GCSE, AS and A level reforms

A series of ‘postcards’ outlining the work Ofqual is doing, with an emphasis on current reforms to qualifications in England.

Documents

Accreditation process

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Grading new GCSEs

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GCSE Combined Science: Double Award Grade Combinations

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New GCSE grade descriptors

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Awarding for new GCSE student cohorts

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National Reference Test

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Spoken language in new GCSE English language

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Improving science practicals

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New marking review and appeal arrangements

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Grading new AS and A levels

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About Ofqual

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Details

These postcards give an overview of the work Ofqual is doing. For more information on reforms to GCSEs see ‘New GCSE 9 to 1 grades are here’.

Published 11 September 2015
Last updated 22 February 2019 + show all updates

1. 22 February 2019 Updates to the National Reference Test postcard.
2. 23 March 2018 Added a postcard on the new grading scale for GCSE combined science.
3. 18 September 2017 Updated postcard on the National Reference Test.
4. 3 March 2017 Updated postcard for grading the new GCSE
5. 13 July 2016 Updated content and new postcards.
6. 30 October 2015 Added Regulated Qualifications Framework postcard.
7. 5 October 2015 Added a PDF containing all the postcards
8. 11 September 2015 First published.