Year 10
Year 10 Parents Information
Year 10 is a critical year and it is important that students make the best start to their GCSE courses that they can.
There are a few key things to remember:
1) When the government moved the exams from grades A*-E to 9-1, the government deliberately set out to make the exams harder. The content is more difficult, and often includes things that were not taught until A level previously. There is also more content than previously.
2) 9-1 grades have 9 at the top, highest grade. 4s are known as a “pass” and 5s a “good pass” by the Department for Education. There is less coursework than in the past as exams have become “linear” – most subject now have only exam at the end of Y11.
Parents can support their children by coaching them – there is some guidance here:
3) The content covered in Y10 is not repeated. Other than a very quick revision session at the end of Y11, the things that students study in Y10 will not be revisited. So they need to get it right first time.
Course and Exam Boards
Year 10 2023-2024
Subject Board Spec
Art AQA 8202
Biology AQA 8461
Business AQA 8132
Catering Eduqas list as Hospitality and Catering Eduqas 5409QA
Chemistry AQA 8462
Computer Science OCR J277
Design Technology AQA 8552
Drama Edexcel 1DR0
English Language AQA 8700
English Literature AQA 8702
Film Studies Eduqas C670QS
French AQA 8658
Geography AQA 8035
Health & Social Care Edexcel RHS3
History Edexcel 1HI0
Maths Edexcel 1MA1
Music Eduqas C660QS
Physics AQA 8463
Science Combined Trilogy AQA 8464
Spanish AQA 8698
Sport Edexcel RSP3