Publication policy
Specifications
New editions of AQA Specifications are published on the Website each year. Specifications are published in the summer for first teaching generally from September of that year and final examination in summer two years later.
Definitive versions
- For all AQA specifications from 2004 onwards the version on this Website is definitive in the case of any difference between it and the printed information.
- The electronic version is updated if any changes are made during the lifetime of the specification.
- Such changes are published in print through AQA Examinations Update, which is also published on this Website.
- Any changes to specifications are also announced on the subject noticeboard pages on this Website.
Changes in AQA Specifications
AQA wishes to alert centres to changes in specifications as they occur.
- If a specification is unchanged from the last version for the previous year, the following statement is used on the web page.
There are no changes to content from that in the latest version published on this Website. - If any differences exist between the new specification and the last version for the previous year, the following statement is used on the web page.
Changes to content from the previous version of the specification published on the Website are side barred. - Side bars are used to indicate any changes from the previous version only: Side bars in version 1.2 indicate changes from version 1.1, but not changes from version 1.0.
- All significant changes in a specification are side barred, irrespective of whether they are changes to the content of the course or the administrative arrangements. The exception is minor presentational changes such as amendments to punctuation or correction of typographical errors.