Mock exam support
Marking a mock paper – free workshops
This year, more than ever, it’s really important that you’re able to mark your mock papers with confidence. To support you we’ve developed a FREE programme of workshops, giving you the opportunity to learn from an experienced examiner and gain hands on experience of working real candidate work.
Our online workshops aim to develop your skills in marking accurately and will give you extra insight in how our assessors mark. They will also prepare you to carry out a mock which is representative of the final exam, issue results promptly, and accurately judge your students' progress at the point they sit their mocks, as well as throughout the year.
These are now available to book via our Professional Development Hub.
Create bespoke mocks
ExamBuilder enables you to create tailored question papers giving your students the opportunity to practice and build confidence ahead of their exams.
Additional resources
We’re keeping question papers, mark schemes, exemplars and examiners' reports for June 2019, on Interchange for longer than usual. This is so that you can use them for mock exams during the school year. We'll published them on our website in early April 2021.
All papers which are used in the live series in November 2020 will be released on the public website in December 2021.
You can also download previous past papers, exemplars, SAMs and examiner reports on the relevant qualification page> assessment.
Student support
Exam hints and tips for students
We’ve produced some exam hints and tips for students for:
- GCSE and A Level Sciences
- GCSE English Literature and English Language
- GCSE Mathematics
Find these resources on the relevant qualification page> planning and teaching> planning
You can also download our 2019 exam hints for:
- GCSE - Geography, History, Maths, Science and PE
- A Level - English, Geography, History, Law, Psychology, Religious Studies and Sciences
- Cambridge Nationals - Child Development and Health & Social Care
- Cambridge Technicals - Applied Science and Engineering
These are a great resource to use for preparing your students for the summer assessment. They highlight what went well in previous exam series, areas for improvements and also include some key tips which can be shared with your students.
Revision guides and checklists
We’ve published our revision checklist of the learning outcomes and content you need to cover and work on for:
- GCSE and A Level Sciences
- GCSE English Literature and English Language
- GCSE and A Level Mathematics A Mathematics
Find these resources on the relevant qualification page> assessment > resources for students.
Support for 2020-2021 changes
Your Guide to the changes for summer 2021 - GCSE, AS and A Levels
To support you with the summer 2021 changes we've created a 'Guide to the changes’ for qualifications affected.
These provide an overview of the changes, what they mean for the specifications and how students will be assessed. They also let you know what support will be available.
Download the guides on the relevant qualification page> planning and teaching> changes for 2021
Your Guide to the unit-level changes for 20-21 - Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals
Our 'guides to the unit-level changes' are now available and set out the changes for each affected Cambridge National and Cambridge Technical unit. For some units, there are no changes. These guides should be used, alongside specifications and assignments, to plan and carry out assessments.
Q&A webinars for unit-level changes - Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals
Book your place on our FREE 'Ask the Subject Expert Q&A' webinars for Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals. These webinars focus on the changes which have been made to facilitate safe teaching of a number of units for 2020-2021. Our Subject Advisors will talk through these changes, explain the support available, and discuss how to apply the changes in your specific context.
Support Highlights
We’ve collated together some of the most useful resources, available to you from us and our partners, in our Support Highlights. These will help you in the classroom and support your students preparing for exams.
Download the guides on the relevant qualification page> planning and teaching> planning
Blogs
Check out our blog page to find useful tips, resources and advice from our team of Subject Advisors.
Professional Development
Our professional development courses for 2020-2021 are now available to book! All training for the foreseeable future will be held online, offering the same high-quality training as our face-to-face training. We have a vast selection of courses to support with assessment, including:
Understanding the Assessment: Exam Feedback - FREE
Looking ahead to the 2021 exam series, this will offer detailed and constructive feedback into where students struggled in previous series and how you can support your current cohort.
Ask the Subject Advisor/Moderator/Examiner
An opportunity to ask any questions relating to assessment.
Understanding the Assessment of Internal Units: Making the Grade
These events will help you understand the assessment of the internal units and support your learning on how to correctly apply the marking criteria. We'll also be exploring delivery strategies, good moderation practice and we'll look at how your students should present and use evidence.
Build your confidence in internal assessment
Alongside our existing programme of professional development training, we've developed a free e-learning course, designed to build your confidence in delivering, marking, and administering internal assessment. After completing an introductory module you’ll have the opportunity to gain hands-on practice marking example candidate work for the qualification that you teach.
Online Teacher Networks
We're running some FREE online Teacher Networks this term.
These events will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to discuss your subject with our Subject Advisor and like-minded colleagues, share ideas and best practice and build supportive networks.
