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Functional Skills English: November 2022 series

The Functional Skills English Level 1 and Level 2 exams will be taking place as normal for the November 2022 series. For this series you’ll need to complete a candidate record form and submit audio-visual recordings for your students.

ELC Step Up to English: new NEA topics for 2023

Find out more about the NEA topic changes for 2023.

GCSE English Language: spoken language endorsement (8700/C) for summer 2023

For summer 2023, the usual arrangements for NEA will be in place. This means you’ll need to submit audio-visual recordings of a sample of presentations for the assessment of the GCSE English Language spoken language endorsement.

GCSE English Language: spoken language endorsement (8700/C) for November 2022

For the November 2022 series only, the same conditions applied in summer 2022 for the GCSE English Language spoken language endorsement will apply in November 2022.

GCSE results delivered to schools and colleges on time

We’ve delivered results on time to schools and colleges for GCSE, the Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics, Entry Level Certificate, FCSE and Level 1 and 2 Project Qualifications – ready for release to students on Thursday 25 August

Student performance on A-level Law Paper 2

We wanted to update you on our analysis of how students performed on A-level Law Paper 2.

A-level Chemistry Paper 2 – analysis of student performance

An update on the outcomes of our investigation into the leak of our A-level Chemistry Paper 2 exam.

A-level results delivered to schools and colleges on time

We’ve delivered results on time to schools and colleges for AS, A-level, the Level 3 Certificate in Mathematical Studies, Functional Skills and the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification – ready for release to students on Thursday 18

Geography: equality, diversity and inclusion in the study of people, places and economies

Our Curriculum Manager for Geography, Stacey Hill, tells us how the team is looking ahead to future reform to ensure the landscape of their subject is fully diverse and inclusive.

Delivering results on time – a further update

Unison failed in its attempt to use strike action to disrupt a number of awarding meetings held in July to agree grade boundaries.