Having consulted with a diverse stakeholder base, including teachers and lecturers, we’re now confident that we have a range of specifications that are relevant, stimulating and rewarding for learners. We’re really pleased with the changes and developments that have been made to the specifications and hope that you are too.
CCEA's fully accredited, previously revised and new GCSE specifications arrived in centres in September 2008 for first teaching in September 2009.

Applied Business (SA)
(PDF, 538KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 589KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 943KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.17MB) |

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 Art and Design
(PDF, 577KB) |
 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 622KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.62MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.24MB) |

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 Business & Communication Systems
(PDF, 541KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 757KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 2.39MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.34MB) |

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 Business Studies
(PDF, 544KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 625KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.03MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.34MB) |

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 Construction
(PDF, 436KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 639KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.82MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.27MB) |

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 Drama
(PDF, 698KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 663KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 2.82MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.24MB) |

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 Economics
(PDF, 489KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 653KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 883KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.35MB) |

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|  Engineering (SA)
(PDF, 670KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 732KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 3.40MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.16MB) |

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 French
(PDF, 709KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 674KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.74MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.27MB) |

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 Geography
(PDF, 699KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 582KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 3.18MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF,1.27MB) |

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 German
(PDF, 721KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 576KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 3.78MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.26MB) |

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|  Health and Social Care (SA)
(PDF, 652KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 710KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.22MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.22MB) |

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 Health & Social Care (DA)
(PDF, 962KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 706KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.53MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.37MB) |

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 History
(PDF, 444KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 597KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 913KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.32MB) |

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 Home Economics
(PDF, 686KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 708KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 554KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.29MB) |

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 Home Economics (Child Development)
(PDF, 694KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 722KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 709KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.09MB) |

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 Hospitality
(PDF, 686KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 708KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.11MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.23MB) |

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 Irish
(PDF, 711KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 660KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 6.92MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.25MB) |

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 Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry
(PDF, 567KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 628KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 782KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.34MB) |

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 Learning for Life and Work
(PDF, 597KB)
 Learning for Life and Work (Modular)
(PDF, 597KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 653KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 606KB)

Assessment Materials (Modular)
(PDF, 622KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.35MB)

Student Guide (Modular)
(PDF, 1.47MB) |

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 Leisure and Tourism (SA)
(PDF, 741KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 635KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.58MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.19MB) |

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 Manufacturing (SA)
(PDF, 670KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 733KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.17MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.23MB) |

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 Motor Vehicle & Road User Studies
(PDF, 682KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 720KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 3.09MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.14MB) |

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 Moving Image Arts
(PDF, 592KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 592KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 881KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.32MB) |

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 Music
(PDF, 592KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 592KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 589KB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.15MB) |

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 Physical Education
(PDF, 592KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 592KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.04MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.28MB) |

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|  Religious Studies
(PDF, 650KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 623KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.14MB)
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Student Guide (Short Course)
(PDF, 1.17MB)

Student Guide (Full Course)
(PDF, 1.17MB) |

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 Spanish
(PDF, 707KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 691KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.81MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.27MB) |

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 Technology & Design
(PDF, 803KB)
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 Subject Snapshot
(PDF, 602KB)
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Assessment Materials
(PDF, 1.25MB)
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Student Guide
(PDF, 1.30MB) |

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