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February 2022

4 February

GCSE MFL specification redevelopment – have your say

Following the Department for Education’s confirmed changes to GCSE French, German and Spanish, and Ofqual’s response to the Spring 2021 consultation, exam boards are being asked to redevelop these qualifications for first teaching from

1 February

Dance, drama and music: performance duration declaration form for 2022

For 2022, you'll need to complete our performance duration declaration form for Dance, Drama and Music qualifications.

January 2022

20 January

Join our free events – GCSE History: Teaching sensitive issues

Explore common issues that teachers might encounter when teaching potentially sensitive and emotive historical issues with our new GCSE History events.

19 January

AQA English anthologies: what’s available

Discover which anthologies are used in our English specifications and how to order them.

November 2021

25 November

The future of GCSE Modern Foreign Languages

A joint statement from AQA, ASCL, Association for Language Learning, Eduqas, HMC, ISMLA, NAHT, NALA and Pearson Edexcel.

December 2020

16 December

GCSE MFL Instructions for the conduct of the exams summer 2021

Schools/colleges entering students for our GCSE languages exams in summer 2021 must download and read the MFL Instructions for the conduct of the June 2021 exams (ICE) guidance.

11 December

GCSE Geography (8035/3/PM) preliminary materials for 2021

We usually publish the preliminary materials for GCSE Geography Paper 3 Issue Evaluation (8035/3/PM) 12 weeks before the exam. In 2021, we’ll be publishing these GCSE Geography materials earlier.

September 2020

28 September

Changes to 2021 exams for GCSE Engineering

Changes to 2021 exams for GCSE Engineering (8852)

24 September

Changes to 2021 exams for GCSE Drama

Changes for 2021 exams for GCSE Drama (8261)

23 September

Changes for 2021 exams for GCSE, AS and A-level Design and Technology

Changes for 2021 exams for GCSE (8552), AS and A-level Design and Technology