AS and A level subject content and requirements

Rules and regulations, qualification-level guidance. Includes maths, English, science, geography, history and other subject content.

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Guidance and regulation

• AS and A level maths
  • Guidance
  • 4 April 2016
  • Department for Education
• GCE AS and A level science
  • Guidance
  • 11 April 2014
  • Department for Education
• GCE AS and A level history
  • Guidance
  • 9 April 2014
  • Department for Education
• GCE AS and A level art and design
  • Guidance
  • 9 April 2014
  • Department for Education
• AS and A level further maths
  • Guidance
  • 4 April 2016
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• Open letter to heads of schools and colleges, May 2022
  • 13 May 2022
  • Ofqual
  • Correspondence
• GCSE MFL spoken language assessment criteria and approach
  • 5 November 2020
  • Ofqual
  • News story
• Government welcomes more pupils studying science
  • 15 August 2019
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Publication of reformed GCSE and A level content for 2017
  • 4 February 2016
  • Department for Education
  • Written statement
• Publication of reformed History of Art subject content
  • 21 January 2016
  • Department for Education
  • Written statement

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Research and statistics

• Impact of coursework on attainment dependent on student characteristics
  • 30 June 2020
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• Mathematical Skills Working Group Report
  • 5 April 2019
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• Indirect Assessment of Practical Skills Working Group Report
  • 5 April 2019
  • Ofqual
  • Research
• Vocational and other qualifications: July to September 2014
  • 4 December 2014
  • Ofqual
  • Official statistics
• Improving science in further education and sixth form colleges
  • 14 October 2011
  • Ofsted
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Chinese and Japanese AS and A levels: proposed subject content
  • 13 July 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 01 June 2023
• Revised GCSE qualifications in modern foreign languages
  • 14 January 2022
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 19 May 2021
• AS and A level reform: regulations for MFL (first teaching 2018)
  • 21 April 2017
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 31 March 2017
• Developing new MFL AS and A levels for first teaching in 2018
  • 3 March 2017
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 18 January 2017
• AS and A level subject content for modern foreign languages with smaller cohorts
  • 3 March 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 18 January 2017

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Organisations

• Department for Education

• Ofqual
• Ofsted