Assessment resources

• Assessment guidance: End of Year 10 tests (webinar) 
• Assessment guidance: Updated End of Year 10 tests 2018 
• Assessment guidance: Year 11 mocks (webinar) 
• Exam guidance: Making questions clear (1.5 MB)
• Exam guidance: Our exams explained (1.9 MB)
• Exampro: Searchable past paper questions, marks and examiner comments 
• Grade descriptors for single and combined science GCSEs (9-1) [GOV.UK] 
• Key Stage 3 Science transition tests
• NEA and fieldwork: Centre declaration form 2018 (72.4 KB)
• NEA and fieldwork: Centre declaration form 2018 (266.6 KB)
• Periodic table: Specimen insert (258.0 KB)

Foundation

• Paper 1 (Foundation): Specimen question paper (748.0 KB)
• Paper 1 (Foundation): Specimen mark scheme (310.7 KB)
• Paper 2 (Foundation): Specimen question paper (760.7 KB)
• Paper 2 (Foundation): Specimen mark scheme (259.5 KB)

Higher

• Paper 1 (Higher): Specimen question paper (527.2 KB)
• Paper 1 (Higher): Specimen mark scheme (258.5 KB)
• Paper 2 (Higher): Specimen question paper (806.4 KB)
• Paper 2 (Higher): Specimen mark scheme (217.4 KB)