Consultation outcome

GCSE, AS and A level reform: regulations for religious studies

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 20 March 2015
• Last updated: 31 July 2015 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

GCSE, AS and A Level Religious Studies: Decisions on Conditions and Guidance

Ref: Ofqual/15/5758

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Analysis of Responses to our Consultation on Conditions and Guidance for GCSE, AS and A Level Religious Studies

Ref: Ofqual/15/5757

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Detail of outcome

We have decided to adopt our proposed rules and guidance for reformed GCSEs, AS qualifications and A levels in religious studies, with minor drafting changes to clarify some of our expectations.

We have now published final versions of our:

• GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Religious Studies
• GCSE Subject Level Guidance for Religious Studies
• GCE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Religious Studies
• GCE Subject Level Guidance for Religious Studies

GCSE religious studies

Our new rules will require reformed GCSEs in religious studies to:

• comply with the Department for Education’s subject content for religious studies, and our assessment objectives

Our guidance explains:

• how awarding organisations should take all reasonable steps to ensure the comparability of the different optional routes in GCSE religious studies, and
• how to interpret our assessment objectives

AS and A level religious studies

Our new rules will require reformed AS and A levels in religious studies to:

• comply with the Department for Education’s subject content for religious studies, and our assessment objectives

Our guidance explains:

• how awarding organisations should take all reasonable steps to ensure the comparability of the different optional routes in AS and A levels in religious studies, and
• how to interpret our assessment objectives

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation is about the rules and guidance we need to put in place for new GCSEs, AS and A levels in religious studies.

This consultation ran from
11am on 20 March 2015 to 11:45pm on 24 April 2015

Consultation description

This consultation is about the rules and guidance we plan to put in place for new GCSEs, AS and A levels in religious studies. These rules will apply to the exam boards that want to offer new religious studies GCSEs, AS and A levels from September 2016.

This consultation takes forward decisions made following our earlier consultation ‘Developing new GCSE, A level and AS qualifications for first teaching in 2016’, and is part of Ofqual’s work supporting the government’s changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels.

Documents

GCSE, AS and A Level Religious Studies: Consultation on Conditions and Guidance

Ref: Ofqual/15/5650

PDF, 481 KB, 38 pages

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Published 20 March 2015
Last updated 31 July 2015 + show all updates

1. 31 July 2015

   Decisions and analysis documents published.

2. 20 March 2015

   First published.