The timetable for reform
How much will GCSE Geography change?
How will assessment change?
When will this happen?
How much will content change?
Will qualifications be the same in England and Wales?
England
Wales
Linear / unitised
Linear only
TBC
Content
Prescribed by DfE
TBC
Tiering
Non tiered papers only
TBC
Grading
New system from 9 - 1
TBC
Controlled Assessment
No. Fieldwork to be assessed TBC
in an exam
Start teaching
September 2016
September 2016
What will happen to GCSE
fieldwork in England?
2014
2015
Start
teaching
reformed
GCSE and
new GCE
Final
controlled
assessment
First
assessment
reformed
GCSE and
new GCE
2016
2017
2018
Timeline for development of new
geography qualifications
reformed
GCSE
content
published
in England
Spring
2014
reformed GCSE
and new GCE
specifications
available
Consultation over
development of
GCE and GCSE
content in Wales
Summer
Autumn
Spring
2014
2014
2015
Summer
2015
First
teaching
Autumn
Spring
2015
2016
Awarding Organisations
develop new
specifications
Launch and CPD for new
specifications
Summer
2016
Autumn
2016