Consultation outcome

GCSE and A level reform

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 25 September 2014
• Last updated: 12 February 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Reformed GCSE and A level subject content: government response

Ref: DFE-00044-2015

PDF, 426 KB, 39 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses received and the government’s response outlining the next steps.

We have also published an equality impact assessment of the revised content for these subjects.

You can also find the revised content in the GCSE subject and A level subject collections.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on reformed GCSE and A level subject content for teaching from 2016.

This consultation ran from
10am on 25 September 2014 to 5pm on 20 November 2014

Consultation description

We are seeking views on a further range of GCSE and A level content for teaching in 2016.

This follows on from the subject content for GCSE and GCE AS and A level that we have already consulted on and published.

Documents

Reformed GCSE and A level subject content consultation: September 2014

PDF, 269 KB, 16 pages

Citizenship studies: GCSE subject content

Ref: DFE-00582-2014

PDF, 232 KB, 11 pages

Cooking and nutrition: GCSE subject content

Ref: DFE-00584-2014

PDF, 250 KB, 12 pages

Design and technology: GCSE subject content

Ref: DFE-00580-2014

PDF, 201 KB, 9 pages

Drama: GCSE subject content

Ref: DFE-00581-2014

PDF, 194 KB, 6 pages

Drama and theatre: AS and A level subject content

Ref: DFE-00579-2014

PDF, 194 KB, 7 pages

Published 25 September 2014
Last updated 12 February 2015 + show all updates

1. 12 February 2015

   Published government response.

2. 25 September 2014

   First published.