AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Paper 2b 2025 Mark Scheme

Download the official AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Paper 2B Perspectives on Faith (Textual Studies) mark scheme for the June 2025 exam series (8063/2B) — the final v1.0 examiner-approved document used during live GCSE assessment. This downloadable PDF contains authentic examiner guidance, AO1 and AO2 level descriptors, indicative content, SPaG assessment criteria, accepted responses, and detailed evaluation structures used by AQA examiners during the 2025 St Mark’s Gospel paper.

The mark scheme covers Theme D: St Mark’s Gospel – the Life of Jesus and Theme E: St Mark’s Gospel as a Source of Spiritual Truth. Topics include the paralysed man lowered through the roof, the resurrection of Jesus, Pilate sentencing Jesus to death, the Transfiguration, Caesarea Philippi, the rich man seeking eternal life, the call of Levi, the Parable of the Mustard Seed, and Peter as a model of discipleship.

Students can analyse the exact examiner expectations for 1-mark, 2-mark, 4-mark, 5-mark, and 12-mark evaluation questions, including detailed guidance on achieving Level 4 AO2 responses with logical chains of reasoning, justified conclusions, and accurate references to St Mark’s Gospel. The document also explains how AQA applies level-of-response marking, SPaG criteria, and examiner judgement during live GCSE assessment.

The PDF includes accepted scriptural references from Mark 4, Mark 8, and Mark 9, with detailed examiner commentary on topics such as Messiahship, the Kingdom of God, the suffering servant, the resurrection, discipleship, and Jesus’ identity as the Son of God. Ideal for GCSE Religious Studies revision, mock exam marking, intervention sessions, examiner-standard self-assessment, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE exams, this mark scheme works perfectly alongside the matching AQA 8063/2B June 2025 question paper available on markscheme.net.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE Religious Studies B textual studies under the AQA 8063 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-schooled learners aiming for grades 7–9.

It is also highly valuable for teachers, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision providers, and parents who require authentic examiner guidance for AO1 knowledge questions, AO2 evaluation essays, Gospel analysis, SPaG assessment, and structured Religious Studies feedback using official June 2025 marking criteria.