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Our plans for our Functional Skills qualifications

Our Functional Skills English and Functional Skills Mathematics qualifications will be coming to an end. The last cohort for first teaching will be September 2024.

Personalised maths test to transform support for struggling students

AQA has been working on a brand new personalised maths test that will allow teachers to quickly pinpoint why their students are struggling.

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.

New 2023 marking guidance for A-level and GCSE science teachers

We're pleased to share that we have new 2023 marking guidance available to support AS/A-level and GCSE science teachers.

Formulae and equations sheets for exams in 2024

Formulae and equations sheets will be provided for GCSE Maths, GCSE Physics, and GCSE Combined Science exams in 2024. Formulae sheets for our Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics (8365) exams will also be provided in 2024.

Delivery of results for vocational and technical qualifications

Following the success of the term-time checkpoints that Ofqual introduced in 2023 to make sure results for vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) were issued on time, this work will continue into 2024 and beyond. Find out more.

Age restrictions for the November 2023 exam series

For the November 2023 exam series, there are age restrictions for entering students for GCSE English Language and GCSE Maths.

GCSE Maths and Level 2 Further Maths: formulae sheets for 2023

For 2023 only, a formulae sheet will be provided in the exam for GCSE Maths (Foundation and Higher tier) and Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics. You can download these formulae sheets now for exam practice and revision purposes.

New and improved GCSE Science resources and support available

We've been reviewing our GCSE Science resources and we're pleased to share what's been improved.

GCSE Maths: improvements to our papers for summer 2023

For summer 2023, we’re making more improvements to both our GCSE Maths Foundation and Higher papers.