FAQs for AS & A Level Travel and Tourism (9395)

Content:

• Can learners take the AS Level examination at the end of their first year and then retake it at the end of the second year, along with the A Level components?
• Can learners take dictionaries into the examination?
• What support materials are available?
• Is International A Level equivalent to UK A Level?
• How many hours contact time do you recommend for AS/A Level?
• Can you suggest any websites that could be used as teaching aids?
• If there is only one candidate at my centre taking 9395, how can they complete the coursework which involves teamwork?
• Can learners carry forward their coursework mark for Paper 2?
• Resubmitting moderated coursework from 2020 onward
• An overview of the entry options available for 9395 from 2020 onward

Can learners take the AS Level examination at the end of their first year and then retake it at the end of the second year, along with the A Level components?

Yes, a learner’s best AS Level result can count towards their A Level.

Can learners take dictionaries into the examination?

Learners are not allowed to take any dictionaries into the examination.

What support materials are available?

• Syllabus
• Specimen Question Papers and Mark Schemes
• Past Question Papers and Mark Schemes
• Coursework Guidelines

All the above are available from on the School Support Hub.

Is International A Level equivalent to UK A Level?

Yes, the International A Level is equivalent to a UK A Level.

How many hours contact time do you recommend for AS/A Level?

Over a two-year A Level course, approximately 360 guided learning hours would be sufficient. For the AS Level this would be reduced to approximately 180 hours.

Can you suggest any websites that could be used as teaching aids?

Teachers with access to the School Support Hub will find a resource list including suggested useful websites. There is also a discussion forum for Travel and Tourism on this site, which allows teachers to discuss the teaching of Travel and Tourism and to share any useful sites or resources with each other.

If there is only one candidate at my centre taking 9395, how can they complete the coursework which involves teamwork?

If there is only one candidate at your centre taking paper 2 they will still need to fulfil the criteria of the coursework to get full marks. There are a few options:

• Ask other students in related subjects (such as business studies) at the centre to be involved in the organising and running of an event
• See if there is another centre nearby that you could collaborate with
• Ask staff/teachers to take up a role in the organisation and running of the event

Can learners carry forward their coursework mark for Paper 2?

From 2020 candidates can carry forward their coursework mark for paper 2. An overview of the entry options available for 9395 is below. To confirm what entry options are available for a syllabus, refer to the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for the relevant series.

Resubmitting moderated coursework from 2020 onward

From 2020, we are changing our policy on the re-submission of moderated coursework. You will no longer be able to resubmit moderated coursework for a future series.

From 2020, if a candidate would like to re-sit the syllabus and take forward their coursework mark, you will need to enter them for an option that includes the coursework component as a carried forward mark. To help you to do this, we have created new entry options for Cambridge International AS and A Level Travel Tourism (9395). These new entry options allow candidates to carry forward their AS coursework as a single component.

An overview of the entry options available for 9395 is below. To confirm what entry options are available for a syllabus, refer to the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for the relevant series. This guide is available from the 'Support Materials' section of Cambridge International Direct.

An overview of the entry options available for 9395 from 2020 onward

Candidates for Cambridge International AS Level certification take Papers 1 and 2. Candidates may either:

• take Papers 1 and 2 in a single exam series, or
• carry forward their mark for Paper 2 to a future series, subject to the requirements set out in the Cambridge Handbook.

Candidates who have received Cambridge International AS Level certification and wish to continue their studies to the full Cambridge International A Level qualification may:

• carry forward their AS marks and take Papers 3 and 4 in the exam series in which they require certification, or
• carry forward their mark for Paper 2 and take Papers 1, 3 and 4 in the exam series in which they require certification.

Candidates taking the full Cambridge International A Level qualification at the end of the course take all four papers in a single exam series. The Cambridge International AS Level forms 50 per cent of the assessment weighting of the full Cambridge International A Level.

For more information and materials on this syllabus, please visit our School Support Hub here.