Policy papers and consultations

We’re seeking your views on changes to the current subject content of Chinese and Japanese AS and A levels to allow the use of English where it is reasonable.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 13 July 2023

Consultation on proposed changes to the assessment arrangements for GCSE French, German and Spanish

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 14 January 2022

• Revised GCSE qualifications in modern foreign languages

  1. Proposals at a glance The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a…

Consultation on rules and guidance for the new modern foreign languages AS and A levels that will be taught in schools from September 2018

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 21 April 2017

Covering Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, modern Greek, modern Hebrew, Japanese, Panjabi, Persian, Polish, Portugese, Turkish, Urdu.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 3 March 2017

We'd like views on AS and A level subject content for modern foreign languages with smaller cohorts.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 March 2017

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in geology.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 27 May 2016

A consultation on changes to our rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in politics.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 27 May 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in statistics

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 17 May 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new GCSEs, AS and A levels in film studies and media studies

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 13 May 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in law.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 13 May 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new GCSEs, AS and A levels in ancient history and classical civilisation.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 6 May 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in accounting.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 April 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in archaeology

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 April 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new GCSEs, AS and A levels in electronics

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 21 April 2016

A consultation on our approach to regulating new GCSEs, AS and A levels in modern foreign languages.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 18 April 2016

Proposed rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in mathematics and further mathematics.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 8 April 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in philosophy.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 15 March 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in music technology.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 15 March 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in history of art.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 15 March 2016

An analysis of the effect that revised GCSE and A level subject content will have on specific protected groups of people.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 March 2016