1. Compulsory Subjects Information

2. Philosophy & Ethics GCSE Overview Exam board: AQA
Thematic Studies
The Study of Religions
1 exam paper
4 questions from a choice of 6 themes
Each Theme has 5 questions; the last question is worth 12 marks and requires an extended essay style answer.
Themes studied at KHCA:
A Relationships
B Religion & Life
C Existence of God
E Crime & Punishment
1 exam paper
Two questions with 10 parts each:
1 question: Christianity
1 question: Islam
Questions about beliefs and practices
Last questions are worth 12 marks and require an extended essay style answer.

3. Further Information At KHCA the GCSE course started in September
Further Information At KHCA the GCSE course started in September. Year 9 students have completed topics on Christian Beliefs. In January they began studying Christian Practices. The course will continue throughout Year 9, 10 & 11.

4. English GCSE Overview Exam board:
Language
Literature
Paper 1 – Fiction & imaginative writing
Section A: Reading of unseen 19th century fiction (15%)
Section B: Creative writing (25%)
Paper 2 – Non-fiction & transactional writing
Section A: Reading of unseen 20th and 21st century non-fiction (35%)
Section B: Transactional writing (25%)
Paper 1
Section A: Shakespeare (25%)
Section B: Post 1914 British drama or novel (25%)
Paper 2
Section A: 19th century novel (25%)
Section B: Poetry (25%)

5. Mathematics GCSE Overview Exam board: AQA
3 exam papers each 1hr 30mins
80 marks per paper
One non-calculator and two calculator papers

6. Exams will include:
Around 50% of the marks are awarded for recalling information and carry out calculations.
Around 25% of the marks are awarded for communicating their mathematics and making deductions from calculations.
Around 25% of the marks are awarded for solving problems with mathematics in different contexts.
Students will be required to learn around 20 formulae.

7. Science GCSE Overview Exam board: Edexcel
Combined Science – 2 GCSEs
Separate Sciences – 3 GCSEs
2 biology papers
2 chemistry papers
2 physics papers
1 x 6 mark question per paper
Each paper has 6 Qs and is worth 60 marks (1 hour 10 mins)
18 core practicals
2 biology papers
2 chemistry papers
2 physics papers
2 x 6 mark question per paper
Each paper has 10 Qs (6 from Combined & 4 extra) and is worth 100 marks (1 hour 45 mins)
24 core practicals (8 for each science)

8. Exams will include:
15% of questions will be based on the core practicals
20% of the questions in combined science will be mathematical skills.
30% of the separate physics questions will be mathematical skills.
In Physics you are required to LEARN around 20 equations

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