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February 2024

15 February

Updated JCQ guidance: use of artificial intelligence in assessments

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) has published updated guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) use in assessments.

January 2024

17 January

Our plans for our FCSE qualifications

Our Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education (FCSE) Chinese (Mandarin 8973), French (8958), German (8968) and Spanish (8998) qualifications will be coming to an end. Learn more.

December 2022

13 December

MFL: instructions for the conduct of exams summer 2023

Our modern foreign languages (MFL) Instructions for the conduct of exams (ICE) for summer 2023 are available now.

16 December

FCSE languages Instructions for the conduct of the exams summer 2021

Schools/colleges entering students for our FCSE languages exams in summer 2021 must download and read the MFL Instructions for the conduct of the June 2021 exams (ICE) guidance.

March 2020

11 March

FCSE Languages specification changes

We’ve made a few minor changes to our FCSE Languages (8958, 8968, 8998, 8973) Full Course and Short Course specifications.

2 March

GCSE and FCSE MFL summer 2020 ICE booklet

All teachers preparing students for summer 2020 GCSE and FCSE modern foreign languages (MFL) exams must download and read the MFL Instructions for the conduct of exams (ICE) booklet.