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Approved textbooks
Using an 'AQA approved' textbook ensures our subject experts have checked that it provides good support for our specifications. Textbooks which do not carry the 'AQA approved' badge have not been through our approval process and do not provide the same reassurance, even if the AQA name is used in the title.
AQA approved textbooks can be ordered direct from the publishers. Please note that purchase of these books is not essential to deliver our specifications.
Our publisher selection and review processes
We carefully select publishing partners to help ensure that teachers and learners have access to high-quality resources that support our qualifications.
When work begins on a new specification, we invite publishers to express their interest in developing resources. We assess proposals against a range of selection criteria and choose a small number of publishers to work with for each qualification. We provide feedback to publishers throughout development via our review processes. This helps ensure that their resources align closely with the specification and meet our quality expectations.
Not all resources are eligible for approval – our review processes apply to selected print and digital learning resources only. We also recognise that teachers use a wide range of resources to support teaching and learning. You will find information about other materials available for each qualification on the relevant subject pages.