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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

  • News
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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

  • News
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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'

  • News
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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

  • News
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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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    23/04/2026

    AQA partners with ERA to produce GCSE Religious Studies resources

    Religious Studies (RS) teachers now have access to curriculum-aligned video content that cuts planning time and brings lessons to life

  • 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

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