Last updated: 02 Apr 2009

QCA and the regulators for Wales (DCELLS) and Northern Ireland (CCEA) have worked with teachers, awarding bodies, subject associations, higher education and other interested parties to revise the subject criteria for GCSEs in English, mathematics and ICT. QCA carried out an online consultation on the subject criteria from Thursday 26 June until 30 September 2008. DCELLS and CCEA carried out similar consultations in Wales and Northern Ireland.

Consultation report

The QCA, DCELLS and CCEA report on this consultation can be downloaded from the 'Related documents' section on the right-hand side of this page. QCA is grateful to everyone who took time to respond to the consultation.

Subject criteria

The criteria are available from the Ofqual website. Awarding bodies will submit specifications to the regulators for accreditation against these criteria. The new specifiations will be accredited in autumn 2009 for teaching from September 2010.

Consultation documents

The online questionnaires are no longer available, but the consultation documents can still be downloaded from the 'Related documents' section on the right-hand side of this page

English, English language and English literature

The draft subject criteria for GCSEs in English, English language and English literature and a supporting paper on the proposals for GCSEs in English

ICT

The draft subject criteria and draft controlled assessment regulations for ICT.

Mathematics

The draft subject criteria for mathematics and the ACME draft criteria and Ofqual response.

More information

Please email GCSE2010@qca.org.uk if you have any queries about this consultation.