Consultation outcome

AS and A level reform: regulations for accounting

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 5 February 2016
• Last updated: 22 April 2016 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Decisions on Conditions and guidance for AS and A level Accounting

Ref: Ofqua/16/5953

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Detail of outcome

We have made minor changes to our guidance to clarify how the evaluation of accounting data should be assessed, and have adopted all of our other proposals unchanged.

We are not persuaded that we should change the weightings assigned to assessment of double-entry accounting, as we remain of the view that these reflect the curriculum expectations in this subject.

We have now published the following documents, which formally introduce our rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in accounting:

• GCE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Accounting
• GCE Subject Level Guidance for Accounting

Feedback received

Analysis of Responses to our Consultation on Conditions and Guidance for AS and A level Accounting

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Detail of feedback received

We received two responses two our consultation - both from organisations.

One respondent did not comment directly on our proposals, but instead provided general comments on the process for reform of GCSEs, AS and A levels.

The other respondent broadly supported our proposals, but did raise some concerns about our proposed approach to assessing double-entry accounting. They also commented on our proposed guidance.

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Original consultation

Summary

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

This consultation ran from
midday on 5 February 2016 to 11:45pm on 6 March 2016

Consultation description

This consultation is about the rules and guidance we plan to put in place for new AS and A levels in accounting. These rules will apply to the new accounting AS and A levels that will be taught in schools in England from September 2017.

This consultation takes forward decisions made following our earlier consultation ‘Developing new GCSEs, AS and A Levels for first teaching in 2017 - Part 2’, and is part of Ofqual’s work supporting the government’s changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels.

Documents

AS and A Level Accounting – Consultation on conditions and guidance

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Published 5 February 2016
Last updated 22 April 2016 + show all updates

1. 22 April 2016

   Added public feedback and published consultation outcome

2. 5 February 2016

   First published.