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Introduction

As reformed qualifications are introduced in England, legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels are being withdrawn.

We have now taken decisions on the re-sit arrangements for legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels.

This document explains - for legacy GCSE, AS and A level subjects:

• when the last courses begin (assuming a two-year course of study for GCSEs, and a coupled two-year course of study for AS and A level, with AS exams taken at the end of year 12 or 13, and A level exams taken at the end of year 13)
• when the last exams will take place, and the arrangements for students to re-sit their exams
• which (if any) reformed qualification will replace it
• if a subject is not being replaced, the reason why

Legacy GCSEs

¹Students taking re-sits in November must have taken the qualification previously, have a good reason not to have taken it when planned (such as illness), or have been aged 16 or above on 31 August in the year of the last scheduled sitting.

Students taking re-sits in the summer must have been aged 16 or over on 31 August in the previous year.

² Exam boards may continue to make this qualification available to schools and colleges that already offer it for an additional year. That is, to students that will start new two year courses in September 2015. Schools and colleges should contact their exam board to find out if they still plan to offer the specific qualification they want to teach.

³ For these subjects, we have chosen not to require exam boards to offer a re-sit opportunity. However, exam boards may choose to offer a single re-sit opportunity in the academic year following the last scheduled sitting. Schools and colleges should contact their exam board to find out if they plan to offer a re-sit opportunity in these subjects.

Legacy AS and A levels

⁴ Re-sits will only be available to students who have taken the qualification previously, or had a good reason not to have taken it when planned (such as illness).

⁵ Exam boards may continue to make this qualification available to schools and colleges that already offer it for an additional year. That is, to students that will start new two year courses in September 2015. Schools and colleges should contact their exam board to find out if they still plan to offer the specific qualification they want to teach.