Archaeology: GCE A-level

(asked on 26th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of withdrawal of the archaeology A-level on the number of students taking that subject at undergraduate level.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 3rd November 2016

It is disappointing that AQA has taken the decision to withdraw from offering these subjects at A level. Neither subject, however, is a pre-requisite for degree level study, and both are taken by a relatively small number of students.

The option for AQA or another exam board to develop A level specifications for these subjects in future will also remain open. We are in discussion with the exam boards on this issue.

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