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GCSE and FCSE MFL summer 2020 ICE booklet

All teachers preparing students for summer 2020 GCSE and FCSE modern foreign languages (MFL) exams must download and read the MFL Instructions for the conduct of exams (ICE) booklet.

Conducting speaking tests for summer 2020

The summer 2020 GCSE languages Paper 2 speaking tests are scheduled to be conducted between 6 April and 15 May 2020. Schools and colleges can only test during five weeks of this window.

GCSE science summer 2020 entries and tiering decisions

The entries deadline for GCSE exams this summer is 21 February 2020, but you can change your tier of entry up to 21 April 2020 without any additional charge.

GCSE languages summer 2020 entries and tiering decisions

The entries deadline for GCSE exams this summer is 21 February 2020, but you can change your tier of entry up to 21 April 2020 without any additional charge.

Updated: Question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam: what’s available when

We’re changing the date of when we publish question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam on our website. This is now applicable to all qualifications.

Changes to GCSE Science exam papers for 2020

We’ve made some changes to the instructions on our summer 2020 GCSE Science exam papers, to help students understand what is required in the exam. The changes won’t affect the assessments or the way they are marked.

GCSE History (8145) historic environment sites for 2022 exams

Historic environment sites for 2022 GCSE History exams.

Summer 2020 NEA face-to-face teacher standardisation available

We encourage all teachers marking centre-assessed components this summer to complete standardisation as a refresher before you start marking assessments.

Summer 2020 NEA face-to-face teacher standardisation available

We encourage all teachers marking centre-assessed components this summer to complete standardisation as a refresher before you start marking assessments.

GCSE Computer Science updated specification and SAMS for 2022

In January this year, Ofqual asked all exam boards to assess GCSE Computer Science programming skills by exam only from 2022.