Ofqual has added qualification results and subject-uptake data broken down by local authority district, county and region in England to its Analytics platform, with 2026 results appearing from 9:30am on results days.
Cambridge OCR sets out its 2026 results release schedule, with AS/A Level and most qualifications released on 13 August 2026 and GCSE results on 20 August 2026, and schools receiving results the day before students.
AQA welcomes the government's announcement to encourage more technical and vocational education pathways for young people alongside existing academic qualifications.
Cambridge OCR welcomes the government's announcement of new technical education routes for 14-year-olds, saying qualifications such as Cambridge Nationals can engage students in practical, industry-focused learning.
WJEC has published ten draft Wave 2 Made-for-Wales specifications (nine GCSEs and a Level 2 Additional Mathematics qualification), submitted to Qualifications Wales for approval and available to teach from September 2026.
Ofqual has published its approach to regulating the use of AI across the qualifications sector.
Highlights from Cambridge OCR's panel appearances at the Festival of Education.
Ofqual has updated its GCSE (9 to 1) qualification-level conditions, revising Conditions 4.3 to 4.8 to reflect new requirements about stimulus materials.
Ofqual has published its 2026 regulatory efficiency report, setting out its approach to keeping regulatory activity proportionate and reducing the administrative burden on the organisations it regulates.
Pearson's July 2026 Psychology subject update confirms no specification or assessment changes and gives results-day guidance, with A level mark schemes released 14 July and results on 13 August, and GCSE mark schemes on 21 July and results on 20 August.
AQA has announced a new certificated course for financial skills.
Pearson's July 2026 Languages update publishes the 2027 speaking assessment windows, the release schedule for question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports, and training and post-results guidance for GCSE and A level French, German and Spanish.
The updated A-level Drama and Theatre specification (7408) adds two prescribed practitioners to the subject content, for first teaching from September 2026 and first assessment in 2028.
Ofqual has published guidance explaining who can request a review of marking or moderation for GCSE, AS and A level results, the types of review available, and what to do if a centre remains dissatisfied with the outcome.
AQA has published updates to its GCSE Italian specification, applying from first teaching in September 2026.
AQA and Teacher Tapp have launched the AQA Teacher Insight Programme.
Updated Politics specifications (A level Issue 4, AS Issue 3) apply minor amendments from September 2026, including replacing Supplementary Vote with the Closed Proportional List System in the UK Politics content.
A consultation has opened on Cambridge OCR's proposed new Natural History GCSE.
Issue 80 of Pearson's General Qualifications Bulletin covers summer 2026 exam series updates, key dates, feedback opportunities, ResultsPlus guidance and professional development for the 2025/26 academic year.
AQA is to develop and award new V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates.
AQA, Penguin Lit in Colour and the British Library are hosting a free online event on 30 June 2026 to launch new GCSE English Language resources featuring extracts from non-fiction texts by 18th- and 19th-century writers of colour.
AQA has partnered with Discover the World Education to release a GCSE Geography resource pack of three curriculum-aligned teacher presentations using Bangladesh and Dhaka case studies.
Charles Clarke is to lead a Cambridge OCR review of the potential of vocational education.
AQA and Penguin Lit in Colour have released free teaching materials for the GCSE English Literature set text Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock, including classroom activities and video content.
Pearson Edexcel provides History teachers with new A level student walkthrough videos and resources, the Summer 2026 NEA submission deadline of 15 May 2026, and the release schedule for exam papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
Issue 79 of Pearson's General Qualifications Bulletin covers summer 2026 exam support, the new Secure File Exchange and mark submission deadlines.
AQA has partnered with the Educational Recording Agency to provide free curriculum-aligned video content for GCSE Religious Studies (full and short course), available to state schools in England under Department for Education licensing.
From summer 2027, AQA's GCSE Art and Design (8201-8206) Component 1 requires a minimum of one sustained project and removes the requirement for further work, with assessment criteria and weightings unchanged.
Cambridge OCR has issued a statement regarding A Level Physics.
AQA has updated the GCSE Physical Education (8582) specification so that, from summer 2027, both boys and girls can be assessed in 300m and 300m hurdles, aligning with national governing body guidance.
From the summer 2026 series Eduqas supplies AS/A Level Media Studies audio-visual assessment material as downloadable MP4 files instead of DVDs, increases the initial NEA sample size in line with JCQ, and corrects the A Level Component 3 'Magazines' NEA brief to remove the requirement to caption or credit front-cover images.
Eduqas’s spring 2026 GCSE English Language and Literature newsletter covers examiner recruitment, June 2026 NEA arrangements, the outgoing anthology’s last assessment in summer 2026, the new Poetry Anthology first assessed in 2027, and revision resources.
From summer 2026 Eduqas is increasing the initial NEA sample size collected from centres for GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition moderation, in line with other JCQ awarding organisations, with a mark-submission and sample-upload deadline of 5 May 2026.
Eduqas’s spring 2026 GCSE Latin newsletter provides Summer 2025 past papers and exemplar responses, key dates, prescribed material and resources for the Component 2 and 3 examinations in 2026–2029, and knowledge organisers.
The newspaper front pages set for Component 1 Section A change for first teaching in September 2026 and first assessment in 2028 onwards: The Guardian (18 January 2022) is replaced by The Guardian (6 May 2025), and The Sun (1 January 2021) by The Sun (22 March 2025).
Question wording is adapted slightly for summer 2026 to make assessments more accessible for learners with special educational needs, with revised stems shown for the AO1 'b' and 'c' and AO2 'd' questions.
Eduqas's Summer 2026 Music newsletter is a round-up of key dates and reminders and confirms that from summer 2026 the initial NEA sample size collected from centres increases in line with other JCQ awarding organisations.
WJEC's April 2026 newsletter for its new unitised GCSE English Language and Literature covers the first NEA submission (mainstream deadline 24 March, other centres 5 May 2026), updated NEA record sheets and scribe-deduction guidance, and reminders on unit entry and the terminal assessment rule.
WJEC's new GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) papers are sat for the first time in summer 2026 with new marking guidance taking effect and updated Guidance for Teaching, and a new Level 2 Additional Mathematics qualification is introduced whose Unit 1 is first available in January 2027.
Cambridge OCR is withdrawing some low-entry qualifications in response to changing demand.
The update sets out the 2026 series arrangements for GCSE Music — the 15 May NEA submission deadline, the 5 June Component 3 Appraising exam and 20 August results — and invites teachers to online discussions about the future of the qualification.
Specification amendments have been added for GCSE Component 3 Interpreting Theatre and GCE Component 3 Text in Performance, covering the insertion of extracts into Section A and which versions of the set plays centres should purchase, alongside updated exam paper layouts.
Eduqas’s January 2026 Design and Technology newsletter covers CPD event materials, a GCSE and GCE NEA gallery, the free Question Bank practice-paper tool, and Summer 2025 exemplar materials.
Eduqas's January 2026 Mathematics newsletter confirms that from summer 2026 (until November 2027) the additional formulae sheet is integrated into the GCSE examination paper on page 2 with the formula list on page 3, and lists the summer 2026 exam dates.
Eduqas’s January 2026 Music newsletter announces two AS and A Level specification updates — performances no longer need to be linked to an area of study, and full marks may not be awarded to composition submissions outside the required timings — alongside a change to the AS/A Level set works first examined in Summer 2028.
For the WJEC GCE A2 Unit 4 Investigative Research task, the definition of a 'comparable' product has been amended so learners may now select products from any Channel 4-owned or BBC channel, rather than only E4 or BBC1.
WJEC has told centres that question phrasing will be adjusted across all GCE Government and Politics examination papers from the summer 2026 series, with the specific detail to follow in a circular, and lists the summer 2026 unit exam dates.
WJEC's January 2026 newsletter for its new unitised GCSE English Language and Literature reminds centres that Unit 2 and Unit 3 NEA entries could be made by 21 February 2026, publishes updated NEA record sheets, and sets out unit-entry flexibility and the terminal assessment rule.
WJEC has made minor amendments to the specification and to the Sample Assessment Materials mark schemes for its new GCSE History, and will release the first series of Unit 2 sample items in June 2026 ahead of the January–March 2027 assessment window.
WJEC’s January 2026 GCSE Media Studies newsletter covers 2025-series exemplar materials, digital resources for the new Made-for-Wales qualification, an AI in Screen Education conference, and key dates for the 2026 exam series.
WJEC's January 2026 Physical Education bulletin notes that its new GCSE Physical Education and Health is in development for first teaching in 2026 (Wave 2) with an approved list of activities published, that the new Level 3 Sport qualification is now available, and lists moderation submission dates.
WJEC will amend Unit 3 (the practical unit) of its current GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics for Year 10 cohorts from September 2026 to align with the new The Sciences (Double Award) approach, and from the summer 2026 assessments the term 'postural conditions' replaces 'postural deformities' in the Unit 4 Option B specification.
Cambridge OCR reports that the government will reduce the number of GCSE assessments by at least 10% and cut curriculum content, following its Striking the Balance report.
AQA's GCSE French, German and Spanish specifications were updated for summer 2026 following DfE subject-content changes, moving some grammar from Higher to Foundation tier and allowing derived word forms across all skills.
With Ofqual approval, GCSE Geography A Paper 1 and GCSE Geography B Paper 2 increase from 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes from the summer 2026 series.
AQA has updated the GCSE Physical Education (8582) scheme of assessment from summer 2026, revising the skills for Association Football, Badminton, Rugby Union and Volleyball to align with national governing body guidance.
From summer 2026, AQA's GCSE Religious Studies Specification A (8062) and Short Course (8061) replace 'contrasting' with 'different' in the 4-mark AO1.3 items and replace the 5-mark AO1 questions with a 6-mark item under an updated mark scheme.
Ofqual has published an action plan setting out measures to identify and prevent qualification fraud across the qualifications sector, including collaboration with other regulators and guidance for awarding organisations.