Foundation Qualifications for the Future

The new Foundation FSMQs that are currently in pilot are very similar to their predecessors. The assessment balance remains as 50% examination and 50% portfolio. The minor changes to the content are listed below:

• exchange rates and timetables have been added to Money Management

• the terms "chord", "radius" and "congruent" are included in Using Spatial Techniques, but the use of systems of measurement other than metric and imperial has been removed

• timetables have been added to Using Data.

Under QCA's new scheme, the portfolio and exam are each called a separate "unit" (rather than components of a unit), but the FSMQ will still consist of a combination of these (as it is now).

Pilots of the ‘new’ Foundation FSMQs started in September 2007 and will continue in 2008/9.

If you are interested in taking part please contact AQA.

For work schemes and resources for the pilot Foundation FSMQs click here.

Note that all the earlier Foundation FSMQs will be available in their present form until 2011.