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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.

  • News
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    22/04/2026

    GCSE Art and Design: specification updates for 2027

    Qualification updates for first assessment in 2027

  • News
    AQA exams in countries where exams have been cancelled 

    16/04/2026

    AQA exams in countries where exams have been cancelled 

    What this means for schools and their students

  • News
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    14/04/2026

    GCSE Music: optional 25% extra time listening file from summer 2026

    Extended sound file to support learners with extra time in the exam

  • News
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    27/03/2026

    GCSE and A-level Media Studies: Teacher online standardisation and example work index

    Help and support for marking and submitting NEA

  • News
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    27/03/2026

    GCSE Dance: Teacher online standardisation and example work index

    Help and support for marking and submitting NEA

  • News
    GCSE Music: Teacher online standardisation (Component 3) and example work index

    27/03/2026

    GCSE Music: Teacher online standardisation (Component 3) and example work index

    Help and support for marking and submitting NEA

  • News
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    27/03/2026

    GCSE and A-level Drama: Teacher online standardisation and example work index

    Help and support for marking and submitting NEA

  • News
    AQA supports new V Levels and stepping stone qualifications

    10/03/2026

    AQA Group supports new V Levels and stepping stone qualifications

    AQA and Training Qualifications UK stand ready to work with colleges and post-16 providers to introduce new vocational qualifications, including V Levels.

  • News
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    03/03/2026

    Extended Project Qualification - safeguarding requirements

    Important safeguarding reminders in EPQs 

  • News
    A row of students sat at desks taking exams on their laptops as a teacher walks by

    02/03/2026

    Safer, greener and more inclusive - digital exams are the future

    AQA's response to Ofqual's consultation, 'Regulating on-screen assessment'

  • News
    A teacher holding a test tube demonstrates a science experiment to pupils in a classroom

    02/03/2026

    AS and A-level Biology: updated practical handbook

    Updates to the section on ‘Statistical tests in Biology’

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