Changes to GCSEs, AS and A-levels for summer 2021
Thursday 1 Oct 2020
We understand how important it is for you and your colleagues to have clarity about what Ofqual’s decisions on 2021 exams mean for each subject.
Ofqual has decided that not all subjects will have changes. For the subjects that do, we’ve been working hard to make the relevant changes to our qualifications.
Here’s a list of all our qualifications which have one-off changes for summer 2021.
GCSE
- Art and Design
- Citizenship Studies
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- Engineering
- English Language, English Literature
- Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Geography
- History
- Languages: French, German, Spanish, Bengali, Chinese (Spoken Mandarin), Italian, Modern Hebrew, Panjabi, Polish, Urdu
- Media Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
- Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science: Trilogy, Combined Science: Synergy
AS and A-level
- Art and Design
- Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
AS
- Dance
- Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles
- Design and Technology: Product Design
- Drama and Theatre
- Environmental Science
- Geography
- Media Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
A-level
- Dance
- Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles
- Design and Technology: Product Design
- Drama and Theatre
- Environmental Science
- Geography
- Media Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
Updated 23 October: there are no changes to specifications for AS and A-level languages French, German and Spanish for summer 2021.
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