Command Words are King

Command words are king

This is a session suitable for teachers of the following exam boards: Edexcel, AQA, OCR and CIE iGCSE.

It will focus on the issues surrounding the taxonomy of command words, and the challenges which students face answering exam papers. It will consider the most popular command words used by each board and what teachers can do to enable their students to be more successful in exams

1. Identifying command words
2. Understanding examiners’ expectations
3. Preparing students to answer written papers
4. Improving exam marks through better understanding the requirements of questions

About Tony...

Tony is the creator and founder of 'GCSE Simplified'; a company providing forward thinking, dynamic and engaging examination resources and CPD training. With 23 years of teaching and leadership under his belt, Tony is also a Senior Examiner for a major examination board and has been involved in the delivery of GCSE training in the UK and overseas since 2015. Tony has recently returned form delivered at the prestigious FOBISIA PE Conference at Dulwich College in SIngapore, attended byt over 90 International Schools in Asia.

GCSE Simplified resources have helped almost 60,000 students in more than 2000 schools in 32 countries globally prepare for their PE exams at both GCSE and A level, including Pearson Edexcel, AQA, OCR, WJEC and CIE iGCSE.