Regulation

GCSE subject-level conditions for 2021

Conditions and requirements, and corresponding guidance, applying to GCSE qualifications being awarded in 2021.

Applies to England

Documents

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Astronomy (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Dance (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Drama (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Engineering (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Guidance for English Language (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Film Studies (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Geography (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Geology (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for History (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Guidance for History (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Music (2021)

GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Single Science (2021)

Details

The conditions and requrements on this page apply only in respect of GCSEs being awarded in 2021. Awarding organisations must also comply with:

  • our General Conditions of Recognition, which apply to all awarding organisations and qualifications
  • our GCSE qualification-level conditions and requirements
  • all relevant regulatory documents

For awarding of GCSEs in years other than 2021, see our standard GCSE subject-level conditions.

Updates to this page

Published 5 November 2020
Last updated 6 January 2021 + show all updates
  1. GCSE PE updated to reflect an updated activity list published by the Department for Education.

  2. First published.

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