NI Education: AS-Level Exams to Be Scrapped Under Major Review

NI education: AS-level exams to be scrapped under major review

The changes to GCSEs, AS and A-level will not be fully introduced until September 2029.

Education Minister scraps AS-levels in shake‑up of ‘ineffective’ exam system

Reforms will also see coursework reduced in most subjects, except where it is ‘essential to assess practical skills’

Everything you need to know on widespread GCSE and A-level exam system shake‑up

Paul Givan told MLAs his widespread reforms would put an end to an “inhumane, ineffective qualification system”

Reforms 'reduce unnecessary exams, give back precious teaching time, and focus on what truly matters for future success'

Education Minister, Paul Givan has announced a major new policy framework for CCEA GCSE and A level qualifications – including scrapping AS Levels.

GCSE and A-Level Assessment Changes..

The DUP Education Minister, Mr Paul Givan, has announced changes to our examination system at GCSE and A-Level with first teaching in September 2029.  The main details are as follows: GCSE The two major changes are the switch away from modular assessment throughout the two years, with most courses assessed only by exams at the end of the two-year course. the removal of controlled assessment (coursework). GCSE English Language, Mathematics, and …

Education Minister unveils ‘once-in-a-generation’ shake-up of GCSEs and A Levels in Northern Ireland

Education Minister Paul Givan has announced sweeping reforms to CCEA GCSE and A Level qualifications in what he has described as a “once-in-a-generation” overhaul of the exams system in Northern Ireland. The changes form a new policy framework developed following a comprehensive public consultation and are a central plank of the Department of Education’s TransformED strategy to improve teaching and learning. Key measures include: – Reducing subj…