GCSE changes and reforms

Consultations, research and guidance about changes to subjects, regulations, assessment, grading and appeals.

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Guidance and regulation

• Ofqual postcards: GCSE, AS and A level reforms
  • Promotional
  • 22 February 2019
  • Ofqual
• Grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1
  • Guidance
  • 6 September 2017
  • Ofqual
• GCSE new grading scale: factsheets
  • Promotional
  • 8 May 2019
  • Department for Education
• GCSE changes: a summary
  • Guidance
  • 31 March 2017
  • Ofqual
• Timeline of changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels
  • Guidance
  • 5 September 2017
  • Ofqual

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News and communications

• GCSE entries to arts and core academic subjects rise
  • 22 August 2019
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Education Secretary says post-16 options better than ever, as GCSE results released
  • 22 August 2019
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• GCSE 9 to 1 grades
  • 6 August 2019
  • Ofqual
  • News story
• Letter to schools and colleges - summer 2019
  • 30 May 2019
  • Ofqual
  • Correspondence
• Letter to Directors of Admissions, higher educational institutions
  • 30 May 2019
  • Ofqual
  • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

• The National Reference Test in 2021
  • 9 December 2021
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• What is the Sawtooth Effect?
  • 23 November 2020
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• The National Reference Test in 2020
  • 20 August 2020
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• GCSE reform in schools
  • 13 December 2019
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• Inter-subject comparability in GCSEs
  • 5 November 2019
  • Ofqual
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2024
  • 19 December 2023
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 30 November 2023
• Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2023
  • 30 November 2022
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 20 October 2022
• Proposed changes to the assessment of Modern Foreign Language GCSEs from 2023
  • 30 November 2022
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 20 October 2022
• GCSE modern foreign languages (MFL) subject content review
  • 14 January 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 20 May 2021
• Review of GCSE, AS and A level physical education activity list
  • 10 September 2019
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 21 December 2018

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• GCSE modern foreign languages subject content review panel
  • 5 November 2019
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Costs involved in developing the English Baccalaureate
  • 20 September 2013
  • Department for Education
  • Foi release
• GCSE history and geography provision in secondary schools in England
  • 16 September 2013
  • Department for Education
  • Foi release
• Citizenship (and human rights) in the curriculum
  • 19 April 2011
  • Department for Education
  • Foi release
• Policy on sex and relationship education
  • 19 November 2010
  • Department for Education
  • Foi release

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