Professional development

Curriculum Connect: All you ever wanted to know about Grade Boundaries

Join Elizabeth Pope, AQA Standards and Awarding Manager, as she dispels some of the myths surrounding awarding and grade boundaries. She will look at what happens at awarding meetings, the setting of grade bou... Join Elizabeth Pope, AQA Standards and Awarding Manager, as she dispels some of the myths surrounding awarding and grade boundari...

1 event  |  Reference: AQAXCT1

Curriculum Connect: GCSE English Literature: Exploring Summer 2024

Join the English Subject Support Team to hear AQA outcomes and national data trends from the summer 2024 GCSE exam series and high-level insights from our examiners reports linked to resources available to supp... Join the English Subject Support Team to hear AQA outcomes and national data trends from the summer 2024 GCSE exam series and high...

1 event  |  Reference: LITGCT2

GCSE English Literature: Getting Started

This course is designed to help teachers familiarise themselves with delivering the AQA GCSE English Literature specification and its assessment requirements. This course is designed to help teachers familiarise themselves with delivering the AQA GCSE English Literature specification and...

1 event  |  Reference: LITGOE3

GCSE English Literature: Mark scheme guidance and application

This AQA on-demand course will give expert instruction from a senior AQA examiner in how to apply mark schemes to key question types as well as providing the opportunity to take part in marking activities. You... This AQA on-demand course will give expert instruction from a senior AQA examiner in how to apply mark schemes to key question ty...

1 event  |  Reference: LITGOE1

GCSE English Literature: Preparing for 2025 (Paper 1)

This AQA training course will strengthen teacher confidence in supporting students in preparation for 2025 exams. We will reflect on specific outcomes of summer 24 by examining student responses to identify are... This AQA training course will strengthen teacher confidence in supporting students in preparation for 2025 exams. We will reflect ...

4 events  |  Reference: LITGZW2

GCSE English Literature: Preparing for 2025 (Paper 2)

This AQA training course will strengthen teacher confidence in supporting students in preparation for 2025 exams. We will reflect on specific outcomes of summer 24 by examining student responses to identify are... This AQA training course will strengthen teacher confidence in supporting students in preparation for 2025 exams. We will reflect ...

4 events  |  Reference: LITGZW1

GCSE English Literature: Reignite your teaching of poetry

This course is designed to reignite your enthusiasm for teaching poetry. Showcasing poems from our new poetry cluster, Worlds and Lives, we will explore different approaches to the teaching and learning of poet... This course is designed to reignite your enthusiasm for teaching poetry. Showcasing poems from our new poetry cluster, Worlds and ...

3 events  |  Reference: LITGBW5

GCSE English Literature: Talking about our changes

We are making some exciting changes to our GCSE English Literature specification to ensure our set text offer is more diverse, balanced and inclusive. We are making some exciting changes to our GCSE English Literature specification to ensure our set text offer is more diverse, bal...

1 event  |  Reference: LITGOE2

GCSE Languages: Conducting Speaking Tests (on-demand)

This recorded training course covers all aspects of conducting the speaking tests for summer 2024/25. This course is ideal for both experienced teachers and teachers new to conducting speaking tests. This cours... This recorded training course covers all aspects of conducting the speaking tests for summer 2024/25. This course is ideal for bot...

1 event  |  Reference: MFLGBO1

GCSE PE: Approaching EDI in theory teaching 2024

This course will support teachers who wish to further integrate a consideration of EDI into the delivery of the GCSE Physical Education specification. This course will support teachers who wish to further integrate a consideration of EDI into the delivery of the GCSE Physical Educ...

1 event  |  Reference: PEDGDEO1