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Cambridge IGCSE Food and Nutrition 0648
From June 2017
The latest syllabus is version 1, published February 2015.
This syllabus has been revised. Some changes are significant. Teachers are strongly advised to read the whole syllabus before planning their
teaching programme.
Changes to syllabus content
The content has been revised and updated in some sections.
2. Nutritive value of foods
mineral elements calcium, iron, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, fluoride, chloride, iodide
3. Digestion and absorption
Enzymes as catalysts in digestion, including amylase, erepsin, invertase, lactase, lipase, maltase, pepsin, rennin, trypsinogen.
Role of bile in emulsifying fats.
4. Meal planning and dietary guidelines
Special needs of: people with food allergies and intolerances, including coeliacs
people with medical conditions linked to diet, such as diabetes. Terminology describing recommended dietary intakes, e.g. Dietary
Reference Value DRV and Reference Daily Intake RDI.
6. Cooking of food
Sensory properties of food flavour, taste, texture. Effect of dry and moist heat on proteins, fats and oils, sugars and
starches, and vitamins to include: caramelisation
coagulation dextrinisation
enzymic and non-enzymic browning Maillard reaction gelatinisation
rancidity smoking point.
7. Convenience foods
Food additives – types and function.
11. Food preservation
Key points involved in milk pasteurisation and sterilisation and in the production of UHT milk, evaporated and condensed milk, and dried milk.
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Changes to examination administration
Submission of a good quality colour photograph
of each candidate’s serving table and completed dishes, labelled
with the candidate’s name and number, has been introduced as a requirement for the Practical Test
064802 in this syllabus.
Changes to examination specific information
The Confidential Instructions for the Practical Test 064802 and Planning Session Instructions for Candidates 064802 have been updated to
reflect the changes to the examination administration described above.
Changes to the number of marks
The allocation of 50 marks for the Preparation session part of the Practical Test 064802 has been changed.
Choice and Recipes maximum 25 marks
Choice maximum 20 marks Recipes maximum 5 marks
Plan of Work 25 marks
Time Plan maximum 23 marks Shopping List maximum 2 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Information and Communication Technology 0417
From March 2017
The latest syllabus is version 2, published September 2016.
Changes to syllabus content
This document has a new design. The subject content remains the same. Minor changes to the wording of some sections have been made to
improve clarity.
Changes to assessment including changes to
specimen papers The Specimen Mark Scheme for Paper 2 has been updated to ensure it
aligns fully with the Specimen Question Paper. There are no changes to the Specimen Question Paper.
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Cambridge IGCSE Music 0410
From June 2017
The latest syllabus is version 3, published September 2016.
The syllabus has a new design. Minor changes to the wording of some sections have been made to
improve clarity.
Changes to assessment including changes to
specimen papers The Specimen Question Paper has been revised to create a single paper
which reflects the assessment for component 1. This new Specimen Question Paper includes the material which was previously found in the
Specimen paper and the Practice paper for examination from 2015.
Changes to syllabus content
The Set Works and World Focus in Component 1 have been listed for 2017 to 2019.
The Set Works for 2017 are: EITHER
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 Movement 1 OR
Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons. The World Focus for 2017 is:
India. Changes to content are indicated in the syllabus by black vertical lines
either side of the text.
Information on pages 10 to 12 about the World Focus and Set Works has been updated to provide more guidance to Centres. Please see the
syllabus and Teachers’ Guide for more information. The
Teachers’ Guide to Set Works and the World Focus is updated for each year of examination.
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From June 2018 Changes to syllabus
content The Set Works for 2018 are:
EITHER Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony Movements 1 and 3
OR Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1.
The World Focus for 2018 is: Latin America.
Changes to content are indicated in the syllabus by black vertical lines either side of the text.
From June 2019 Changes to syllabus
content The Set Works for 2019 are:
EITHER Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony Movements 2 and 4
OR Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Movement 1.
The World Focus for 2019 is: China.
Changes to content are indicated in the syllabus by black vertical lines either side of the text.
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Cambridge IGCSE Physical Education 0413
From June 2019
The syllabus has been revised. The latest syllabus is version 1, published
September 2016. Some changes are significant and these are outlined below. Teachers are
strongly advised to read the whole syllabus before planning their teaching programme.
Changes to assessment
The syllabus aims have been updated. There are changes to component weightings in the syllabus:
- The assessment weightings of the two components Component 1: Paper 1 and Component 2: Coursework have been changed, so
that each component is worth 50 of the qualification. Paper 1 was previously worth 40 and Coursework 60.
The assessment objectives AOs have been changed, to improve clarity and to ensure comparability across other qualifications and
fitness for purpose for the future of the qualification. -
The previous AO1 has now become AO3 and has been reworded to reflect the assessment of the physical activity. This is assessed
in the coursework.
- The previous AO2, the Analysis and Improvement element of the
coursework previously worth 10, has been removed, to improve the validity and reliability of the coursework.
- The previous AO3 knowledge and understanding has been split into a knowledge and understanding objective and an application
and analysis objective to balance more accurately the different aspects of these skills in the written paper.
- The new AOs are:
AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical principles that underpin performance in physical activitysport.
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AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding of the theoretical principles to a variety of physical activitiessports, including the
analysis and evaluation of performance. 25
AO3: Demonstrate the ability to select and perform appropriate skills to produce effective performance in practical activities. 50
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Written question paper
The number of marks for the written paper has been increased from 80 to 100.
Sections have been removed from the question paper to enable the syllabus content to be examined in any order within the question paper.
Some questions now include stimulus material and questions within a theme or topic are linked.
Candidates may only use examples of physical activities from the revised list of physical activities in answers to this paper.
Coursework Each practical activity will be worth 25 marks.
The list of practical activitiessports has been revised. All activities will now need to be filmed.
The marking criteria have been reviewed to ensure ongoing validity
and reliability. This will be published in the Coursework Guidelines booklet in due course.
Changes to syllabus content
The syllabus content has been refreshed and restructured so that it is rationally organised, easy to follow and international in perspective.
It has been divided into the following sections: - Anatomy and physiology
- Health, fitness and training - Skill acquisition and psychology
- Social, cultural and ethical influences. The specimen assessment materials have been revised to reflect the
changes to the assessment and the syllabus content.
Publishers’ endorsed resources
Collins Cambridge IGCSE Physical Education Students Book
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Cambridge O Level
Cambridge O Level CDT: Design and Communication 7048
From November 2017
The latest syllabus is version 1, published February 2015.
Changes to syllabus content
The content has been revised as follows: Content has been added to clarify what is currently assessed
including the practical designing and making requirements for Paper 2. The syllabus headings that have been added are:
‘Designing’ previously partly covered in ‘Analysis of products’; ‘Planning and making’; ‘Materials and components’; and ‘Evaluating’.
Content has been reordered and removed. The syllabus headings that have been removed are: ‘Interpretation of information’ now part of
‘Convey information’; ‘Division’ now part of ‘Geometrical figures’; ‘Intersections’ deleted; and ‘Geometrical loci’ deleted.
Content has been adjusted to reflect a change in weighting of the components 60 Paper 1 and 40 Paper 2.
The ‘Notes for guidance’ on the syllabus content have been updated to clarify the experience and knowledge candidates should gain when
covering the syllabus. A ‘Syllabus content at a glance’ section has been added.
Description of components
The component descriptions have been amended as follows: A statement has been added to clarify that content from across the
syllabus could appear in either Section A or Section B of Paper 1. The Paper 2 description has been amended to make clear that the
project involves designing and making a product, as well as a portfolio of written work.
A list of equipment and materials for Papers 1 and 2 has been added.
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Changes to assessment
The wording of the syllabus aims has been simplified, but with no substantive changes.
Assessment objectives AOs are stated in the syllabus for the first time, with a table showing the percentage weighting of each
assessment objective for each paper. There are no changes to the skills, knowledge and understanding currently assessed.
Changes to Paper 1
The weighting of Paper 1 has been reduced to 60. The duration of Paper 1 has changed to 2 hours 30 minutes to include
time for reading. Paper 1 will now be printed at A3 paper size. The structure of Paper 1 has changed.
Sections 1 and 2 have been renamed Sections A and B. Section A contains one compulsory question with some parts in
short-answer question style and less technical drawing, to reflect the reduced component weighting.
Section B contains a reduced choice of questions. Candidates answer
two questions chosen from three not four questions. Changes to Paper 2
The component name has changed to ‘Paper 2: Design Project’ and the weighting of Paper 2 has increased to 40.
The description of Paper 2 has been revised to clarify that a product as well as a portfolio should be produced. The Paper 2 question options will
now be referred to as ‘design situations’ rather than ‘problems’ or ‘themes’.
The assessment criteria for Paper 2 have been revised: to clarify levels of attainment
to make the mark ranges explicit to explicitly include development and planning skills.
Guidance notes for Paper 2 have been included to exemplify and support use of the revised criteria.
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Cambridge O Level Commerce 7100
From June 2018 The latest syllabus is version 1, published September 2015.
This syllabus has been revised. Some changes are significant. Teachers are strongly advised to read the whole syllabus before planning their
teaching programme.
Changes to assessment Changes have been made to Paper 2:
Optionality has been removed. Candidates are required to answer all
questions. The answer booklet has been removed and candidates now answer
on the question paper. Paper 2 has been given the title ‘Written’.
Changes to assessment objectives
AO2 Application has been updated to include mention of the use of numerical information and simple calculations.
AO3 Analysis has been updated to include analysis of written and numerical problems relating to a commercial situation to make clear that
numerical problems are involved. The weightings of the four assessment objectives AOs have been
adjusted slightly.
Changes to syllabus aims
The syllabus aims have been updated to reflect: the requirement for candidates to apply skills to both written and
numerical information the need for candidates to appreciate changes in commercial
environments and the effects of innovation and change on commercial activities.
Changes to syllabus content
A new topic, changing environment of commerce, has been added. Consumer protection has been moved into the changing environment
of commerce topic. In addition, the content has been updated, modernised and is described in
greater detail. Command words are included as part of the syllabus content to illustrate the level to which areas of the syllabus need to be
studied and the skills that candidates will be required to demonstrate.
Publishers’ endorsed resources
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Commerce for Cambridge O Level Student Book
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Cambridge O Level Commercial Studies 7101
Last examination: November 2017
This syllabus is being withdrawn. The last examination series is November 2017.
The latest syllabus is version 1, published February 2015.
Cambridge O Level Computer Science 2210
From June 2017
The latest syllabus is version 1, published February 2015.
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Cambridge O Level Food and Nutrition 6065
From June 2017 The latest syllabus is version 1, published February 2015.
This syllabus has been revised. Some changes are significant. Teachers are strongly advised to read the whole syllabus before planning their
teaching programme.
Changes to syllabus content
The content has been revised and updated in some sections.
2. Nutritive value of foods
