September 2024 Citizenship subject update
This update contains useful information, news and advice for Edexcel Citizenship teachers and details of our training event running this term.
Introduction to our new Citizenship subject advisor
Hello, my name is Jenna Wyatt and I'm excited to introduce myself as your new Citizenship subject advisor. I am following in the footsteps of Susan Currey, and I look forward to continuing to grow and develop all the wonderful work they have done with you. My role is to support centres in providing the best Citizenship experience for their students and to represent the teacher and student voice.
Prior to joining Pearson, I have worked in mixed state secondary schools since 2019, having taught in and led a Citizenship department. In this time, I have mentored ECTs, delivered CPD across schools and worked as an examiner. This diverse range of roles has helped me understand the needs of teachers and I look forward to working with you to support the delivery of Citizenship.
I’m thrilled to be joining Pearson Edexcel and look forward to sharing resources, ideas and working with teachers to support students across our Citizenship qualifications.
Welcome back to school!
We hope your 2024 academic year is off to a great start. Whether you’re new or experienced, our resources are here to support your success. Let’s make this year fantastic together!
Getting Started Guides
Our Getting Started Guides are essential for any teacher new to delivering the course, or experienced teachers looking to refresh their knowledge of the key documents and resources available to support the teaching of each of our qualification.
GCSE Getting Started (pearson.com)
Summer 2024 Exam Insights feedback events
This term we are running a training event online in order to gain an insight into the Summer 2024 exams for GCSE Citizenship on the following date:
GCSE Citizenship Studies: Exam Insights May/June 2024- 08 October 2024 at 16:30-17:30 BST - Event has passed
Find out more and book your place by clicking the link above or by searching for Citizenship via our training page.
Citizenship marking training recording
This on demand video is designed for teachers who wish to familiarise and/or improve their understanding of assessment practices for GCSE Citizenship Studies.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies: Assessment and Marking Training
Grade Boundaries
Grade boundaries identify marks required to achieve each grade. They are set for each exam series to ensure answers of the same quality achieve the same grade across series. These vary year on year due to a range of factors and this is the same for all subjects. This is expected as each paper is looked at individually based on its questions/answers and the cohort that year.
Grade boundaries for each paper are set by senior examiners who check the quality of students’ responses at key boundaries.
You can see grade boundaries for each exam series on our website by selecting the appropriate qualification.
Grade boundaries | Pearson qualifications
The grade boundary documents for each qualification time are included below:
Notional Component Grade Boundaries - June 2024 - GCSE (9-1) (PDF | 421.9 KB)
Grade Boundaries - June 2024 - GCSE (9-1) (PDF | 385.7 KB)
Notional Component Grade Boundaries - June 2024 - International GCSE (9 1) (PDF | 390.3 KB)
Grade Boundaries - June 2024 - International GCSE (9-1) (PDF | 374.7 KB)
Grade Boundaries - June 2024 - International GCSE Modular (9-1) (PDF | 227.4 KB)
Post-Results Services
If you are a centre that is concerned about results, you can use our post-results services.
Access to scripts
Our free Access to Scripts service allows you to view your candidates’ marked exam scripts online or download as a PDF (with candidate permission). It is available from results day until the 13 December 2024.
Providing a rich source of information, you can use this service to help make decisions about requesting a review of marking, but it can also help inform future teaching and learning and gives insights and visibility that performance data alone cannot provide.
If scripts have been marked ‘traditionally’ (ie not online), you will need to request them, free of charge, by 13 December 2024, via the Post Results section of Edexcel Online as in previous exam series.
Key dates for your diary this term
| Date | Event | Information |
|---|---|---|
26 September 2024 |
Review of marking or moderation deadline |
After this date you will no longer be able to request a review of marking or moderation through our enquiry about results service. |
13 December 2024 |
Access to scripts deadline
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After this date you will no longer be able to view your students’ scripts using our free service. |
Enrichment opportunities
ACT upcoming events
The Association for Citizenship Teaching have a range of events available to support GCSE Citizenship teachers. Below I have included links to their events page and a few key events for teaching at GCSE:
More training and events from the Association for Citizenship Teaching can be accessed via their website
Subject advisor
Jenna Wyatt
Citizenship
