Consultation outcome

GCSE reform: regulations for ancient languages

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 16 December 2014
• Last updated: 9 June 2015 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

GCSE Ancient Languages: Decisions on Conditions and Guidance

Ref: Ofqual/15/5665

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Analysis of Responses to our Consultation on Conditions and Guidance for GCSE Ancient Languages

Ref: Ofqual/15/5621

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Detail of outcome

We have decided to adopt our proposed rules and guidance for reformed GCSEs in ancient languages, with one change to our guidance: a small reduction in the amount of literature we expect students to study. We have also made minor drafting changes to clarify some of our expectations.

We have now published final versions of our:

• GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Ancient Languages
• GCSE Subject Level Guidance for Ancient Languages

Our new rules will require reformed GCSEs in ancient languages to comply with the Department for Education’s subject content for ancient languages, and our assessment objectives

Our guidance explains how awarding organisations should interpret parts of the subject content, and our assessment objectives. In particular, it sets out our expectations that students should study set texts which total at least 110 lines in the ancient language.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposed regulations and guidance for the design, delivery and award of new ancient languages GCSEs.

This consultation ran from
12:30pm on 16 December 2014 to 11:45pm on 13 January 2015

Consultation description

This consultation is about the rules and guidance we need to put in place for new GCSEs in ancient languages. These rules will apply to the exam boards that want to offer new ancient languages GCSEs from September 2016. This is part of Ofqual’s work supporting the government’s changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels.

Documents

GCSE Ancient Languages: Consultation on Conditions and Guidance

Ref: Ofqual/14/5576

PDF, 402 KB, 30 pages

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Published 16 December 2014
Last updated 9 June 2015 + show all updates

1. 9 June 2015

   Published consultation outcome

2. 16 December 2014

   First published.