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) Summer 2023
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Pearson Edexcel GCE In Politics A
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dvanced Subsidiary f
Paper 1: UK Politics (8PL0/01)
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,Edexcelf andf BTECf Qualifications
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rangefoffqualificationsfincludingfacademic,fvocational,foccupationalfandfspecificfprogrammesfforfemployers.f
Forffurtherfinformationfvisitfourfqualificationsfwebsitesfatfwww.edexcel.comforfwww.btec.co.uk.fAlternatively,f
youfcanfgetfinftouchfwithfusfusingfthefdetailsfonfourfcontactfusfpagefatfwww.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson:fhelpingfpeoplefprogress,feverywhere
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hroughfeducation.fWefbelievefinfeveryfkindfofflearning,fforfallfkindsfoffpeople,fwhereverftheyfarefinfthefworld.fW
e’vefbeenfinvolvedfinfeducationfforfoverf150fyears,fandfbyfworkingfacrossf70fcountries,finf100flanguages,fwefh
avefbuiltfanfinternationalfreputationfforfourfcommitmentftofhighfstandardsfandfraisingfachievementfthroughfinn
ovationfinfeducation.fFindfoutfmorefaboutfhowfwefcanfhelpfyoufandfyourfstudentsfat:fwww.pearson.com/uk
Summerf2023
QuestionfPaperfP70933AfPublications
f Codef8PL0_01_2023_MS
Allfthef materialfinfthisfpublicationfisfcopyright
©fPearsonfEducationfLtdf2023
, GeneralfMarkingfGuidance
• Allfcandidatesfmustfreceivefthefsameftreatment.fExaminersfmustfmarkftheflast
candidatefinexactlyfthefsamefwayfasftheyfmarkftheffirst.
• Markfschemesfshouldfbefappliedfpositively.f Candidatesfmustfbefrewardedfforfwhatfthe
yfhavefshownftheyfcanfdofratherfthanfbefpenalisedfforfomissions.
• Examinersfshouldfmarkfaccordingftofthefmarkfschemef–
fnotfaccordingftoftheirfperceptionfoffwhere fthefgrade fboundariesfmayflie.
• Allfthefmarksfonfthefmarkfschemefarefdesignedftofbefawarded.fExaminersfshouldfalwaysf
awardffullfmarksfiffdeserved,fi.e.fiffthefanswerfmatchesfthefmarkfscheme.fExaminersfshoul
dfalsofbefpreparedftofawardfzerofmarksfiffthefcandidate’sfresponsefisfnotfworthyfoffcreditfa
ccordingftofthefmarkfscheme.
• Wherefsomefjudgementfisfrequired,fmarkfschemesfwillfprovidefthefprinciplesfbyfwhi
chfmarksfwillfbef awardedfandfexemplification/
indicativefcontentfwillfnotfbefexhaustive.fHowever,fdifferentfexamplesfoffresponsesfw
illfbefprovidedfatfstandardisation.
• Whenfexaminersfarefinfdoubtfregardingfthefapplicationfoffthefmarkfschemeftofafcandi
date’sfresponse,fafseniorfexaminerfmustfbefconsultedfbeforefafmarkfisfgiven.
• Crossed-
outfworkfshouldfbefmarkedfunlessfthefcandidatefhasfreplacedfitfwithfanfalternativefre
sponse.
f f
) Summer 2023
f f
Pearson Edexcel GCE In Politics A
f f f f f
dvanced Subsidiary f
Paper 1: UK Politics (8PL0/01)
f f f f
,Edexcelf andf BTECf Qualifications
EdexcelfandfBTECfqualificationsfarefawardedfbyfPearson,fthefUK’sflargestfawardingfbody.fWefprovidefafwidef
rangefoffqualificationsfincludingfacademic,fvocational,foccupationalfandfspecificfprogrammesfforfemployers.f
Forffurtherfinformationfvisitfourfqualificationsfwebsitesfatfwww.edexcel.comforfwww.btec.co.uk.fAlternatively,f
youfcanfgetfinftouchfwithfusfusingfthefdetailsfonfourfcontactfusfpagefatfwww.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson:fhelpingfpeoplefprogress,feverywhere
Pearsonfaspiresftofbefthefworld’sfleadingflearningfcompany.fOurfaimfisftofhelpfeveryonefprogressfinftheirflivesft
hroughfeducation.fWefbelievefinfeveryfkindfofflearning,fforfallfkindsfoffpeople,fwhereverftheyfarefinfthefworld.fW
e’vefbeenfinvolvedfinfeducationfforfoverf150fyears,fandfbyfworkingfacrossf70fcountries,finf100flanguages,fwefh
avefbuiltfanfinternationalfreputationfforfourfcommitmentftofhighfstandardsfandfraisingfachievementfthroughfinn
ovationfinfeducation.fFindfoutfmorefaboutfhowfwefcanfhelpfyoufandfyourfstudentsfat:fwww.pearson.com/uk
Summerf2023
QuestionfPaperfP70933AfPublications
f Codef8PL0_01_2023_MS
Allfthef materialfinfthisfpublicationfisfcopyright
©fPearsonfEducationfLtdf2023
, GeneralfMarkingfGuidance
• Allfcandidatesfmustfreceivefthefsameftreatment.fExaminersfmustfmarkftheflast
candidatefinexactlyfthefsamefwayfasftheyfmarkftheffirst.
• Markfschemesfshouldfbefappliedfpositively.f Candidatesfmustfbefrewardedfforfwhatfthe
yfhavefshownftheyfcanfdofratherfthanfbefpenalisedfforfomissions.
• Examinersfshouldfmarkfaccordingftofthefmarkfschemef–
fnotfaccordingftoftheirfperceptionfoffwhere fthefgrade fboundariesfmayflie.
• Allfthefmarksfonfthefmarkfschemefarefdesignedftofbefawarded.fExaminersfshouldfalwaysf
awardffullfmarksfiffdeserved,fi.e.fiffthefanswerfmatchesfthefmarkfscheme.fExaminersfshoul
dfalsofbefpreparedftofawardfzerofmarksfiffthefcandidate’sfresponsefisfnotfworthyfoffcreditfa
ccordingftofthefmarkfscheme.
• Wherefsomefjudgementfisfrequired,fmarkfschemesfwillfprovidefthefprinciplesfbyfwhi
chfmarksfwillfbef awardedfandfexemplification/
indicativefcontentfwillfnotfbefexhaustive.fHowever,fdifferentfexamplesfoffresponsesfw
illfbefprovidedfatfstandardisation.
• Whenfexaminersfarefinfdoubtfregardingfthefapplicationfoffthefmarkfschemeftofafcandi
date’sfresponse,fafseniorfexaminerfmustfbefconsultedfbeforefafmarkfisfgiven.
• Crossed-
outfworkfshouldfbefmarkedfunlessfthefcandidatefhasfreplacedfitfwithfanfalternativefre
sponse.
