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England — GCSE British Sign Language: Ofqual rules confirmed, no accredited specification yet

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from 2025-11-13 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

Ofqual has today set out the rules for the assessment of a groundbreaking new GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). … From this point, it would be for any interested exam boards to develop their specific offers, which would then go through Ofqual's accreditation process.
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—
effective
2025-11-13 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ofqual-announces-rules-for-unique-british-sign-language-gcse
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:fa80527501698c6826419e6089128f6e19d33d943a657e7770d119beaa03fbb4
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EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

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