AQW 35695/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the timescale for the implementation of changes to the weighting of AS level and A level examinations.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 9 September 2014
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 September 2014
- Answer due by
- 24 September 2014
- Answered
- 16 September 20147 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The change to the weighting of AS and A level examinations will take effect from September 2016 (first teaching). This is the deadline to which CCEA is working for the review and redesign of A level specifications.
The weighting issue will not apply to A levels offered by English based awarding organisations, as their AS and A level qualifications will be decoupled in line with qualifications policy in England.