ALL Briefing No. 44 Date: July 2025
Background: The Subject Content for GCSE French, German and Spanish in England was first published in 2022. The table referenced here collates changes to that document in the interim period.
Key messages: This table published in February 2025 combines changes to requirements from 2022 and 2025, and has been effective from September 2024. The changes are to the 2022 original document French, German and Spanish GCSE subject content: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-french-german-and-spanish-subject-content
They are sometimes textual corrections or clarifications and sometimes changes of emphasis; those listed here are purely illustrative; the full document (8 pages) is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b606759ae06ef4a71cf2e8/Table_of_changes_made_to_the_GCSE_subject_content_for_French__German__and_Spanish_Feb_2025.pdf
You can read this Teacher Briefing 44 in full here: Briefing 44 GCSE content changes