These approval criteria may be updated with minor amendments at different points during the approval process.

Expressive Arts 

GCSE Art and Design – Approval Criteria  

GCSE Digital Media and Film – Approval Criteria  

GCSE Music – Approval Criteria  

GCSE Dance – Approval Criteria  

GCSE Drama – Approval Criteria  

  

 

Humanities 

GCSE Business – Approval Criteria 

GCSE History – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Social Studies – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Geography – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Religious Studies – Approval Criteria 

 

 

Health and Wellbeing 

GCSE Food and Nutrition – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Health and Social Care and Childcare – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Physical Education and Health – Approval Criteria 

 

Languages, Literacy and Communication 

GCSE Cymraeg Language and Literature – Approval Criteria 

GCSE French – Approval Criteria 

Level 2 Award in Additional Core Cymraeg – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Core Cymraeg – Approval Criteria 

GCSE German – Approval Criteria 

 

GCSE English Language and Literature – Approval Criteria 

GCSE Spanish – Approval Criteria 

 

 

Mathematics and Numeracy 

GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy – Approval Criteria 

Level 2 Additional Mathematics – Approval Criteria 

 

 

Science and Technology 

GCSE Design and Technology – Approval Criteria 

 GCSE Computer Science – Approval Criteria  GCSE Digital Technology – Approval Criteria

GCSE Integrated Science Single Award Approval Criteria

 The Sciences (Double Award)