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GCSE English Language: spoken language endorsement for summer 2024

If you're entering students for GCSE English Language (8700) in summer 2024, you'll need to provide audio-visual recordings of the presentations of either all or a sample of your students (depending on the number of students entered). Find out more.

AS and A-level Business: specification redevelopment

We’re excited to announce our proposals for further changes to our AS and A-level Business specification for first teaching from September 2025.

GCSE Religious Studies A and Short course: small change to question papers

We’ve made a small change to the format of our question papers for GCSE Religious Studies A and our Short course qualification.

A-level Dance Component 1 Choreography: specification change

We've made a small change to our A-level Dance specification.

Free online event: Deep dive into the new AQA GCSE speaking test

Find out more about the new AQA GCSE Paper 2 speaking test at our free online event on Wednesday 8 November 2023. This is a repeat event from summer 2023.

A-level Media Studies: CSP update for summer 2024 exams

We have clarification about the Close Study Products (CSPs) Horizon Forbidden West and Zendaya. Find out more.

AQA and TQUK join forces to deliver new Level 3 pathway

AQA and Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) are combining their academic and vocational assessment expertise to provide a new Level 3 pathway.

GCSE and A-level Drama specification changes: new editions of set plays

We've updated our GCSE Drama and A-level Drama and Theatre specifications to reflect changes to the prescribed editions of set plays.

Functional Skills English: November 2023 series 

Find out more about the Component 3 Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment for November 2023.

GCSE English Language: spoken language endorsement for November 2023

For the November 2023 spoken language exams, all schools and colleges are required to submit audio-visual recordings of the presentations of a sample of any new learners who do not currently have an endorsed grade or wish to improve their grade.