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Assessment

Paper 1: an externally assessed written paper lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes and carries 30% of the final A Level. Paper 2: an externally assessed written paper lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes and carries 20% of the final A Level. Paper 3: an externally assessed written paper lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes and carries 30% of the final A Level. Paper 4: Coursework that is internally assessed and externally moderated; it carries 20% of the overall A Level marks. The units are given an individual score and are combined to give an overall grade of A*-E.