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GCE AS and A level subject content

Documents for schools about GCE AS and A level subject content for teaching from 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

AS and A level subject content publications setting out the knowledge, understanding and skills common to all AS and A level specifications.

Content and assessment objectives are available on Ofqual’s website.

Subject content introduced in September 2015

Subject content introduced in September 2016

Subject content for teaching from September 2017

Subject content for teaching from September 2018

Published 9 April 2014
Last updated 3 March 2017 + show all updates
  1. Added content for languages with smaller cohorts.

  2. Added content for geology, politics and statistics.

  3. Added content for accounting; ancient history; archaeology; classical civilisation; electronics; film studies; law and media studies.

  4. Added content for history of art.

  5. Added content for environmental science, music technology, philosophy and design and technology.

  6. Added content for drama and theatre and religious studies.

  7. Added subject content for dance, music and PE.

  8. Link to content and assessment objectives on Ofqual's website added to this page.

  9. First published.