Regulation

GCE subject-level conditions and requirements for modern foreign languages

Rules and regulations for reformed A levels and AS qualifications (taught from September 2016) in modern foreign languages.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 7 July 2015
• Last updated: 6 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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GCE subject-level conditions and requirements for modern foreign languages

Ref: Ofqual/24/7113

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This document sets out rules and regulations for reformed A levels and AS qualifications in modern foreign languages. These will be taught in schools from September 2016 (French, German and Spanish) or September 2017 (other languages).

Read the associated guidance to understand how to comply with these rules.

You should also read the GCE qualification-level conditions and requirements and our requirements for all qualifications.

Published 7 July 2015
Last updated 6 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 6 March 2024

   Assessment Objectives requirements amended to increase the permitted proportion of marks to be used for responses in English for AS and A level qualifications in Chinese. Updated document published as HTML rather than PDF.

2. 21 April 2017

   Updated definition of Modern Foreign Language in Condition GCE(Modern Foreign Languages)6.1.

3. 18 April 2016

   Updated to apply to all modern foreign languages

4. 7 July 2015

   First published.