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May 2022
Free support events for teaching our new diverse plays
Join us for our free support events in June where we’ll be looking at our new diverse plays, giving you a practical toolkit for preparation and teaching.
April 2022
Four new plays bring greater diversity to AQA drama qualifications
We’re giving GCSE and A-level Drama students access to a more diverse range of texts by adding four new plays by writers from ethnic minority backgrounds to our courses.
Four new plays bring greater diversity to AQA drama qualifications
We’re giving GCSE and A-level Drama students access to a more diverse range of texts by adding four new plays by writers from ethnic minority backgrounds to our courses.
February 2022
Dance, drama and music: performance duration declaration form for 2022
For 2022, you'll need to complete our performance duration declaration form for Dance, Drama and Music qualifications.
Technical Award Performing Arts ends after summer 2023 series
The last exams for students taking the current qualification will be in the summer 2023 series, which will also be the final resit opportunity.
September 2020
Changes to 2021 exams for GCSE Drama
Changes for 2021 exams for GCSE Drama (8261)
Changes to 2021 exams for AS and A-level Drama and Theatre
Changes for 2021 exams for AS (7261) and A-level (7262) Drama and Theatre
June 2020
Changes to summer 2021 question papers and updated SAMs
We’ve made a minor change to the wording in Section B Question 9.1 (the 4-mark question on Noughts and Crosses) for our GCSE Drama (8261/W) summer 2021 question paper.
February 2020
Updated: Question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam: what’s available when
We’re changing the date of when we publish question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam on our website. This is now applicable to all qualifications.
December 2019
Question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam: what’s available when
We’re changing the date of when we publish our AS, A-level and GCSE question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam on our website.