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2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content

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Question 100

The governing body is reviewing the school's facilities for independent study. It has collected responses from 600 students, with equal numbers from each year group.

Current facilityWhen availableStudents using it at least weeklyUsers saying it helps them concentrateUsers unable to find a place at least once
LibraryBefore school and at lunchtime36%84%47%
Supervised homework clubTwo lunchtimes each week19%78%35%
Computer roomAfter school until 4.30 pm28%71%41%
Outdoor benchesAt break and lunchtime46%33%9%

The survey also produced the following findings.

GroupFinding
Students in Years 7 and 866% would like more access to adult help while studying.
Students in Years 9 to 1169% would like a silent place for independent work.
Students who travel on school buses58% cannot remain at school after 4.15 pm.
Students without a quiet place to work at home73% use a school study facility at least three times each week.

The governing body has a budget of £23,000 and will fund no more than two of the following options.

OptionProposed improvementCost
ARearrange the library to provide 30 additional places and open it until 4.15 pm each weekday.£9,000
BProvide a supervised homework room at every lunchtime, with 35 places.£12,000
CConvert an unused room into a silent study area, with 45 places available at break and lunchtime.£14,000
DBuild a covered outdoor study shelter, with 50 places available at break and lunchtime.£8,000

Using the survey evidence and the spending options, write a report to the governing body evaluating the school's current provision for independent study and recommending how the £23,000 budget should be used.

You should:

  • analyse the main patterns in the evidence, including differences between groups
  • explain which existing arrangements are effective and where access is limited
  • recommend no more than two spending options, justifying your priorities and considering why the alternatives are less suitable
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2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content Questions

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  3. /2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content

206 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE English Language 2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content, covering 2.4.2 Range of non-fiction forms produced. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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