AQA Certificate, Functional Skills
Subject specifications that are available to candidates are listed below. Please select a specification to see details of any additional restrictions and/or special conditions for private candidates.
Rules that are applicable to all students for these specifications (for example which optional exams can and can't be taken together) can be found in our Entry codes document and subject specification documents.
AQA Certificate (number in brackets is the specification code)
Further Mathematics (8365) (AQA Level 2 Certificate) (new specification)
Exam series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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June 2020 | None – this qualification is available to private candidates. |
Mathematical Studies (1350) (AQA Level 3 Certificate)
Exam series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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June 2020 | None – this qualification is available to private candidates. |
Functional Skills (number in brackets is the specification code)
English Level 1 (4720) (outgoing specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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November 2019 | The qualification has the following condition: Component 3 – Speaking, Listening and Communication (controlled assessment) This component must be taken at an AQA-approved school/college that will supervise, authenticate and mark the work. Please note the following for components 1 (Reading) and 2 (Writing) There is an on-screen assessment option to these components. Please liaise with your accommodating centre, who may offer the on-screen route. You can not enter for both on-screen and paper-based routes for the same component in the same exam series Withdrawal of specification This specification will be withdrawn after the November 2019 series. It will then be replaced by the new specification (8720) from January 2020 onwards (see below). |
English Level 1 (8720) (new specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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January 2020 | The qualification has the following condition: Component 8720S – Speaking, listening and communicating (controlled assessment) Centres accepting private candidates must be willing to undertake and assess this component. |
March 2020 | |
June 2020 |
English Level 2 (4725) (outgoing specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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November 2019 | The qualification has the following condition: This component must be taken at an AQA-approved school/college that will supervise, authenticate and mark the work. Please note the following for components 1 (Reading) and 2 (Writing) There is an on-screen assessment option to these components. Please liaise with your accommodating centre, who may offer the on-screen route. You can not enter for both on-screen and paper-based routes for the same component in the same exam series. Withdrawal of specification This specification will be withdrawn after the November 2019 series. It will then be replaced by the new specification (8725) from January 2020 onwards (see below). |
English Level 2 (8725) (new specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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January 2020 | The qualification has the following condition: Centres accepting private candidates must be willing to undertake and assess this component. |
March 2020 | |
June 2020 |
Mathematics Level 1 (4367) (outgoing specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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November 2019 | None – this qualification is available to private candidates. However, please note the following:
Withdrawal of specification This specification will be withdrawn after the November 2019 series. It will then be replaced by the new specification (8361) from January 2020 onwards (see below). |
Mathematics (8361) (new specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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January 2020 | None - this qualification is available to private candidates. |
March 2020 | |
June 2020 |
Mathematics Level 2 (4368) (outgoing specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates. |
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November 2019 | None – this qualification is available to private candidates. However, please note the following:
Withdrawal of specification This specification will be withdrawn after the November 2019 series. It will then be replaced by the new specification (8362) from January 2020 onwards (see below). |
Mathematics Level 2 (8362) (new specification)
Series | Restrictions/special conditions for private candidates |
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January 2020 | None - this qualification is available to private candidates. |
March 2020 | |
June 2020 |