Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home News Secondary WATCH: GCSE and A-level exam changes explained Back Subscriber-only WATCH: GCSE and A-level exam changes explained We outline the key adaptations to next year’s GCSE and A-level exams, as revealed by Ofqual 30th September 2021, 5:58pm Gráinne Hallahan Share WATCH: GCSE and A-level exam changes explained https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/watch-gcse-and-level-exam-changes-explained Copy Link Ofqual has announced a series of changes for GCSE and A-level exams for 2022. We outline the key information below that teachers need to be aware of. You need a Tes subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content: /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Log in Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information You need a subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content, including: /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information topics in this article Assessment Guidance Policy Read more GCSEs: Exam aids ‘not enough to help poorer students’ Helen Chapman • 4th March 2022 A-level exam dates 2026: timetables and other key information Tes reporter • 5th November 2025 GCSE 2022: Exam dates, timetables and key information Gráinne Hallahan • 16th April 2022 The 4 big issues colleges are dealing with right now David Hughes • 18th January 2021 Recent Most read Most shared Ofsted flags concerns over Penta BSO inspections News 14 May 2026 What Scotland’s education directors need from the new government Analysis 14 May 2026 Online abuse of teachers a ‘growing professional risk’, finds SSTA News 14 May 2026 Tories demand ‘corrective action’ over GCSE maths complaint News 13 May 2026 Our journey to an all ‘exceptional’ Ofsted report Analysis 12 May 2026 Schools struggle with ‘enormously frustrating’ faults in Sats portal News 11 May 2026 Tories demand ‘corrective action’ over GCSE maths complaint News 13 May 2026 ‘Significant overhaul’ to KCSIE leaves schools with ‘unrealistic’ deadline News 13 May 2026 Why haven’t we closed the reading gap yet? Teaching & Learning 14 May 2026