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GCSE from 2009 | Applied Business
 
GCSE 2012 reforms: Impact on Applied Business specification

 GCSE Applied Business   The GCSE 2009 modular Applied Business specification is available to download below, and has a final assessment window of June 2013.

The GCSE 2012 linear Applied Business specification for first teaching in September 2012 (for two-year courses) is also available below. The main changes are:

  • No content change to the specification
  • Linear assessment structure: all units are taken at the end of the course
  • Controlled assessment conducted at any time but submitted at the end of the course
  • Units cannot be resat before cash-in.

Read more about the GCSE 2012 reforms

 
expand GCSE 2012 specification: Accreditation update

We have received accreditation from Ofqual for the GCSE 2012 linear specification for this subject. The specification is available to download from the documents list below.
 
The bullet points above summarise the key areas of change from the modular specification, and are subject to Ofqual's accreditation of our revised GCSE specifications. Full details of the changes will be marked in the specification with sidebars.

expand Guidance on documents

We're in the process of reviewing all the documents available on this page and will be labelling them 'Approved for GCSE 2009 modular', 'Approved for GCSE 2012 linear' or 'Approved for GCSE 2009 modular and GCSE 2012 linear', as appropriate. We'll be making these updates over the coming weeks to help support you through this transition.
  

 

 
 
Controlled Assessment Support Service 

Unit 2 standardisation exemplar material

GCSE 2012 reforms: What's happening, when, and how it affects you

GCSE 2012 - Supporting you
 
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6 February 2013
Government response to the Wales Qualification Review
A summary of the government's decisions and recommendations and what this means for you.
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