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AQA GCSE Religious Studies

Advanced information for AQA GCSE Religious studies

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022Oxford RE Team

As you know, the pandemic has affected GCSE courses in the past two years. Students may not be confident in some areas of the exam specification or may have even missed other parts. So the Department for Education (Ofqual) has decided to help students in their revision for the 2022 summer exams. For GCSE Religious […]

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Supporting your GCSE students: how to make the most of the time left

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Oxford RE Team
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Our students have had a mixed experience with regards to completing the Religious Studies GCSE. At one end of the spectrum, some have had their full timetable of live teaching throughout lockdown whilst some have had the curriculum set for them to work through independently. And then we may have students that haven’t engaged with […]

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What can we learn from the AQA GCSE Religious Studies examiner reports?

November 19, 2019March 26, 2020Oxford RE Team
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AQA have released their examiner reports into the GCSE Religious Studies examinations which took place in the summer.  Head of Curriculum, Esther Zarifi, stated in her report of the examinations that teachers are feeling more confident with the new content as the second year of the new specification has been taught.  There are many positives […]

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