OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies Paper 2 2025 Mark Scheme

Download the official OCR GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies J270/02 Citizenship in Action June 2025 Mark Scheme PDF for the Summer 2025 examination series. This OCR examiner-approved mark scheme contains official answers, levels-based marking criteria, examiner guidance and assessment instructions used during live OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies marking.

The mark scheme includes detailed assessment guidance for democracy, policing, media regulation, taxation, public spending, environmental campaigns, citizenship action projects and social participation. It explains how OCR examiners award marks for AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills, including evaluation, analysis, evidence-based judgement and extended-response writing.

Students and teachers can use this June 2025 OCR Citizenship Studies mark scheme to understand examiner expectations for questions involving Police and Crime Commissioners, media ownership, democracy, public spending, environmental activism, pressure groups, equality, diversity and campaign planning. The document also includes detailed levels-of-response descriptors, annotation guidance and model evaluation structures used in OCR GCSE assessment.

Perfect for GCSE Citizenship Studies revision, self-assessment, classroom marking, mock-exam feedback and OCR 2026 exam preparation. Best used together with the matching OCR J270/02 Question Paper for complete examiner-standard revision practice.

This document is designed for OCR GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including Year 10 and Year 11 learners, teachers, tutors, revision centres, private candidates and home-school students studying Citizenship in Action.

It is especially useful for students aiming to improve AO3 evaluation skills, evidence-based argument writing, citizenship-action planning and understanding of OCR levels-based examiner marking criteria.