Summer 2022 Adaptations and Support
| Subject | Exam Board & Specification | Brief Summary of changes | Exam Adaptations | Advance Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | Pearson Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9-1) from 2015 |
Students are provided with a formula sheet and a list of topics for each of the three exams. |
Formula sheets will be provided in the exams. |
Topic List |
| Additional Maths FSMQ | OCR Level 3 FSMQ Additional Mathematics (6993) |
Students are provided with a formula sheet and a list of topics. | Topic List | |
| Statistics | Pearson Edexcel GCSE Statistics (2017) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for each of the two exams. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |
| English Language | eduqas GCSE English Language |
Students are provided with an overview of the exam content. |
No exam adaptations, however eduqas has shared the forms for the Language Component 2 exam. The reading section will be a newspaper article and the writing section will be a formal letter and magazine article. |
Summary of Assessment |
| English Literature | eduqas GCSE English Literature |
The second literature exam is shorter and removes one of the three parts. Students are provided with an overview of the exam content. |
Changes to the exams to assess optional topics and content. Two of three papers must be chosen for the second component. At LVC, students will complete Poetry Anthology and 19th Century Prose, and not Unseen Poetry. |
Summary of Assessment |
| Biology | AQA GCSE Biology (8461) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for each of the two exams. |
Practical work can be delivered by demonstration if hands on sessions are not possible. |
Topic List |
| Chemistry | AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for each of the two exams. |
Practical work can be delivered by demonstration if hands on sessions are not possible. |
Topic List |
| Physics | AQA GCSE Physics (8463) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for each of the two exams. |
Practical work can be delivered by demonstration if hands on sessions are not possible. Revised equation sheet will be provided in the exams. |
Topic List |
| Combined Science | AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for each of the six exams. |
Practical work can be delivered by demonstration if hands on sessions are not possible. Revised equation sheet will be provided in the exams. |
Topic List |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Nationals Enterprise and Marketing (J819) |
Non-exam assessment (NEA) can be reduced by one optional moderated unit. There are unit-level adaptations. |
No exam adaptations. |
Detailed Changes |
| Computer Science | AQA GCSE Computer Science (8525) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for paper 2. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List for Paper 2 |
| Design and Technology | AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for the exam. There are changes to parts of the NEA. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |
| Engineering | AQA GCSE Engineering (8852) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for the exam. There are changes to parts of the NEA. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |
| Food Prep and Nutrition | OCR GCSE Food Prepration and Nutrition (J309) |
Students are provided with a list of topics that will be mainly tested through the higher tariff questions. Students must still revise all course content. Students will only need to complete one non-examination assessment (NEA) instead of two. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |
| Health and Social Care | Pearson Edexcel BTEC Tech Awards Health and Social Care |
Students will have a reduction in non-exam assessment (NEA) requirements. |
No exam adaptations. |
N/A |
| Art and Design – Fine Art | Pearson Edexcel GCSE Art and Design (2016) |
Students will not sit an exam in this subject. |
Students are assessed on their portfolio only. |
N/A |
| Dance | AQA GCSE Dance (8236) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for Section C of the exam. Students will only need to complete and submit one set phrase, rather than two (for the non-exam assessment). There is also a reduction in the time requirements for the choreography NEA. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List for Section C |
| Drama | OCR GCSE Drama (J316) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for the exam. Students will have a reduction in non-exam assessment (NEA) requirements. |
No exam adaptations.
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Topic List |
| Music | OCR GCSE Music (J536) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for the exam. Students will have a reduction in non-exam assessment (NEA) requirements for performing and composing. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |
| French | AQA GCSE French (8658) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for the Writing paper. |
There is additional optionality for the writing component to allow students to answer on their prefered theme. The writing exam is extended by 5 minutes. |
Topic List |
| Spanish | AQA GCSE Spanish (8698) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for the Writing paper. |
There is additional optionality for the writing component to allow students to answer on their prefered theme. The writing exam is extended by 5 minutes. |
Topic List |
| Geography | OCR GCSE Geography (B) for Enquiring Minds (J384) |
Students will not be asked questions during the exams in relation to their own fieldwork experience. There will be an optional element to the exams. |
Students will be asked questions on “unfamiliar” fieldwork which will be on rivers for the Natural World (physical) exam and on urban areas in the People and Society (human) exam. In the Natural World (physical) exam the topics of Changing Climate, Distinctive Landscapes and the fieldwork / skills question are mandatory. Students could choose to answer the questions on either Sustaining Ecosystems, Global Hazards or Resource Reliance. We have not covered Sustaining Ecosystems or Global Hazards so all students should choose Resource Reliance. |
Not applicable to Geography due to the optional element of the exams. |
| History | Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (9-1) from 2016 |
Students will be assessed on three of the four components across three exam papers. Students have been prepared specifically for these three topics. |
Students will answer questions on the three topics studied; Medicine Through Time (Paper 1), Anglo-Saxon and Norman England (Paper 2), and Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917-41 (Paper 3). Students have not been taught and will not be examined on the 4th topic, Conflict in the Middle East. |
Not applicable to History due to the optional element of the exams. |
| PE | OCR GCSE Physical Education (J587) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for each of the two exams. Students can undertake two activities rather than three for assessment, and alternative forms of evidence will be accepted. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |
| Sport Science | OCR Cambridge Nationals Sport Science (J802/J812) |
Non-exam assessment (NEA) can be reduced by one optional moderated unit. There are unit-level adaptations. |
No exam adaptations. |
Detailed Changes |
| Religious Studies | OCR GCSE Religious Studies (J625) |
Students are provided with a list of topics for components 1 to 5. |
No exam adaptations. |
Topic List |