With regards to exam questions - is the highest mark question 6 marks?

Yes the highest tariff questions are 6 marks. 

For further support regarding the 6 mark questions, you may find it useful to see the candidate exemplars which also have examiner commentary.  In the commentary we aim to explain why an answer gets a particular mark and what the candidate can do to improve it further.  For example please see page 7 and 8 of the component 01 SAM commentary.

We also have a comprehensive ‘Teacher Guide: A guide to 6-mark questions’ which covers key points for preparing students to extended response questions and several examples with commentary, to support teaching and learning. This can be found on Teach Cambridge on the subject page under Assessment > Assessment support.

Training events offer another source of support.  Events aimed at exploring the exams or enhancing teaching and learning, include useful advice and activities, which include marking and assessment activities. Details of upcoming events and material from previous events can be found on Teach Cambridge under Training > upcoming training events and Training > past training events.