27 October, 2023
GCSE course information 2023-2025
It can be difficult for parents and carers to keep ahead of their child's learning in secondary school! Please find below all of the information you might need, including key dates, for the courses currently being taught in Year 10. As always, if you have any queries of concerns please contact us.
How is the course examined?
80% examination 20% NEA (Speaking and listening)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 - Two speaking and listening assessments worth 10% each
Unit 2 examination, 40% (summer 2025)
Unit 3 examination, 40% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
75% examination
25% NEA
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Unit 1 Of Mice and Men and Unseen Poetry, 35% (January 2024)
Unit 2 An Inspector Calls and Heroes, 40% (summer 2024)
Poetry NEA, 12.5% (October 2023)
Macbeth NEA, 12.5% (January 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
None
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
100% Examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Unit 1 – Non Calculator, 50% (summer 2024)
Unit 2 – Calculator, 50% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
There will be an opportunity for students to re-sit Year 10 examinations
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
100% Examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 – Non Calculator, 50% (summer 2025)
Unit 2 – Calculator, 50% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
90% written examination
10% practical examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Biology written examination, 45% (summer 2024)
Chemistry written examination, 45% (summer 2024)
Physics written examination, 45% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Biology practical examination, 10% (January 2025)
Chemistry practical examination, 10% (January 2025)
Physics practical examination, 10% (January 2025)
Biology written examination, 45% (summer 2025)
Chemistry written examination, 45% (summer 2025)
Physics written examination, 45% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
90% written examinations
10% practical examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Biology written examination, 45% (summer 2024)
Chemistry written examination, 45% (summer 2024)
Physics written examination, 45% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Biology written examination, 45% (summer 2025)
Chemistry written examination, 45% (summer 2025)
Physics written examination, 45% (summer 2025)
Two practical examinations, 20% (January 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
Two written examinations 70%
One task based assessment 20%
One practical exam (NEA) 10%
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
1 written examination, 40% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Task based assessment, 20% (November 2024)
Practical exam, 10% (January 2025)
One written examination, 30% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
GCSE Applied Science (Single Award) (wjec.co.uk)
How is the course examined?
100% Examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Unit 1 Religion and Philosophical Themes 50% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 2 Religion and Ethical Themes 50% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
100% Examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Unit 2 Speaking and Listening Exam, 25% (spring, 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 Speaking and Listening Exam, 25% (spring, 2025)
Unit 3 Reading and Writing Exam, 25% (summer 2025)
Unit 4 Reading and Writing Exam, 25% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
60% Coursework unit
40% exam unit
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
No examination
Coursework ongoing from September 2023 to December 2024
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
2 x practical exam days, 40% (April 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
100% examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 - The Business World examination, 62.5% (summer 2025)
Unit 2 - Business Perceptions examination, 37.5% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
50% Examination
50% NEA
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 Design and Technology in the 21st Century examination, 50% (summer 2025)
NEA Design and make task, 50% (on-going throughout the year)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
50% Examination
50% NEA
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 Design and Technology in the 21st Century examination, 50% (summer 2025)
NEA Unit 2 Design and make task, 50% (on-going throughout the year)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
60% NEA
40% Examination
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
DA1: Devising Theatre 40% practical and written evaluation (October 2024)
DA2: Performing Theatre 20% practical exam (March 2025)
DA3: Interpreting Theatre 40% written exam (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
25% Online test
75% 3 x NEA units
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
NEA Investigating an Engineering Product, 25% (on-going throughout the year)
The Engineered World, NEA Health and Safety in Engineering, 25% (on-going throughout the year)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Online test, 25% (January 2025)
NEA Computer-aided Engineering 25% (on-going throughout the year)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
80% examination
20% NEA
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
None
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1- Changing Physical and Human Landscapes examination, 40% (summer 2025)
Unit 2-Environmental and Development Issues Exam, 40% (summer 2025)
Unit 3 – NEA, 20% (November 2024)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
Unit 1 examination, 25%
Unit 2 examination, 25%
Unit 3 examination, 30%
Unit 4 NEA, 20%
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
NEA, Jack the Ripper and the East End of London, 20% (Feb-July 2024)
Unit 2 USA examination, 25% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 Examination Depression, War and Recovery, 25% (summer 2025)
Unit 3 Examination Crime and Punishment, 30% (summer 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
25% Examination
75% NEA
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Examination Introducing the Hospitality Industry, 25% (summer 2024)
NEA Food Safety and Health and Safety in Hospitality, 25% (on-going throughout the year)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
NEA Working in the Hospitality Industry, 25% (on-going throughout the year)
NEA Planning, Preparing, Cooking and Finishing Food, 25% (on-going throughout the year)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
Examination 25%
3 x internal assessments 75%
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Unit 1: The Music Industry examination, 25% (summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
3 x internal assessments 75% (on-going throughout the year)
How can I find out more about this course?
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/music-2013-nqf.html
How is the course examined?
50% Examination
50% NEA (Practical moderation days will take place Spring 2025)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
NEA - Personal Fitness Programme, 8% (Summer 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 Examination: Introduction to Physical Education, 50% (Summer 2025)
Unit 2 NEA: The active participant in Physical Education, 42% (Spring 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
How is the course examined?
The business of retail examination, 40%
Customer service for retail business controlled assessment, 30%
Merchandising and marketing retail business controlled assessment, 30%
What examinations will my child sit in Year 10?
Unit 2 - Customer service for retail business controlled assessment, 30% (March 2024)
What examinations will my child sit in Year 11?
Unit 1 - The business of retail examination, 40% (summer 2025)
Unit 3 - Merchandising and marketing retail business controlled assessment, 30% (March 2025)
How can I find out more about this course?
