Oxford Cambridge and RSA
GCSE (9-1)
Specification
GATEWAY
SCIENCE
PHYSICS A
J249
For first assessment in 2018
,Version 4.2 (February 2024) ocr.org.uk/gcsegatewayphysics
,1
These, and other CLEAPSS® publications, are on the CLEAPSS® Science Publications website www.cleapss.org.uk.
Note that CLEAPSS® publications are only available to members. For more information about CLEAPSS® go to
www.cleapss.org.uk.
Version 4.2 © OCR 2024
GCSE (9–1) in Physics A (Gateway Science)93
,Summary of updates
Date Version Section Title of section Change
December 2 Multiple Changes to generic wording
2017 and OCR website links
throughout the specification.
No changes have been made
to any assessment
requirements.
April 2018 2.1 i) Front cover i) Disclaimer i) Addition of Disclaimer
ii)4d ii)Results and ii) Amend to Certification
certificates: Results Titling
May 2018 2.2 2c and 4c Practical Science Update in line with new NEA
Statement and Head of Centre Declaration form.
Centre Annual Declaration
October 2018 3 3b Assessment Objectives Addition of Assessment
(AO) Objective elements
December 3.2 i) 2c i) Content of topics P1 to i) Learning outcome P3.2b –
2018 P9 ‘To include’ column
updated for clarification.
ii)3c ii) Command words
ii)Command words
April 2020 3.3 i) 1d i) How do I find out more i) Insertion of link to the new
information? Online Support Centre.
ii)4e ii) Post-results services ii) Enquiry about results
changed
to Review of results.
May 2020 3.4 2c Content of topics P1 to P9 Wording in table updated for
clarification
Update to specification covers
to meet digital accessibility
standards
April 2022 3.5 2c Content of Topics P1 to Correction of errors and typos
P9 and correction of ‘force’ to
‘gravitational force’ (PM2.3iii)
and ‘gravity’ to ‘gravitational
field’ (PM2.3iv) on page 24
GCSE (9-1)
Specification
GATEWAY
SCIENCE
PHYSICS A
J249
For first assessment in 2018
,Version 4.2 (February 2024) ocr.org.uk/gcsegatewayphysics
,1
These, and other CLEAPSS® publications, are on the CLEAPSS® Science Publications website www.cleapss.org.uk.
Note that CLEAPSS® publications are only available to members. For more information about CLEAPSS® go to
www.cleapss.org.uk.
Version 4.2 © OCR 2024
GCSE (9–1) in Physics A (Gateway Science)93
,Summary of updates
Date Version Section Title of section Change
December 2 Multiple Changes to generic wording
2017 and OCR website links
throughout the specification.
No changes have been made
to any assessment
requirements.
April 2018 2.1 i) Front cover i) Disclaimer i) Addition of Disclaimer
ii)4d ii)Results and ii) Amend to Certification
certificates: Results Titling
May 2018 2.2 2c and 4c Practical Science Update in line with new NEA
Statement and Head of Centre Declaration form.
Centre Annual Declaration
October 2018 3 3b Assessment Objectives Addition of Assessment
(AO) Objective elements
December 3.2 i) 2c i) Content of topics P1 to i) Learning outcome P3.2b –
2018 P9 ‘To include’ column
updated for clarification.
ii)3c ii) Command words
ii)Command words
April 2020 3.3 i) 1d i) How do I find out more i) Insertion of link to the new
information? Online Support Centre.
ii)4e ii) Post-results services ii) Enquiry about results
changed
to Review of results.
May 2020 3.4 2c Content of topics P1 to P9 Wording in table updated for
clarification
Update to specification covers
to meet digital accessibility
standards
April 2022 3.5 2c Content of Topics P1 to Correction of errors and typos
P9 and correction of ‘force’ to
‘gravitational force’ (PM2.3iii)
and ‘gravity’ to ‘gravitational
field’ (PM2.3iv) on page 24
