GCSE Centre Assessed Unit
The Centre assessed unit is an important component of most GCSE courses. It is designed to assess skills that are not easy to test under examination conditions and to give pupils who perform better outside the examination room an opportunity to play to their strengths.
You will probably remember it more as “coursework” which was usually completed over an extended time period. The centre assessed unit (CAU) has replaced the old style coursework. The fundamental difference being that the CAU has to be completed under controlled conditions (not all subjects) in school. However, most students will have some preparation to undertake at home to help them use the class time in a more effective manner.
The links below are to the centre assessed unit booklet and timetable for specified academic year groups. They contain details about the contents of the CAU for each subject and a guide timeline for when the work needs to be complete.
M J Garner
Master of the Middle School