Gcse Advance Information

Advance Information
for GCSE 2022

Contents
JCQ Advance Information Student Guide........................................................................................2
RAG Rating Explained...........................................................................................................................3
Exam Recharges....................................................................................................................................4
AQA Biology Paper 1 and Paper 2 Foundation and Higher Tier...........................................................5
AQA Chemistry....................................................................................................................................11
AQA Business......................................................................................................................................17
AQA Combined Science Trilogy..........................................................................................................21
AQA Computer Science.......................................................................................................................35
Edexcel Pearson Design and Technology............................................................................................39
WJEC EDUQAS Drama.........................................................................................................................42
AQA English Language Paper 2...........................................................................................................44
WJEC EDUQAS Food Preparation and Nutrition.................................................................................45
AQA French Writing Foundation and Higher Tier...............................................................................48
AQA Further Maths.............................................................................................................................50
Edexcel Pearson Mathematics Level 1/Level 2 International GCSE...................................................55
AQA Psychology..................................................................................................................................86
Edexcel Pearson Music.......................................................................................................................90
AQA Physical Education......................................................................................................................92
AQA Physics Paper 1 and Paper 2 Foundation and Higher Tier.........................................................96
AQA Spanish Foundation and Higher Tier........................................................................................102
JCQ Advance Information Student Guide
The infographic below explains how this booklet can help support students, studying for their exams.
RAG Rating Explained
This booklet contains advance information published by a range of exam boards. Each exam board
and subject area has published information in different formats. The school have added a range of
RAG rating tables to each publication (where possible). These are intended to support students
throughout their revision.
Red = a subject that I know little about and need to complete a significant amount of revision around
Amber = a subject that I know about, but need to focus on in order to be confident in my
examinations
Green = a subject in which I know a lot about and am confident in answering high mark questions
We recommend that students start by assessing their own knowledge and completing the tables
relevant to their subject choices.
This will give them an overview in where their strengths lie and any gaps in knowledge.
Using the RAG table, students can then prioritise their revision to ensure that they get to a point
where all of the Green columns are ticked meaning they are fully prepared for their examinations.
Example RAG Rating Table:
Topic Red Amber Green

4.1.1 Cell structure
4.1.3 Transport in cells
4.2.2 Animal tissues,
organs, and organ
systems
4.3.1 Communicable
diseases
4.4.1 Photosynthesis
Advance Information and Instructions

For each subject specification this booklet includes the advance information and advice for
candidates taking each assessment. The information provided has been taken directly from each
awarding body. This information is repeated throughout the booklet for each subject, as each
awarding body has their own specific requirements, so it is important to read for each subject.
Some of the language used by the awarding bodies is educational jargon, this will be clearly
explained by subject teachers to students.
Exam Recharges
You will shortly be receiving an invoice for examination fees. The school charges these at the end of
the Lent Term for examinations sat in the Trinity Term.
These will be due to be paid on the first day of Trinity Term 21.04.22. Exam fees are charged at the
Awarding Body rate +15% to cover the additional costs of running exams to the school.
These additional costs include invigilation, exams management and administration. It is common
practice for this fee to be charged by independent schools, although some consolidate this charge
into their whole fee.
Each Awarding Body charges an exam entry fee for each individual candidate, the fee you will be
charged will be representative of the examinations for which your son or daughter has been
entered.
AQA Biology Paper 1 and Paper 2 Foundation and Higher Tier
Advance information June 2022
GCSE Biology (8461)

Version 1.0
Because of the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are providing advance
information on the focus of June 2022 exams to help students revise. This is the advance information
for GCSE Biology (8461).
Information
• The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged.
• This advance information covers all examined components.
• For each paper the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam.
• Each paper may cover some, or all, of the content in the listed topic.
• Another list shows which required practical activities will be assessed.
• Topics not assessed either directly or through ‘linked’ content have also been listed.
• The information is presented in specification order and not in question order.
• Assessment of practical skills, maths skills, and Working Scientifically skills will occur
throughout all the papers.
• It is not permitted to take this advance information into the exam.
Advice
• It is advised that teaching and learning should still cover the entire subject content in the
specification, so that students are as well prepared as possible for progression to the next
stage of their education.
• Topics not explicitly given in any list may appear in low tariff questions or via ‘linked’
questions. Linked questions are those that bring together knowledge, skills and
understanding from across the specification.
• Students will still be expected to apply their knowledge to unfamiliar contexts.
Focus of the June 2022 exam
Paper 1F 8461/1F
For this paper, the following list shows the major focus of the content of the exam:

organs, and organ
systems
4.3.1 Communicable
diseases
Required practical activities that will be assessed:

Required practical
activity 1: how a light
microscope is used to
observe plant cells.
Required practical
activity 3: investigate the
effect of a range of
concentrations of salt
solution on the mass of
plant tissue.
Required practical
activity 4: use qualitative
reagents to test for a
range of carbohydrates,
lipids, and proteins.
Required practical
effect of light intensity
on the rate of
photosynthesis using an
aquatic organism such as
pondweed.
Topics not assessed in this paper:
4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation
4.2.1 Principles of organisation
4.2.2.3 Blood
4.2.2.7 Cancer
4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
4.4.2.1 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
4.4.2.3 Metabolism
Paper 1H 8461/1H

organs, and organ
systems
4.2.3 Plant tissues,
organs, and systems
4.3.1 Communicable
diseases
4.3.2 Monoclonal
antibodies

Required practical
activity 1: use a light
microscope to observe
plant cells.
Required practical
effect of a range of
concentrations of salt
solution on the mass of
plant tissue.
Required practical
lipids, and proteins.
• 4.2.2.3 Blood
• 4.2.2.7 Cancer
• 4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and pain killers
• 4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
• 4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
Paper 2F 8461/2F

4.5.2 The human
nervous system
4.5.3 Hormonal control
in humans
4.5.4 Plant hormones
4.6.1 Reproduction
4.6.3 The development
of understanding of
genetics and evolution

Required practical
activity 7: carry out an
investigation into human
reaction times.
Required practical
effect of light on the
growth of newly
germinated seedlings.
Required practical
activity 9: measure the
population size of a
common species in a
habitat.
• 4.5.2.2 The brain
• 4.5.2.3 The eye
• 4.5.3.3 Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body
• 4.6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
• 4.6.1.5 DNA structure
• 4.6.1.8 Sex determination
• 4.6.2 Variation and evolution
• 4.6.3.1 Theory of evolution
• 4.6.3.2 Speciation
• 4.6.3.3 The understanding of genetics
• 4.6.3.7 Resistant bacteria
• 4.7.1.4 Adaptations
• 4.7.2.2 How materials are cycled
• 4.7.2.3 Decomposition
• 4.7.3.1 Biodiversity
• 4.7.3.3 Land use
• 4.7.3.4 Deforestation
• 4.7.3.5 Global warming
• 4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity
• 4.7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem
• 4.7.5 Food production
Paper 2H 8461/2H

4.5.2 The human
nervous system
in humans
4.5.4 Plant hormones
4.6.1 Reproduction
4.7.2 Organisation of an
ecosystem

Required practical
effect of light on the
growth of newly
germinated seedlings.
Required practical
common species in a
habitat.
• 4.5.2.1 Structure and function
• 4.5.2.2 The brain
• 4.5.2.3 The eye

• 4.5.3.4 Hormones in human reproduction
• 4.5.3.5 Contraception
• 4.5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat infertility
• 4.5.3.7 Negative feedback
• 4.5.4.2 Use of plant hormones
• 4.6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
• 4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
• 4.6.4 Classification of living organisms
• 4.7.2.4 Impact of environmental change
• 4.7.4.1 Trophic levels
• 4.7.4.2 Pyramids of biomass
• 4.7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries
• 4.7.5.4 Role of biotechnology
END OF ADVANCE INFORMATION
AQA Chemistry
GCSE Chemistry (8462)
Version 1.0
for GCSE Chemistry (8462).
Information
• Assessment of practical skills, maths skills, and Working Scientifically skills will occur throughout all
the papers.
Advice
specification, so that students are as well prepared as possible for progression to the next stage of
their education.
• Topics not explicitly given in any list may appear in low tariff questions or via ‘linked’ questions.
Linked questions are those that bring together knowledge, skills and understanding from across the
specification.
Paper 1F 8462/1F

4.1.1 A simple model of
the atom, symbols,
relative atomic mass,
electronic charge and
isotopes
4.1.2 The periodic table
4.2.1 Chemical bonds,
ionic, covalent and
metallic
4.2.2 How bonding and
structure are related to
the properties of
substances
4.2.4 Bulk and surface
properties of matter
including nanoparticles
4.4.2 Reactions of acids
4.5.1 Exothermic and
endothermic reactions

Required practical
activity 1: preparation of
a pure, dry sample of a
soluble salt from an
insoluble oxide or
carbonate, using a
Bunsen burner to heat
dilute acid and a water
bath or electric heater to
evaporate the solution.
Required practical
activity 2: determination
of the reacting volumes
of solutions of a strong
acid and a strong alkali
by titration.
Required practical
variables that affect
temperature changes in
reacting solutions such
as, eg, acid plus metals,
acid plus carbonates,
neutralisations,
displacement of metals.
Topic not assessed in this paper:
• 4.5.2 Chemical cells and fuel cells
Paper 1H 8462/1H

4.2.1 Chemical bonds,
ionic, covalent and
metallic
the properties of
substances
4.2.3 Structure and
bonding of carbon
4.3.2 Use of amount of
substance in relation to
masses of pure
substances
4.4.1 Reactivity of
metals
4.4.3 Electrolysis
4.5.1 Exothermic and
endothermic reactions

Required practical
insoluble oxide or
carbonate, using a
Required practical
activity 2: determination
of the reacting volumes
of solutions of a strong
acid and a strong alkali
by titration.
Required practical
variables that affect
neutralisations,
• 4.2.4 Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles
Paper 2F 8462/2F

4.6.1 Rate of reaction
4.6.2 Reversible
reactions and dynamic
equilibrium
4.7.1 Carbon
compounds as fuels and
feedstock
4.8.3 Identification of
ions by chemical and
spectroscopic means
4.9.1 The composition
and evolution of the
Earth’s atmosphere
4.10.1 Using the Earth’s
resources and obtaining
potable water
4.10.2 Life cycle
assessment and
recycling
4.10.4 The Haber
process and the use of
NPK fertilisers

Required practical
activity 5: investigate
how changes in
concentration affect the
rates of reactions by a
method involving
measuring the volume of
a gas produced and a
method involving a
change in colour or
turbidity. This should be
an investigation
developing a hypothesis.
Required practical
how paper
chromatography can be
used to separate and tell
the difference between
coloured substances.
Students should
calculate Rf values.
Required practical
activity 7: use of
chemical tests to identify
the ions in unknown
single ionic compounds
covering the ions from
sections Flame tests
through to Sulfates.
Required practical
activity 8: analysis and
purification of water
samples from different
sources, including pH,
dissolved solids and
distillation.
• 4.8.2 Identification of common gases
Paper 2H 8462/2H

4.6.2 Reversible
equilibrium
4.7.1 Carbon compounds
as fuels and feedstock
potable water
4.10.4 The Haber
process and the use of
NPK fertilisers

Required practical
how changes in
method involving
method involving a
change in colour or
an investigation
developing a hypothesis.
Required practical
activity 7: use of
chemical tests to identify
the ions in unknown
single ionic compounds
covering the ions from
sections Flame tests
through to Sulphates.
• 4.9.2 Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases
AQA Business
GCSE Business (8132)
Version 1.2
for GCSE Business (8132).
Information
• This notice covers all examined components.
• It is not permitted to take this advance information into the examination.
Advice
• Students and teachers should consider how to focus their revision of other non-listed parts of the
specification, for example to review whether other topics may provide knowledge which helps
understanding in relation to the areas being tested in 2022.
• Students will be expected to draw on knowledge, skills and understanding from across the
specification when responding to synoptic questions.

AQA Combined Science Trilogy

GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464)
Version 1.0
for GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464).
Information
• Assessment of practical skills, maths skills, and Working Scientifically skills will occur throughout all
the papers.
Advice
their education.
specification.
Paper Biology 1F 8464/B/1F

4.1.2 Cell division

organs and organ
systems
4.3.1 Communicable
diseases

Required practical
activity 1: use of a light
microscope.
Required practical
lipids and proteins.
Required practical
effect of light on the rate
of photosynthesis of an
aquatic plant such as
pondweed.
• 4.1.3.2 Osmosis
• 4.1.3.3 Active transport
• 4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease
• 4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
• 4.4.2 Respiration
Paper Biology 1H 8464/B/1H
4.1.2 Cell division

organs and organ
systems
Required practical
lipids and proteins.
Required practical
effect of pH on the rate
of reaction of amylase
enzyme.
Required practical
effect of light on the rate
of photosynthesis of an
aquatic plant such as
pondweed.
• 4.1.1.5 Microscopy
• 4.1.3 Transport in cells
• 4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
• 4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
• 4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
• 4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
• 4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
• 4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
• 4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
Paper Biology 2F 8464/B/2F

in humans
4.6.1 Reproduction
4.7.1 Adaptations,
interdependence and
competition
ecosystem
Required practical activity that will be assessed:
Required practical
common species in a
habitat. Use sampling
techniques to
investigate the effect of
a factor on the
distribution of this
species.
• 4.5.2 The human nervous system
• 4.5.3.3 Hormones in human reproduction
• 4.6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
• 4.6.1.2 Meiosis
• 4.6.2.1 Variation
• 4.6.2.2 Evolution
• 4.6.2.3 Selective breeding
• 4.6.3.3 Extinction
• 4.6.3.4 Resistant bacteria
• 4.7.3.3 Land use

• 4.7.3.5 Global warming
Paper Biology 2H 8464/B/2H

in humans
ecosystem
4.7.3 Biodiversity and
the effect of human
interaction on an
ecosystem
Required practical
common species in a
habitat. Use sampling
techniques to
investigate the effect of
a factor on the
distribution of this
species.
• 4.5.2 The human nervous system

• 4.6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
• 4.6.1.3 DNA and the genome
• 4.6.1.4 Genetic inheritance
• 4.6.1.5 Inherited disorders
• 4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
• 4.7.3.3 Land use
Paper Chemistry 1F 8464/C/1F

the properties of
substances
5.2.3 Structure and
bonding of carbon
5.4.1 Reactivity of
metals
5.4.3 Electrolysis

Required practical
insoluble oxide or
carbonate, using a
Required practical
what happens when
aqueous solutions are
electrolysed using inert
electrodes. This should
be an investigation
involving developing a
hypothesis.
Required practical
the variables that affect
neutralisations,
• Not applicable
Paper Chemistry 1H 8464/C/1H
• 5.2.2 How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances
• 5.3.2 Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substances
• 5.4.1 Reactivity of metals
• 5.4.2 Reactions of acids
• 5.4.3 Electrolysis
• 5.5.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions
• Required practical activity 8: preparation of a pure, dry sample of a soluble salt from an insoluble
oxide or carbonate, using a Bunsen burner to heat dilute acid and a water bath or electric heater to
• Required practical activity 9: investigate what happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed
using inert electrodes. This should be an investigation involving developing a hypothesis.
• Required practical activity 10: investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting
solutions such as, eg, acid plus metals, acid plus carbonates, neutralisations, displacement of metals.
• Not applicable
Paper Chemistry 2F 8464/C/2F

5.6.2 Reversible
equilibrium
5.8.1 Purity,
formulations and
chromatography
5.9.3 Common
atmospheric pollutants
and their sources
potable water

Required practical
how changes in
method involving
method involving a
change in colour or
an investigation
hypothesis.
Required practical
how paper
Students should
• 5.9.2 Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases
Paper Chemistry 2H 8464/C/2H

5.6.2 Reversible
equilibrium
5.8.1 Purity,
formulations and
chromatography
potable water

Required practical
how changes in
method involving
method involving a
change in colour or
an investigation
hypothesis.
Required practical
how paper
Students should
• 5.8.2 Identification of common gases
Paper Physics 1F 8464/P/1F
6.1.1 Energy changes in

a system, and the ways
energy is stored before
and after such changes
6.1.3 National and global
energy resources
6.2.1 Current, potential
difference and
resistance
6.3.1 Changes of state
and the particle model
6.4.2 Atoms and nuclear
radiation

Required practical
activity 14: an
investigation to
determine the specific
heat capacity of one or
more materials. The
investigation will involve
linking the decrease of
one energy store (or
work done) to the
increase in temperature
and subsequent increase
in thermal energy
stored.
Required practical
activity 16: use circuit
diagrams to construct
appropriate circuits to
investigate the I–V
characteristics of a
variety of circuit
elements, including a
filament lamp, a diode,
and a resistor at
constant temperature.
• 6.2.3 Domestic uses and safety
• 6.3.3 Particle model and pressure
• 6.4.1 Atoms and isotopes
Paper Physics 1H 8464/P/1H


6.2.4 Energy transfers
6.3.3 Particle model and
pressure
6.4.1 Atoms and
isotopes
radiation
Required practical
activity 14: an
investigation to
determine the specific
heat capacity of one or
more materials. The
investigation will involve
linking the decrease of
one energy store (or
work done) to the
increase in temperature
and subsequent increase
in thermal energy
stored.
Required practical
activity 16: use circuit
diagrams to construct
appropriate circuits to
investigate the I–V
characteristics of a
variety of circuit
elements, including a
filament lamp, a diode
and a resistor at
constant temperature.

• 6.2.2 Series and parallel circuits
• 6.3.2 Internal energy and energy transfers
Paper Physics 2F 8464/P/2F
6.5.1 Forces and their

interactions
6.5.4.1 Describing
motion along a line
6.5.4.2 Forces,
accelerations and
Newton's Laws of
motion
6.5.4.3 Forces and
braking
6.6.2 Electromagnetic
waves
6.7.1 Permanent and
induced magnetism,
magnetic forces and
fields
6.7.2 The motor effect
Required practical
how the amount of
infrared radiation
absorbed or radiated by
a surface depends on
the nature of that
surface.
• 6.5.3 Forces and elasticity
Paper Physics 2H 8464/P/2H


interactions
6.5.4.1 Describing
motion along a line
6.5.4.2 Forces,
accelerations and
Newton's Laws of
motion
6.5.5 Momentum
waves
6.7.2 The motor effect
Required practical
how the amount of
infrared radiation
absorbed or radiated by
a surface depends on
the nature of that
surface.
6.5.3 Forces and

elasticity
6.5.4.3 Forces and
braking
6.7.1 Permanent and
induced magnetism,
magnetic forces and
fields
AQA Computer Science

GCSE Computer Science (8525)
Version 1.0
for GCSE Computer Science (8525).
Information
• This advance information covers component 8525/2 only.
• The format of the papers remains unchanged.
• Exam questions will sample content from the areas specified in this advance information.
Advice
• Students will be credited for using any relevant knowledge from any non-listed topic areas when
answering questions.
Paper 1: Computational thinking and programming skills – all programming languages
(8525/1)
There is no advance information for this paper.
Paper 2: Computing concepts (8525/2)
Questions in this examination will focus on the topics listed below. Where appropriate we have
listed both the topic and content that will be assessed. If there is no content listed, then questions
may come from any of the content in that overall topic area of the specification.
Edexcel Pearson Design and Technology
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 (GCSE 9–1)
May–June 2022 Assessment Window
Syllabus
reference 1DT0
Design and Technology
Advance Information
Instructions
• Please ensure that you have read this notice before the examination.
Information
• This notice covers Components 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F.
• The format/structure of the assessments remains unchanged.
• The advance information details the focus of the content of the exams in the May–June 2022
assessments. • There are no restrictions on who can use this notice.
• This notice is meant to help students to focus their revision time.
• Students and teachers can discuss the advance information.
General advice
• In addition to covering the content outlined in the advance information, students and teachers
should consider how to:
• manage their revision of parts of the specification which may be assessed in areas not covered by
the advance information
• manage their revision of other parts of the specification which may provide knowledge which helps
with understanding the areas being tested in 2022.
• For specifications with synoptic assessments, topics not explicitly given in the advance information
may appear, e.g. where students are asked to bring together knowledge, skills and understanding
from across the specification.
• For specifications with optional papers/topics/content, students should only refer to the advance
information for their intended option.
• For specifications with NEA, advance information does not cover any NEA components.
Advance Information
Subject specific section
• The advanced information set out below where possible reflects all of the paper’s higher tariff
questions, not including mathematics-related questions.
• High tariff question topics can also appear as lower tariff questions within the paper.
• The specification content is presented in numerical order as set out in the specification, and not
reflecting the question order of the examination paper.
• Content not listed here can appear within the paper in any question style.
• The format and length of the exam paper will remain consistent with previous exam series.
Paper 1DT0/1F
1.2 How the critical

evaluation of new and
emerging technologies
informs design
decisions; considering
contemporary and
potential future
scenarios from different
perspectives, such as
ethics and the
environment
1.4 Developments in
modern and smart
materials, composite
materials and technical
textiles
1.12 The categorisation
of the types, properties
and structure of natural
and manufactured
timbers
7.2.3 The sources,
origins, physical and
working properties of
each natural and
manufactured timber
and their social and
ecological footprint
Manufactured timber
7.2.6 The sources,

origins, physical and
working properties of
each natural and
manufactured timber
and their social and
ecological footprint
Working properties – the way in which each material behaves or responds to external sources
7.3 The way in which the

selection of each natural
and manufactured
timber is influenced
7.7 Specialist
techniques, tools,
equipment and
processes that can be
used on each natural
and manufactured
timber to shape,
fabricate, construct and
assemble a high-quality
prototype
WJEC EDUQAS Drama

GCSE
DRAMA
C690QS
Summer 2022 examinations
Advance Information
General information for students and teachers
This advance information provides the focus of the content of the Summer 2022 examination paper.
It does not apply to any other examination series. It is intended to support revision. It may be used
at any time from the date of release. It must not be taken into the examination.
Subject information for students and teachers
This advance information covers Component 3 only. There is no advance information for Component
1 or Component 2 which are both NEA.
The following areas of content are suggested as key areas of focus for revision and final preparation,
in relation to the Summer 2022 examinations.
The aim should still be to cover all specification content in teaching and learning.
This advance information focuses on Section A of the Interpreting Theatre written examination.
In this examination, the extract-based assessment will reference an extract of around two to three
pages in length. For the Summer 2022 examination, the specified extract for each text will be taken
from within the wider extracts noted below:

The Tempest:
From: page 77: ACT 4,
SCENE I.
To: page 85: [Exeunt.
The Caucasian Chalk
Circle:
From: page 86: SINGER:
‘Hear now the story of
the trial’.
To: page 96: GRUSHA is
silent.
Hard to Swallow:
From: page 12: Section
1: The Billy Goats
To: page 21: Maureen:
‘She was pale, drawn,
hollow eyed and only
able to walk
very slowly.’.
War Horse:
From: page 35: ELEVEN
To: page 43: Rose:
‘Albert! Albert! Ted!
He’s gone! Albert!
Albert!’.
DNA:
From: page 12: A wood.
LOU, JOHN TATE and
DANNY.
To: page 21: MARK: ‘Oh
yeah, Adam was, he was
laughing harder than
anyone.’.
End of advance information
AQA English Language Paper 2

GCSE English Language (8700)
Version 1.0
Because of the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are providing
advance information on the focus of June 2022 exams to help students revise.
This is the advance information for GCSE English Language (8700).
Information
• This advance information covers Paper 2 only.
• There is no advance information for Paper 1 due to the nature of the source and questions in this
paper.
• For Paper 2 the list shows the major focus of the content of the exam.
• Assessment of reading and writing skills will occur throughout the papers.
• It is not permitted to take this notice into the examination.
• The focus of the June 2022 question papers will be as follows:
Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
WJEC EDUQAS Food Preparation and Nutrition
WJEC GCSE
Food and Nutrition
3560QS
Summer 2022 examination
Advance Information
General information for students and teachers
This advance information provides the focus of the content of the Summer 2022 examination
papers.
It does not apply to any other examination series.
It is intended to support revision.
It may be used at any time from the date of release.
It must not be taken into the examination.
Subject information for students and teachers
Further information about adaptations to WJEC GCSE and GCE qualifications in 2022 is
available at: https://www.wjec.co.uk/home/summer-2022-adaptations/.
This advance information covers Unit 1 only. There is no advance information for Unit 2
(NEA).
The following areas of content are suggested as key areas of focus for revision and final preparation,
in relation to the Summer 2022 examination.
The following topic areas will be largely, although not exclusively, tested through the higher tariff
questions.
Other subject content will be covered in the remaining questions.
Unit 1: Principles of food and nutrition
1. Food commodities
For:
 bread, cereals, flour, oats, rice, potatoes, pasta
 meat, fish, poultry, eggs
learners need to know and understand:
 the value of the commodity within the diet
 features and characteristics of each commodity with reference to their correct storage to
avoid food contamination
 the working characteristics of each commodity, with reference to the skill group and
techniques table listed in Appendix A, e.g., when subjected to dry/moist methods of
cooking
 the origins of each commodity
2. Principles of nutrition
Macronutrients and  the definition of macronutrients and micronutrients in
micronutrients relation to human nutrition
 the role of macronutrients and micronutrients in human
nutrition
Macro-nutrients to include:
(i) protein: to include essential amino acids in relation to
nutritional requirements (histidine, isoleucine, lysine, leucine,
methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine) and
non-essential (alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid glutamic acid)
For protein, learners must know and understand:
 the specific function
 the main sources
 dietary reference values
 the consequences of malnutrition (over and under)
 complementary actions of the nutrients
3. Diet and good health
Energy requirements of (i) a range of life-stages: toddlers, teenagers, early, middle and
individuals late adulthood
(and) (ii) individuals with specific dietary needs or nutritional
Plan balanced diets deficiencies to include coeliac disease; diabetes (type 2 diabetes
only to be considered), dental caries; iron deficiency anaemia;
obesity; cardiovascular disease (CVD); calcium deficiencies to
include bone health; nut or lactose (dairy) intolerances
(iii) individuals with specific lifestyle needs to include
vegetarians: lacto-ovo, lacto, vegan, and those with religious
beliefs that affect choice of diet, to include Hindu, Muslim,
Jewish
Calculate energy and  calculate the energy and main macronutrients and
nutritional values of recipes, micronutrients in:
meals and diets (iii) an individual’s existing diet over a period of time
 use nutritional information/data to determine why,
when and how to make changes to:
(iii) a diet
 Show how energy balance can be used to maintain a
healthy body weight throughout life
4. The science of food

The effect of cooking on how preparation and cooking affect the sensory and nutritional
food properties of food
 why food is cooked, to include, digestion, taste, texture,
appearance and to avoid food contamination
 how heat is transferred to food through conduction,
convection and radiation and how and why the
production of some dishes relies on more than one
method of heat transference
 how selection of appropriate cooking methods can:
(i) conserve or modify nutritive value, e.g. steaming of green
vegetables
(ii) improve palatability, e.g. physical denaturation of protein
 reasons why particular results may not always be
achieved, e.g. a sponge cake sinks, a sauce goes lumpy
 how to remedy situations when desired results may not
be achieved in the first instance
Food spoilage microbiological food safety principles when buying, storing,
preparing, and cooking food.
 how to store foods correctly: refrigeration/freezing,
dry/cold storage, appropriate packaging/covering of
foods
 the importance of date-marks, labelling of food products
to identify storage and preparation
 the growth conditions, ways of prevention and control
methods for enzyme action, mould growth and yeast
production
 the signs of food spoilage, including enzymic action,
mould growth, yeast production and bacteria
 the role of temperature, pH, moisture, and time in the
control of bacteria
 the types of bacterial cross-contamination and their
prevention
5. Where food comes from
Food provenance food miles, impact on the carbon footprint, buying foods locally
Food manufacturing secondary stages of processing and production to include how
primary products are changed into other types of products
6. Cooking and food preparation
Factors affecting food choice  the range of factors that influence food choices,
including enjoyment, preferences, seasonality, costs,
availability, time of day, activity, celebration or occasion
and culture
 how to make informed choices about food and drink to
achieve a varied and balanced diet, including awareness
of portion sizes and costs
End of advance information
AQA French Writing Foundation and Higher Tier

GCSE French (8658)
Version 1.0
for GCSE French (8658).
Information
• This advance information covers Paper 4: Writing only.
• This advance information covers all the questions except Writing translation questions.
• There is no advance information for Paper 1: Listening, Paper 2: Speaking and Paper 3: Reading,
due to the nature of the questions in these papers.
• It is not permitted to take this notice into the exam.
Advice
• Students will be credited for using any relevant knowledge from any other non-listed topic areas
when answering questions. Where areas have been listed, there is no expectation of knowledge
beyond that identified in order to achieve full marks.
specification, which may be tested in the Writing translation questions and/or other components.
Foundation tier
Theme 1 – Identity and

culture
Topic 1: Me, my family
and friends
Topic 2: Technology in
everyday life
Topic 3: Free-time
activities
Theme 2 – Local,
national, international
and global areas of
interest
Topic 1: Home, town,
neighbourhood and
region
Topic 2: Social issues
Theme 3 – Current and
future study and
employment
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at
school/college
Topic 4: Jobs, career
choices and ambitions
Higher tier
Theme 1 – Identity and

culture
Topic 1: Me, my family,
and friends
everyday life
Topic 3: Free-time
activities
Theme 2 – Local,
national, international,
and global areas of
interest
neighbourhood, and
region
Topic 3: Global issues
Theme 3 – Current and
future study and
employment
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at
school/college
Topic 3: Education post-
16
AQA Further Maths

Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics (8365)
Version 1.0
information on the focus of June 2022 exams to help students revise.
This is the advance information for Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics (8365).
Information
• • This advance information covers all examined components.
• • There are no restrictions on who can use this.
• • The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged.
• • For each paper the list shows the major focus of questions.
• • The information is presented in specification order and not in question order.
• • You are not permitted to take this advance information into the exam.
Advice
• The following areas of content are suggested as key areas of focus for revision and final
preparation, in relation to the June 2022 examinations.
• Students and teachers should consider how to revise other parts of the specification, for example
to review whether other topics may provide knowledge which helps your understanding in relation
to the areas being tested in June 2022.
• Students will be credited for using any relevant or appropriate knowledge from any topic areas
when answering questions.
Paper 1 8365/1 June 2022

Paper 2 8365/2 June 2022
8365/1 and 8365/2 Aggregated Content June 2022
Edexcel Pearson Mathematics Level 1/Level 2 International
GCSE
4MA1
Mathematics Advance Information
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downloaded from the Pearson Qualifications website.
Instructions
Please ensure that you have read this notice before the examination.
Information
• This notice covers all examined components.
• This advance information details the focus of the content of the exams in the May–June
2022 assessments.
• There are no restrictions on who can use this notice.
• This document has 32 pages.
There are two option codes for this qualification. Some centres will enter for option “R”, depending
on their location – if you’re unsure if your centre uses option “R” papers you should contact your
centre who can confirm and check the Information Manual. Please ensure you consult the advance
information relevant to the option code used within your centre. Information related to the “R”
option is indicated by an “R” after the paper number, e.g. 4MA1/02R or Paper 2R.
General advice
• In addition to covering the content outlined in the advance information, students
and teachers should consider how to:
• manage their revision of parts of the specification which may be assessed in areas
not covered by the advance information
• manage their revision of other parts of the specification which may provide
knowledge which helps with understanding the areas being tested in 2022.
• For specifications with synoptic assessments, topics not explicitly given in the
advance information may appear, e.g. where students are asked to bring together
knowledge, skills and understanding from across the specification.
• For specifications with optional papers/topics/content, students should only refer to
the advance information for their intended option.
• For specifications with NEA, advance information does not cover any NEA
components.
Advance Information
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The information is presented in approximate specification order and does not reflect the order of
the questions.
Questions may be answerable using one or more of the indicated areas of specification content.
The areas of content listed are suggested as key areas of focus for revision and final preparation, in
relation to the May–June 2022 examinations.
Students may need to draw on prior knowledge and skills.
Students will still be expected to apply their knowledge to unfamiliar contexts.
Students responses to questions may draw upon knowledge, skills and understanding from across
the content listed when responding to questions.
Students will be credited for using any relevant knowledge from any other topic areas when
AQA Psychology
GCSE Psychology 8182
Version 1.0
for GCSE Psychology 8182.
Information
• This advance information covers all examined components 
• There are no restrictions on who can use this notice
• The format/structure of the papers remains unchanged
• It is not permitted to take this notice into the examination.
Advice
• Students and teachers can discuss this advance information notice
• Advance notice is not being provided for the following sections of specification content:
3.1.3 Development
3.1.4 Research Methods
3.2.1 Social Influence
Paper 1 Cognition and behaviour
3.1.1 Memory
Different types of
memory: episodic
memory, semantic
memory, and procedural
memory.
Murdock’s serial
position curve study.
The Theory of
Reconstructive Memory,
including the concept of
‘effort after meaning’.
Factors affecting the
accuracy of memory,
including interference,
context and false
memories.
3.1.2 Perception
Monocular depth cues:

height in plane, relative
size, occlusion and linear
perspective.
Binocular depth cues:
retinal disparity,
convergence.
Gregory's constructivist
theory of perception.
Perception uses
inferences from visual
cues and past
experience to construct
a model of reality.
The Gilchrist and
Nesberg study of
motivation and the
Bruner and Minturn
study of perceptual set.
3.1.3 Development: Advance Information not provided
3.1.4 Research Methods: Advance Information not provided

Paper 2 Social context and behaviour
3.2.1 Social Influence: Advance Information not provided
3.2.2 Language, thought and communication
Limited functions of
animal communication
(survival, reproduction,
territory, food).
Von Frisch’s bee study.
Definitions of non-verbal
communication and
verbal communication.
Darwin’s evolutionary
theory of non-verbal
communication as
evolved and adaptive.
Evidence that non-verbal
behaviour is learned.
Yuki’s study of
emoticons.
3.2.3 Brain and neuropsychology
The autonomic nervous

system and the fight or
flight response. The
James-Lange theory of
emotion.
Sensory, relay and
motor neurons. Synaptic
transmission: release
and reuptake of
neurotransmitters.
Excitation and inhibition.
An understanding of
how these processes
interact.
Brain structure: frontal
lobe, temporal lobe,
parietal lobe, occipital
lobe and cerebellum.
Localisation of function
in the brain: motor,
somatosensory, visual,
auditory and language
areas.
Penfield’s study of the
interpretive cortex.
The use of scanning
techniques to identify
brain functioning: CT,
PET and fMRI scans.
3.2.4 Psychological problems
Characteristics of mental
health, eg positive
engagement with
society, effective coping
with challenges.
Psychological
explanation (influence of
nurture): negative
schemas and
attributions.
Aversion therapy.
Self-management
programmes, eg self-
help groups, 12 step
recovery programmes.
How these improve
mental health,
reductionist and holistic
perspectives.

Edexcel Pearson Music
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 (GCSE 9–1)
Syllabus
reference 1MU0
Music
Advance Information
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This document is valid if downloaded from the Pearson Qualifications website.
Instructions
• Please ensure that you have read this notice before the examination. Information
• This notice covers Component 03.
• The advance information details the focus of the content of the exams in the May–June 2022
assessments.
• There are no restrictions on who can use this notice.
General advice
• In addition to covering the content outlined in the advance information, students and teachers
should consider how to:
• manage their revision of parts of the specification which may be assessed in areas not covered by
the advance information
• manage their revision of other parts of the specification which may provide knowledge which helps
with understanding the areas being tested in 2022.
• For specifications with synoptic assessments, topics not explicitly given in the advance information
may appear, e.g. where students are asked to bring together knowledge, skills and understanding
from across the specification.
• For specifications with optional papers/topics/content, students should only refer to the advance
information for their intended option.
• For specifications with NEA, advance information does not cover any NEA components.
Advance Information
• For Component 03, identified sections within the papers will sample content only from the areas
specified in this advance information.
• The broader study of music around set works is still encouraged and will benefit students when
answering the questions that relate to set works.
Component 3: Appraisal
Section A
Please note set works are listed in specification order not question order. Set works:
J S Bach: 3rd Movement

from Brandenburg
Concerto no.5 in D
major
L van Beethoven: 1st
Movement from Piano
Sonata no.8 in C minor
‘Pathétique’
H Purcell: Music for a
While
Queen: Killer Queen
(from the album ‘Sheer
Heart Attack’)
J Williams: Main
Title/Rebel Blockade
Runner (from the
soundtrack to ‘Star Wars
Episode IV: A New
Hope’)
Afro Celt Sound System:
Release (from the album
‘Volume 2: Release’)
Musical dictation
Treble clef
Unfamiliar Area of study
Fusions
Section B
Set work and Area of
study
Music for Stage and
Screen
Extract A: S Schwartz:
Defying Gravity (from
the album of the cast
recording

AQA Physical Education
GCSE Physical Education (8582)
Version 1.0
for GCSE Physical Education (8582).
Information
• Topics not explicitly given in the list may appear in multiple-choice questions, low tariff questions
or via synoptic questions. Synoptic questions are those that bring together knowledge, skills and
understanding from across the specification.
• It is not permitted to take this advance information into the examination.
Advice
specification, which may be tested in lower mark questions.
• Students will be credited for using any relevant knowledge from any non-listed topic areas when
• Students will still be expected to apply their knowledge.
• Students will be expected to draw on knowledge, skills and understanding from across the
specification when responding to synoptic questions.
The major focus of the June 2022 exam will be as follows.
Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport
3.1.1.1 The structure and functions of the musculoskeletal system
How the major muscles

and muscle groups of
the body work
antagonistically on the
major joints of the
skeleton to affect
movement in physical
activity at the major
movable joints
3.1.1.2 The structure and functions of the cardio-respiratory system
Blood vessels
Mechanics of breathing
– the interaction of the
intercostal muscles, ribs,
and diaphragm in
breathing
Interpretation of a
spirometer trace
3.1.1.3 Anaerobic and aerobic exercise
The use of aerobic and

anaerobic exercise in
practical examples of
differing intensities
3.1.1.4 The short- and long-term effects of exercise
Long-term effects of
exercise (months and
years of exercising)
3.1.2.1 Lever systems, examples of their use in activity and the mechanical advantage they provide
in movement
Analysis of basic
movements in sporting
examples
3.1.3.2 The components of fitness, benefits for sport and how fitness is measured and improved
Linking sports and

physical activity to the
required components of
fitness
Reasons for and
limitations of fitness
testing
3.1.3.5 Effective use of warm up and cool down
Warming up and cooling

down
Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport
3.2.1.1 Classification of skills (basic/complex, open/closed)
Classifications of skill
3.2.1.3 Basic information processing
Basic information
processing model
3.2.2.1 Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activity and sport
Engagement patterns of
different social groups
and the factors affecting
participation
3.2.2.2 Commercialisation of physical activity and sport
Positive and negative

impacts of sponsorship
and the media
Positive and negative
impacts of technology
3.2.2.3 Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
Prohibited substances
Reasons why
hooliganism occurs
Strategies employed to
combat
hooliganism/spectator
behaviour
3.2.3.3 Energy use, diet, nutrition and hydration
Nutrition – the role of

carbohydrates, fat,
protein and
vitamins/minerals
Reasons for maintaining
water balance
(hydration)

AQA Physics Paper 1 and Paper 2 Foundation and Higher Tier
GCSE Physics (8463)
Version 1.0
Because of the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are providing
advance information on the focus of June 2022 exams to help students revise.
This is the advance information for GCSE Physics (8463).
Information
• Assessment of practical skills, maths skills, and Working Scientifically skills will occur
throughout all the papers.
Advice
their education.
specification.

Paper 1F 8463/1F

4.1.2 Conservation and
dissipation of energy
4.2.1 Current, potential
difference and
resistance
4.2.5 Static electricity
4.3.2 Internal energy
and energy transfers
radiation
• Required practical activity 2: investigate the effectiveness of different materials as thermal

insulators and the factors that may affect the thermal insulation properties of a material.
• Required practical activity 5: use appropriate apparatus to make and record the measurements
needed to determine the densities of regular and irregular solid objects and liquids. Volume should
be determined from the dimensions of regularly shaped objects, and by a displacement technique
for irregularly shaped objects. Dimensions to be measured using appropriate apparatus such as a
ruler, micrometre or Vernier callipers.
• 4.4.4 Nuclear fission and fusion

Paper 1H 8463/1H

4.1.2 Conservation and
dissipation of energy
4.2.4 Energy transfers
4.3.2 Internal energy
and energy transfers
Required practical
effectiveness of different
materials as thermal
insulators and the
factors that may affect
the thermal insulation
properties of a material.
Required practical
activity 5: use
appropriate apparatus
to make and record the
measurements needed
to determine the
densities of regular and
irregular solid objects
and liquids. Volume
should be determined
from the dimensions of
regularly shaped objects,
and by a displacement
technique for irregularly
shaped objects.
Dimensions to be
measured using
appropriate apparatus
such as a ruler,
micrometre, or Vernier
callipers.

• 4.2.1 Current, potential difference and resistance
• 4.2.2 Series and parallel circuits
• 4.4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation
• 4.4.4 Nuclear fission and fusion
Paper 2F 8463/2F

interactions
4.5.2 Work done and
energy transfer
4.5.6.1 Describing
motion along a line
4.6.1 Waves in air, fluids
and solids
waves
4.8.1 Solar system;
stability of orbital
motions; satellites

Required practical
reflection of light by
different types of
surface and the
refraction of light by
different substances.
• 4.5.4 Moments, levers and gears
• 4.5.6.2 Forces, accelerations, and Newton's Laws of motion
• 4.5.6.3 Forces and braking
• 4.6.3 Black body radiation
• 4.8.2 Red-shift
Paper 2H 8463/2H

interactions
4.5.2 Work done and
energy transfer
4.5.3 Forces and
elasticity
4.5.5 Pressure and
pressure differences in
fluids
4.5.6.1 Describing
motion along a line
4.5.7 Momentum
4.6.1 Waves in air, fluids
and solids
4.8.1 Solar system;
stability of orbital
motions; satellites
4.8.2 Red-shift
Required practical
reflection of light by
different types of
surface and the
refraction of light by
different substances.

• 4.5.4 Moments, levers and gears
• 4.6.2 Electromagnetic waves
• 4.6.3 Black body radiation
• 4.7.1 Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields
AQA Spanish Foundation and Higher Tier

GCSE Spanish (8698)
Version 1.0
for GCSE Spanish (8698).
Information
• This advance information covers Paper 4: Writing only.
• This advance information covers all the questions except Writing translation questions.
• There is no advance information for Paper 1: Listening, Paper 2: Speaking and Paper 3: Reading,
due to the nature of the questions in these papers.
• It is not permitted to take this notice into the exam.
Advice
• Students will be credited for using any relevant knowledge from any other non-listed topic areas
when answering questions. Where areas have been listed, there is no expectation of knowledge
beyond that identified in order to achieve full marks.
specification, which may be tested in the Writing translation questions and/or other components.
Foundation tier
Theme 1 – Identity and culture


and friends
everyday life
Topic 3: Free-time
activities
Topic 4: Customs and
festivals in Spanish-
speaking
countries/communities
Theme 2 – Local, national, international and global areas of interest

neighbourhood and
region
Topic 4: Travel and
tourism
Theme 3 – Current and future study and employment
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at
school/college
Higher tier
Theme 1 – Identity and culture

and friends
everyday life
Topic 4: Customs and
festivals in Spanish-
speaking
countries/communities
Theme 2 – Local, national, international and global areas of interest

neighbourhood and
region
Topic 4: Travel and
tourism
Theme 3 – Current and future study and employment

Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at
school/college
Topic 3: Education post-
16

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GCSE Biology (8461)

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4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation

4.2.1 Principles of organisation

4.3.1.5 Protist diseases

4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis

4.4.2.1 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration

4.4.2.2 Response to exercise

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• 4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs

• 4.4.2.2 Response to exercise

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• 4.5.2.2 The brain

• 4.5.2.3 The eye

• 4.5.3.3 Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body

• 4.6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction

• 4.6.1.5 DNA structure

• 4.6.1.8 Sex determination

• 4.6.2 Variation and evolution

• 4.6.3.1 Theory of evolution

• 4.6.3.3 The understanding of genetics

• 4.6.3.7 Resistant bacteria

• 4.7.2.2 How materials are cycled

• 4.7.3.5 Global warming

• 4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity

• 4.7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem

• 4.7.5 Food production

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• 4.5.2.1 Structure and function

• 4.5.2.2 The brain

• 4.5.2.3 The eye

• 4.5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat infertility

• 4.5.3.7 Negative feedback

• 4.5.4.2 Use of plant hormones

• This advance information covers all examined components.

• This advance information covers all examined components.

• This advance information covers all examined components.