GCSE 2022 Exam Changes Overview
GCSE Exam Briefly describe Link to more information on changes
qualificati board the changes
on
English AQA Advanced Link
Language information for
Language Paper
2
Section A:
Source A- a 21st
Century text,
autobiographical
writing
Source B- a 19th
century text,
essay
Section B:
Question 5- an
article
English AQA We have Link
Literature dropped the
Poetry
Anthology (Love
GCSE 2022 Exam Changes Overview
and
Relationships)
Geography Edexce Optionality in https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Geography-B/2016/teaching-and-
lB paper 1, removal learning-materials/GCSE_Geography_support_and_guidance_for_2022_submission.pdf
of own fieldwork
in paper 2
Computer OCR 1.5 has come out CS OCR Changes
Science and quite a few
sub topics have
sections now
missing.
GCSE PE OCR Practical Sports – https://www.ocr.org.uk/images/J587%20GCSE%20Physical%20Education%20Advance%20Information
students _Jun2022.pdf
assessed in two
sports instead of
three – Sports
can be both
individual or
team, or a
combination of
one individual
and one team
Reduced content
in each of the
main theoretical
topic areas
GCSE Art Edexce Only assessed on https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/art-and-design-2016.html
l portfolio
component
GCSE 2022 Exam Changes Overview
GCSE DT AQA Advanced https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552/changes-
information for for-2022
examination
NEA marks
adjusted
GCSE Eduqas Advanced https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/music-gcse/?sub_nav_level=course-
Music information for materials#tab_resources
examination
Only need to
submit one
composition two
minutes long
Only need to
submit one
performance
1:30 long
GCSE Edexce List of topics on https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/mathematics/2015/teaching-and-
Maths l each paper for learning-materials/GCSE_Mathematics_Advance-Information_Guidance_2022.pdf
both tiers.
Certain topics
removed.
GCSE Edexce List of topics https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/French/2016/teaching-and-learning-
French l published for materials/W55472_GCSE_French_1FR0_AN_Accessible_Version.pdf
French writing
for Higher and
Foundation
GCSE AQA One paper has https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/gcse/history-8145/changes-for-2022
History been removed.
Only the
following three
GCSE 2022 Exam Changes Overview
papers will be
sat.
A) Elizabeth
an
England
B) Germany
1890-
1945
C) Conflict
and
Tension
1918-
1939
There is NO
ADVANCED
INFORMATION
on what the
focus of these
papers will be
GCSE Edexce List of topics https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Spanish/2016/teaching-and-learning-
Spanish l published for materials/W73067_GCSE_Spanish_1SP0_AN_Accessible_Version.pdf
Spanish writing
and Higher and
Foundation
GCSE Latin EDUQA No change to https://www.eduqas.co.uk/umbraco/surface/blobstorage/download?nodeId=39552
S language
(Component 1)
Specific passages
for analysis of
GCSE 2022 Exam Changes Overview
Latin for
Component 2.
All areas of
Component 3
Roman Britain
topic to be
covered but
specific aspects
of those areas to
be focused on
for low-mid tariff
questions.
GCSE GCSE Specific modules J199 GCSE Classical Civilisation Advance Information_Jun2022.pdf
Classical for both Myth
Civilisation and Religion and
War and Warfare
papers to be
subject of
assessment.
Sections of
literature have
also been
specified. War
and Warfare
may have lower
tariff questions
on any area of
the spec.
Sciences AQA List of topics that https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461/changes-for-2022
make up main
focus of exams
GCSE 2022 Exam Changes Overview
have been https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462/changes-for-2022
shared.
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463/changes-for-2022
Topics not
coming up in
exams has also
been listed
RE AQA For PAPER 1 https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/summer-2022/AQA-8062-AI-22.PDF
only.
List of topics that
will be used as
the main focus
of questions.
Students can still
use the
information
omitted in other
questions – it
just won’t be the
focus work
Citizenship AQA Range of https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/summer-2022/AQA-8100-AI-22.PDF
changes outlined
on document
Further AQA Formula sheet https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/aqa-certificate/further-mathematics-8365/changes-
Maths and a topic list for-2022
GCSE AQA Some content https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/summer-2022/AQA-8132-AI-22.PDF
Business taken out across
topics 1 - 6
