GCSE Citizenship Studies₈₁₀₀

1.1 Why choose AQA for GCSE Citizenship Studies

GCSE Citizenship Studies has the power to motivate and enable young people to become thoughtful, active citizens.

Students gain a deeper knowledge of democracy, government and law, and develop skills to create sustained and reasoned arguments, present various viewpoints and plan practical citizenship actions to benefit society.

They will also gain the ability to recognise bias, critically evaluate argument, weigh evidence and look for alternative interpretations and sources of evidence, all of which are essential skills valued by higher education and employers.

New regulatory requirements mean all exam boards now offer the same content. However, we've incorporated numerous opportunities for students to bring the specification to life and encourage proactive, relevant learning.

To make the transition to this new qualification as smooth for you as possible, we've created a range of teaching resources, including a scheme of work and teacher's guide.

You can find out about all our Citizenship Studies qualifications at aqa.org.uk/citizenship

1.2 Support and resources to help you teach

We’ve worked with experienced teachers to provide you with a range of resources that will help you confidently plan, teach and prepare for exams.

Teaching resources

Visit aqa.org.uk/8100 to see all our teaching resources. They include:

• a textbook produced by Hodder Education (published later this year) to support our GCSE Citizenship Studies specification
• specimen question papers and mark schemes to show you what the exam will look like
• a scheme of work to provide you with a range of suggestions for lesson activities, resources and more
• an investigation template to provide guidance and support for the active citizenship element of the course.

Preparing for exams

Visit aqa.org.uk/8100 for everything you need to prepare for our exams, including:

• past papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports
• specimen papers and mark schemes for new courses.

Analyse your students' results with Enhanced Results Analysis (ERA)

Find out which questions were the most challenging, how the results compare to previous years and where your students need to improve. ERA, our free online results analysis tool, will help you see where to focus your teaching. Register at aqa.org.uk/era

For information about results, including maintaining standards over time, grade boundaries and our post-results services, visit aqa.org.uk/results

Keep your skills up-to-date with professional development

Time in the classroom is precious, but we understand that as your career develops, the skills and knowledge you need may change. As well as subject-specific training, we offer a range of courses to help boost your skills.

• Feedback sessions to understand how students have performed in this year’s exams.
• Virtual communities where you can chat to teachers in your subject area about what’s important to you.

This is just the start . Our events calendar is full of different ways for you to learn, understand and be inspired. Find out more at aqa.org.uk/professional-development .

Help and support available

Visit our website for information, guidance, support and resources at aqa.org.uk/8100

If you'd like us to share news and information about this qualification, sign up for emails and updates at aqa.org.uk/keepinformedcitizenship

Alternatively, you can call or email our subject team direct.

E: citizenship@aqa.org.uk

T: 01483 477 791