 F/H – Biology

 

AQA | Science | GCSE | Biology

Paper 1 – 1hr45

Dr D
Ellson

Paper 2 – 1hr45

Chemistry

AQA

8462 F/H - Chemistry

 

AQA | Science | GCSE | Chemistry

Paper 1 – 1hr45

Dr D
Ellson

Paper 2 – 1hr45

Physics

AQA

8463 F/H - Physics

 

AQA | Science | GCSE | Physics

Paper 1 – 1hr45

Dr D
Ellson

Paper 2 – 1hr45

Combined
Science Trilogy

AQA

8464 F/H – Combined Science Trilogy

 

AQA | Science | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy

Biology Paper 1 – 1hr15

Dr D
Ellson

Biology Paper 2 – 1hr15

Chemistry Paper 1 – 1hr15

Chemistry Paper 2 – 1hr15

Physics Paper 1 – 1hr15

Physics Paper 2 – 1hr15

Single
Award
Science

AQA

5961

 

AQA | ELC | Science | General administration

5961 Single Award

Mr D
Ellson

Sociology

Eduqas

C200QS – Sociology: Single Award, Linear

 

GCSE Sociology | Eduqas

451101 Unit 1: Understanding Social Processes

Ms M Carlin

451201 Unit 2: Understanding Social Structures

Spanish

AQA

8698 – Spanish GCSE 9-1

 

AQA | Languages | GCSE | Spanish

Paper 1 (8698L f/h): Listening

Mrs F
Conn

Paper 2 (8698S f/h): Speaking

Paper 3 (8698R f/h): Reading

Paper 4(8698W f/h): Writing