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It specifies assessment objectives, weighting and exam formats for units covering cells, variation, homeostasis, micro-organisms, and practical assessment, supported by technical guidance on entries and grading.","GCSE  \nWJEC GCSE in  \nBIOLOGY  \nAPPROVED BY QUALIFICATIONS WALES  \nSPECIFICATION  \nTeaching from 2016 For award from 2018  \nVersion 2 January 2019  \nThis Qualifications Wales regulated qualification is not available to centres in England.  \nSUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS  \n\n| Version | Description | Page number |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 | 'Making entries' section has been amended to clarify resit rules, carry forward of Practical Assessment (NEA) marks and the terminal rule. | 37 |\n\nWJEC GCSE in BIOLOGY  \nFor teaching from 2016  \nFor award from 2018  \nThis specification meets the GCSE Qualification Principles which set out the requirements for all new or revised GCSE specifications developed to be taught in Wales from September 2016.  \nPage  \nSummary of assessment 2  \n1. Introduction 3  \n1.1 Aims and objectives 3  \n1.2 Prior learning and progression 4  \n1.3 Equality and fair access 4  \n1.4 Welsh Baccalaureate 5  \n1.5 Welsh perspective 5  \n2. Subject content 6  \n2.1 Unit 1 7  \n2.2 Unit 2 20  \n2.3 Unit 3 35  \n3. Assessment 36  \n3.1 Assessment objectives and weightings 36  \n4. Technical information 37  \n4.1 Making entries 37  \n4.2 Grading, awarding and reporting 38  \nAppendix A 39  \nAppendix B 41  \nGCSE BIOLOGY (Wales)  \nSUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT  \nThere are two tiers of entry for this qualification:  \nHigher Tier – Grades A* -D  \nFoundation Tier – Grades C-G  \nThis GCSE qualification in Biology offers assessment at foundation and higher tier. In most cases, we would expect candidates to be assessed within the same tier. Exceptionally, it may be appropriate to enter some candidates for a combination of higher and foundation tier  \nunits.  \n\n| Unit 1: CELLS, ORGAN SYSTEMS and ECOSYSTEMS\u003Cbr>Written examination : 1 hour 45 minutes\u003Cbr>45% of qualification 80 marks |\n| --- |\n| A mix of short answer questions, structured questions, extended writing and data response questions with some set in a practical context. A tiered assessment. |\n| Unit 2: VARIATION, HOMEOSTASIS and MICRO-ORGANISMS\u003Cbr>Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes\u003Cbr>45% of qualification 80 marks |\n| A mix of short answer questions, structured questions, extended writing and data response questions with some set in a practical context. A tiered assessment. |\n| Unit 3 : PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT\u003Cbr>10% of qualification 30 marks |\n| Practical assessment that will be carried out in centres, but will be externally marked by WJEC. It will take place in the first half of the spring term (January – February) . 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