Guidance on awarding spelling, punctuation and grammar for GCSE Geography

We have updated the sample assessment material for GCSE Geography A J383 and GCSE Geography B J384 to include guidance on how we award spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) for scribed scripts.

You can view the guidance titled, ‘Awarding Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar to scripts with a coversheet’, on the last page of the sample question paper for each component:

GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) J383

• J383/01 Living in the UK today
• J383/02 The world around us
• J383/03 Geographical skills
  

GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) J384

• J384/01 Our natural world
• J384/02 People and society
• J384/03 Geographical exploration

You can also download the updated sample assessment material from the Assessment > Exams > Sample assessment materials section on Teach Cambridge.

We've provided this guidance to clarify how SPaG marks are awarded in this subject which will be reflected in the GCSE Geography A and B mark schemes for future series.

There are no changes to the specification or question papers for this subject.

If you have any queries about this update, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email classics@ocr.org.uk.

Qualification

• Geography A (Geographical Themes) (9-1) - J383 (from 2016)
• Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) (9-1) - J384 (from 2016)