Year 11 Learning
GCSE Assessment Information
Students follow the Pearson Edexcel syllabus for Citizenship. The specification can be found here. Past exam papers and Mark Schemes can be found here. Students take two papers at the end of Year 11:
1 hour and 45 minutes 50% of the qualification (80 marks)
Section A
Questions are focused on specification Theme A: Living together in the UK.
Section B
Questions are focused on specification Theme B: Democracy at work in the UK.
Section C
Questions are focused on specification Theme C: Law and justice.
Section D
Extended-response questions related to two or more of specification Themes A–C.
1 hour and 45 minutes 50% of the qualification (80 marks)
Section A
Questions relate to the students’ own citizenship action, as specified in specification Theme E: Taking citizenship action.
Section B
Questions require students to comment on others’ actions and relate to specification Theme D: Power and influence.
Section C
Questions are focused on specification. One question will also link to content in one of Themes A–C.
Career Opportunities
Skills learned in Citizenship are highly transferrable, students that have taken Citizenship have gone on to read Law and Politics at University, some have trained to become police officers and paramedics. This course is an excellent foundation for anyone wishing to pursue a career in law, journalism, the media, international relations, politics or the civil service.
Required resources/equipment for the course
There are no requirements for this course, an interest in law and current affairs is useful as is an interest in active campaigning.