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OCR GCSE Drama (J316) Assessment Objectives — Exam Preparation
OCR J316 is being withdrawn: the final assessment is Summer 2028 and there is no resit. The written paper is 40% of the GCSE, the devised portfolio and performance are 30% and the text showcase is 30%. The book draws all 200 marks to scale and sets out the rules around the evidence that decide whether marks can be awarded: the contrast rule for the two texts, the concept pro forma, the minimum performance times and the live theatre requirements.
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- Referenced to Cambridge OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Drama (J316) specification, Version 3.2 (April 2026), with the assessment objective breakdown reconciled against it, OCR's withdrawal notice (updated 12 May 2026), DfE's GCSE subject content for Drama (DFE-00039-2015), Ofqual's GCSE subject-level conditions and requirements for Drama (Ofqual/17/6198), and OCR's June 2023, 2024 and 2025 question papers, mark schemes, examiners' and moderators' reports, sample assessment materials and live stimulus papers, quoted word for word
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