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England — reformed GCSEs and A levels following the Curriculum and Assessment Review (DfE)

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from 2025-11-05 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

Our aim is that some are ready for first teaching in 2029 and the rest for first teaching in 2030. … We will also seek to update corresponding AS and A levels to be ready for first teaching in 2031 and 2032, as the cohort progresses to 16 - 19.
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period
—
effective
2025-11-05 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/curriculum-and-assessment-review-final-report-government-response
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-01-15)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
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sha256:8d1589e0e1f89fc00eb061a9a4e9a81c14e577342bc74fc579382e2c6f113937
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EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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