Religious Studies Exam Reforms
Your one stop shop for all the developments regarding the Religious Studies Exam reforms. This page will be updated with relevant information as and when it becomes available.
Click on the links below to access the draft specifications for GCSE and the presentations and brochures for A Level:
OCR
Please note: Full course and short course GCSE specifications have now been accredited.
GCSE:
GCSE - Full course accredited specification
GCSE- Short course accredited specifications
Lesson elements:
Roman Catholic Church and its view of family –lesson element – learning activity
Roman Catholic Church and its view of family –lesson element –teacher instructions
Topic exploration packs:
AS/A Level: Both specifications have now been accredited.
AS Level- Accredited specifications
A Level - Accredited specifications
Lesson elements:
An introduction to utilitarianism – learner activity –lesson element
An introduction to utilitarianism – teacher instructions –lesson element
Topic exploration:
Edexcel (Pearson)
GCSE - Full course draft specifications A
GCSE - Full course draft sample assessment materials A
GCSE - Short course draft specifications A
GCSE - Short course draft sample assessment materials A
GCSE - Full course draft specifications B
GCSE - Full course draft sample assessment materials B
GCSE - short course draft specifications B
GCSE - short course draft sample assessment materials B
AS Level - sample assessment materials
A Level - sample assessment materials
Training courses
WJEC/Eduqas
GCSE - Full course accredited specification
GCSE - Full course specimen assessment materials
GCSE - Short course accredited specification
GCSE - Short course specimen assessment materials
WJEC/Eduqas AS specifications have been accredited.
AS Level - accredited specification
AS Level - accredited sample assessment materials
WJEC/Eduqas A2 specifications have been accredited.
AQA
Please note: The GCSE and A level specifications for AQA have now been accredited.
GCSE - Accredited Specifications A
GCSE - Accredited Specifications B
GCSE Full Course Specimen Assessment Materials
GCSE - Accredited Short Course Specifications
GCSE - Short Course Specimen Assessment Materials
AS Level - Accredited specifications
A Level - Accredited specifications
AS/A Level - draft sample assessment materials
Training Courses
Click on the links below to read the NATRE overview of all the specifications for GCSE and A Level:
This is NATRE's understanding of the outlines of the draft specifications.
