After careful consideration, we've made the decision to pause our planned changes to GCSE Geography B (J386).   

If you are a current customer, for now, please continue to teach our J384 GCSE Geography B specification for the remainder of this academic year and from September 2025. We’ll keep you informed about any future changes, so please make sure you are signed up for our email updates.

 

Why have we made this decision?    

We’re always mindful of your workload and want to make sure you have everything you need to prepare for the delivery of any new qualification. Our decision to pause is the result of your feedback and two other key factors:    

  1. The Curriculum and Assessment Review   
    With many unanswered questions about what the content and structure of GCSEs may look like in future, we believe it’s wise to wait for the Department for Education’s review outcomes later this year before making significant changes.  

  2. Development process and timelines 
    We aim to develop the best possible qualifications for you and your students, and provide you with clarity and sufficient planning time for any changes we may make. We’re currently unsure how much longer the development process will take and, as the summer term approaches, want to offer you more certainty for next year.    

 

What are our next steps?  

We’ve received lots of feedback from you about our proposed Geography B (J386), which we are extremely grateful for. We want to use this to make some smaller improvements to our current specification (J384). We’re now investigating how best to do this, and some of the possibilities we're exploring include:  

  • enhanced support with new and updated resources 
  • improved accessibility and EDIB within our assessments 
  • factual content updates to the specification.    

We’ll notify you by email in advance of any changes we'll be making. However, our aim will be to enhance the experience of our qualification for you and your students. 
  

Who should you contact with any questions? 

We apologise for any inconvenience this news may cause. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries or concerns – we'd be happy to help: 

  • phone: 01223 553998