GCSE Science: Tackling Extended Open Response Writing
19 June 2025 at 16:00-17:30 BST
This free online event is intended to support teachers who are delivering Pearson Edexcel's GCSE Combined Science Biology, Chemistry and Physics specifications. The session will cover the extended open response requirements of the course and how to best prepare your learners to answer relevant questions.
You will:
• will explore strategies to support students with extended response questions
• identify areas for improvement in extended response questions
• develop your understanding of how extended open response questions are marked
• understand the requirements of our open response questions with specific command words.
Please note: A recording of the event will be available to attendees within three days of the event. We will also be releasing a copy on our YouTube channel, accessible via the Professional Development Academy, later in the term.
This event counts as 1.5 hours of CPD.
You will receive an e-certificate by email, post attendance.

Learning outcomes
- Will explore strategies to support students with extended response questions
- Identify areas for improvement in extended response questions
- Develop your understanding of how extended open response questions are marked
- Understand the requirements of our open response questions with specific command words.