Course work for private candidates in 2022

Course work for private candidates in 2022 for Geography and Enviromental science A level and GCSE. Along with GCSE modern languages update.

Ed 'Ofsted have just published how they will treat coursework for 2022. We beleive the same approach should be for science. Lab work does not need to be practical in the same way geography field trips do not need to happeen. '

Ofsted decided to remove the requirement for schools and colleges to confirm that they have given pupils the opportunity to carry out a specified number of fieldwork activities in geography, geology and environmental science qualifications.

From the consultation responses that the pandemic will make it difficult, or impossible, for some centres to organise off-site fieldwork.

In GCSE and AS geography, students will still be required to answer questions on fieldwork more generally, rather than fieldwork they have done themselves. At A level, geography students will continue to undertake an independent investigation but exam boards will be flexible in their requirements for use of primary data.

for GCSE English language, Ofqual will not require teachers to submit an audio-visual recording of a sample of students undertaking their spoken language assessments

for GCSEs in modern foreign languages (MFL), teachers and students should prepare for spoken language in 2022 to be assessed in the normal way, through formal speaking tests - if it becomes clear that the speaking test cannot take place because of the public health situation, we will implement contingency arrangements using the assessment criteria published for 2021 and a qualification endorsement approach

Ofqual have also removed the requirement for exam boards to use vocabulary outside of that included on their vocabulary lists for GCSE MFL