Policy papers and consultations

Ofqual invites views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams in 2024.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 19 December 2023

• Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2024

  Proposals at a glance Ofqual invites your views on proposed adaptations to…

We invite views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams in 2023.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2022

• Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2023

  Proposals at a glance Ofqual invites your views on proposed adaptations to…

We invite views on a proposed adaptation to GCSE modern foreign language (MFL) qualifications assessment for students in England taking exams from summer 2023.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2022

• Covering requirements for the assessment of vocabulary

  Proposals at a glance Ofqual invites your views on a proposed adaptation…

The Department for Education is seeking your views on the revised GCSE modern foreign languages (MFL) subject content.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 14 January 2022

We're inviting proposals to add activities to the published list.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 September 2019

This consultation is about how the programming skills of students taking GCSE computer science should be assessed.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 18 February 2019

Changes to our rules for GCSEs, AS and A levels in music and dance.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 29 January 2019

Ofqual consults on changes to non-exam assessment for GCSE computer science.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 April 2018

We're seeking views about the government’s proposals on how to get at least 90% of pupils to take GCSEs in the EBacc subjects.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 July 2017

Ofqual are seeking views for how standards should be set for new GCSE qualifications, graded 9 to 1.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 19 July 2017

A consultation by Ofqual on 3 separate but closely linked sets of proposals for GCSE, AS and A level exams.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 June 2017

Proposed changes to subject content requirements.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 April 2017

Proposed changes to our rules and guidance to accommodate reformed GCSEs, AS and A levels in biblical Hebrew

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 March 2017

Consulting on the proposed regulations for setting grade boundaries in new GCSEs awarded from 2017 onwards.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 16 February 2017

Proposals on grade standards for GCSEs being awarded from 2018, and grades 8 and 9 in maths, English language and English literature from 2017.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 September 2016

We are seeking views on our proposals for final entries to legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 8 June 2016

A consultation on changes to our rules and guidance for new GCSEs in physical education to accommodate the new short-course GCSEs.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 27 May 2016

A consultation on changes to our rules and guidance for new GCSEs in sociology.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 11 May 2016

A consultation on rules and guidance for new GCSEs in statistics.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 6 May 2016

This consultation seeks views on how we should regulate the use of calculators in assessments for new GCSEs, AS and A levels.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 12 April 2016