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  14/08/2026

  AQA approved to deliver new vocational qualifications for launch in September 2027

  Ofqual has approved AQA's plans to develop new level 2 and 3 vocational qualifications, including V Levels, for young people aged 16–19.

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  28/07/2026

  AQA welcomes the Government’s announcement to encourage more technical and vocational pathways for young people

  The reforms are a welcome step forward towards tackling the challenges of keeping young people engaged in education, training and employment

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  03/07/2026

  AQA to launch certificated course for financial skills

  AQA Financial Futures is designed around practical skills for everyday life.

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  29/06/2026

  A-level Drama and Theatre: Updated specification for first teaching from September 2026

  We’ve added two prescribed practitioners to the subject content in the specification for first assessment from 2028

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  26/06/2026

  AQA and Teacher Tapp launch the AQA Teacher Insight Programme

  For over a century, AQA has worked alongside teachers. Today, more than 40,000 teachers, lecturers, subject experts and academics help shape our qualifications, set and mark our exams, and support students. We've always believed that great qualifications are built through collaboration.

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  26/06/2026

  GCSE Italian: specification updates from first teaching in September 2026

  Small but important updates to the specification vocabulary list for first exams in 2028

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  05/06/2026

  AQA to develop and award new V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates

  AQA will deliver new vocational qualifications, available in stages from September 2027.

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  02/06/2026

  Free resource launch event for GCSE English Language teachers

  Free Lit in Colour event launching new digital resource about 19th-century writers of colour for GCSE English Language

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  01/06/2026

  AQA partners with Discover the World Education to launch Geography resource pack

  New GCSE resources bring real-world case studies to life and help support teachers with engaging, curriculum-aligned content

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  21/05/2026

  New FREE 'Leave Taking' resources from Penguin Lit in Colour

  New FREE teaching resources for our GCSE text, Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

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  29/04/2026

  Digitally native or digitally naïve? Rethinking digital literacy in schools

  A new report from AQA explores levels of digital literacy among young people

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  23/04/2026

  AQA launches fund to support teachers and learners

  Education charity AQA is investing in the future of education with the launch of a new £250,000 Purpose-Driven Partnerships Fund.