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Syllabus & specification changes

Of the 168 specifications Marlbridge tracks, 7 are recorded as upcoming, being withdrawn or withdrawn, and 7 more are recorded as current but paired with a specification that replaces them or that they replace. All are listed below. A specification missing from this page may still be changing: check the board's own website.

Being withdrawn

Still assessable for learners already partway through them, but replaced for new learners by a newer specification. The last exam series is shown on the card where the board has announced one.

International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme Computer Science Specification DP Computer Science (2014) (being replaced by DP Computer Science (2027))

Final assessment: 2026

Full detail on the Computer Science hub →

OCR A Level Business Specification H431 (being replaced by H436)

Final assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Business hub →

International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme Psychology Specification DP Psychology (2019) (being replaced by DP Psychology (2027))

Final assessment: 2026

Full detail on the Psychology hub →

OxfordAQA A Level Business Specification 9625 (being replaced by 9725)

Final assessment: 2028

Full detail on the Business hub →

AQA A Level Business Specification 7132 (being replaced by 7138)

Final assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Business hub →

Cambridge IGCSE Business Specification 0450 (being replaced by 0264)

Final assessment: 2026

Full detail on the Business hub →

Current, but partway through a changeover

Recorded as current, and paired with another specification for the same subject: either a successor that is announced or already being taught, or an older specification it replaces, which may still be examined for learners already partway through it. Check the dates on each card, and the subject hub, for which one applies to you.

Cambridge IGCSE Business Specification 0264 (paired with 0450)

First assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Business hub →

AQA AS Level Business Specification 7137 (paired with 7131)

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Business hub →

OxfordAQA A Level Business Specification 9725 (paired with 9625)

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Business hub →

International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme Psychology Specification DP Psychology (2027) (paired with DP Psychology (2019))

First teaching: August 2025
First assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Psychology hub →

International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme Computer Science Specification DP Computer Science (2027) (paired with DP Computer Science (2014))

First teaching: August 2025
First assessment: 2027

Full detail on the Computer Science hub →

OCR A Level Business Specification H436 (paired with H431)

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2028

Full detail on the Business hub →

AQA A Level Business Specification 7138 (paired with 7132)

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2028

Full detail on the Business hub →

Already withdrawn

No longer assessable. Shown for historical reference only.

AQA AS Level Business Specification 7131; see 7137

Old vs new: assessment structure

For every specification pair above where Marlbridge has an assessment record for both the outgoing and incoming specification, here is how the paper structure compares. The totals are added up from the component figures in those records, the same ones shown on each subject hub, not summarised or interpreted. Where a subject is taken at two levels (IB Standard and Higher Level), each level is totalled separately. Where a record's marks did not come from the board's own document, a note under that record says so.

None of Marlbridge's five flagship specifications (Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620, Physics 0625, Mathematics 0580, and Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry 9701, Physics 9702) currently has an announced successor on record – all five are stable, current syllabuses with no confirmed transition. The comparisons below cover the other specifications Marlbridge tracks that are.

Cambridge IGCSE

Business: 0450 → 0264

Full detail on the Business hub →

Outgoing — 0450

First teaching: Not recorded
First assessment: 2026

Components: 2
Total marks: 160
Total exam time: 3h

Paper 1 — Short Answer and Data Response (80 marks, 50%)
Paper 2 — Case Study (80 marks, 50%)

Incoming — 0264

First teaching: Not recorded
First assessment: 2027

Components: 2
Total marks: 160
Total exam time: 3h

Paper 1 — Short Answer and Data Response (80 marks, 50%)
Paper 2 — Case Study (80 marks, 50%)

Sourced from each specification's own official documents, verified 2026-09-17.

International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme

Psychology: DP Psychology (2019) → DP Psychology (2027)

Full detail on the Psychology hub →

Outgoing — DP Psychology (2019)

First teaching: Not recorded
First assessment: 2019

Standard Level (SL)

Components: 3
Total marks: 93
Total exam time: 3h

SL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Three Short-Answer Questions on the Core Approaches (Biological, Cognitive, Sociocultural), Plus One Essay Chosen from Three (49 marks, 50%)
SL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – One Essay Question on One Option (Abnormal, Developmental, Health, or Relationships Psychology) (22 marks, 25%)
SL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – Report on a Simple Experimental Study (22 marks, 25%)

Higher Level (HL)

Components: 4
Total marks: 139
Total exam time: 5h

HL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Three Short-Answer Questions on the Core Approaches (Biological, Cognitive, Sociocultural), Plus One Essay Chosen from Three (49 marks, 40%)
HL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Two Essay Questions, One Each on Two Options (Abnormal, Developmental, Health, or Relationships Psychology) (44 marks, 20%)
HL Paper 3 — Paper 3 – Three Short-Answer Questions on Approaches to Research, Based on an Unseen Stimulus (HL Only) (24 marks, 20%)
HL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – Report on a Simple Experimental Study (22 marks, 20%)

Marks: The IB's public subject brief for this course gives durations and weightings but no marks. The Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 totals shown were read from copies of May 2019 IB markschemes found on third-party websites (for Paper 2, a mirror copy of the May 2019 Paper 2 markscheme); and the internal assessment's 22 marks came from third-party teacher resources. None was read from a document published by the IB.

Incoming — DP Psychology (2027)

First teaching: August 2025
First assessment: 2027

Standard Level (SL)

Components: 3
Total marks: 94
Total exam time: 3h

SL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Integration of Concepts, Content and Contexts (35 marks, 35%)
SL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Applying Concepts and Content to Research Contexts (35 marks, 35%)
SL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – Psychology Research Proposal (24 marks, 30%)

Higher Level (HL)

Components: 4
Total marks: 124
Total exam time: 4.8h

HL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Integration of Concepts, Content and Contexts (35 marks, 25%)
HL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Applying Concepts and Content to Research Contexts (35 marks, 25%)
HL Paper 3 — Paper 3 – Interpretation and Analysis of Research Data (HL Only) (30 marks, 30%)
HL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – Psychology Research Proposal (24 marks, 20%)

Dates, durations and weightings from each specification's own official documents; for the marks, see the note above. Verified 2026-09-05.

International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme

Computer Science: DP Computer Science (2014) → DP Computer Science (2027)

Full detail on the Computer Science hub →

Outgoing — DP Computer Science (2014)

First teaching: Not recorded
First assessment: 2014

Standard Level (SL)

Components: 3
Total marks: 149
Total exam time: 2.5h

SL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Section A: Compulsory Short-Answer Questions, Section B: Compulsory Structured Questions on the Core (70 marks, 45%)
SL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Questions on One Option (Databases, Modelling and Simulation, Web Science, or Object-Oriented Programming) (45 marks, 25%)
SL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – Solution (Development of a Computational Product and Supporting Documentation) (34 marks, 30%)

Higher Level (HL)

Components: 4
Total marks: 229
Total exam time: 4.5h

HL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Section A: Compulsory Short-Answer Questions, Section B: Compulsory Structured Questions on the Core and HL Extension (100 marks, 40%)
HL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Questions on One Option (Databases, Modelling and Simulation, Web Science, or Object-Oriented Programming) (65 marks, 20%)
HL Paper 3 — Paper 3 – Compulsory Questions on a Pre-Seen, Annually Issued Case Study (HL Only) (30 marks, 20%)
HL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – Solution (Development of a Computational Product and Supporting Documentation) (34 marks, 20%)

Incoming — DP Computer Science (2027)

First teaching: August 2025
First assessment: 2027

Standard Level (SL)

Components: 3
Total marks: 130
Total exam time: 2.5h

SL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Section A: extended-response questions on theme A, Concepts of computer science; Section B: short-response questions on the pre-seen case study (50 marks, 35%)
SL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Extended-response questions on theme B, Computational thinking and problem-solving (50 marks, 35%)
SL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – The computational solution (30 marks, 30%)

Higher Level (HL)

Components: 3
Total marks: 190
Total exam time: 4h

HL Paper 1 — Paper 1 – Section A: extended-response questions on theme A, Concepts of computer science; Section B: short- and extended-response questions on the pre-seen case study (80 marks, 40%)
HL Paper 2 — Paper 2 – Extended-response questions on theme B, Computational thinking and problem-solving (80 marks, 40%)
HL Internal Assessment — Internal Assessment – The computational solution (30 marks, 20%)

Sourced from each specification's own official documents, verified 2026-09-21.

OCR A Level

Business: H431 → H436

Full detail on the Business hub →

Outgoing — H431

First teaching: September 2015
First assessment: 2017

Components: 3
Total marks: 240
Total exam time: 6h

H431/01 — Operating in a Local Business Environment (80 marks, 33.33%)
H431/02 — The UK Business Environment (80 marks, 33.33%)
H431/03 — The Global Business Environment (80 marks, 33.34%)

Incoming — H436

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2028

Components: 3
Total marks: 270
Total exam time: 6h

H436/01 — Business Activity, Marketing and People (90 marks, 33.33%)
H436/02 — Operations, Finance and External Influences (90 marks, 33.33%)
H436/03 — Strategy, Risk and Managing Change (90 marks, 33.34%)

Sourced from each specification's own official documents, verified 2026-10-04.

AQA A Level

Business: 7132 → 7138

Full detail on the Business hub →

Outgoing — 7132

First teaching: Not recorded
First assessment: 2025

Components: 3
Total marks: 300
Total exam time: 6h

7132/1 — Paper 1: Business 1 (100 marks, 33.33%)
7132/2 — Paper 2: Business 2 (100 marks, 33.33%)
7132/3 — Paper 3: Business 3 (100 marks, 33.34%)

Incoming — 7138

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2028

Components: 3
Total marks: 270
Total exam time: 6h

7138/1 — Paper 1: What is business? Managing marketing and finance (90 marks, 33.33%)
7138/2 — Paper 2: Managing people and operations (90 marks, 33.33%)
7138/3 — Paper 3: Business and society, business and the external environment, and business strategy (90 marks, 33.34%)

Sourced from each specification's own official documents, verified 2026-08-28.

AQA AS Level

Business: 7131 → 7137

Full detail on the Business hub →

Outgoing — 7131

First teaching: Not recorded
First assessment: 2024

Components: 2
Total marks: 160
Total exam time: 3h

7131/1 — Paper 1: Business 1 (80 marks, 50%)
7131/2 — Paper 2: Business 2 (80 marks, 50%)

Incoming — 7137

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2027

Components: 2
Total marks: 160
Total exam time: 3.5h

7137/1 — Paper 1: What is business? Managing marketing and finance (80 marks, 50%)
7137/2 — Paper 2: Managing people and operations (80 marks, 50%)

Sourced from each specification's own official documents, verified 2026-08-28.

OxfordAQA A Level

Business: 9625 → 9725

Full detail on the Business hub →

Outgoing — 9625

First teaching: 2018
First assessment: 2020

Components: 4
Total marks: 320
Total exam time: 6.5h

AS Paper 1 — AS Paper 1 – Business and Markets (final May/June exam opportunity 2026; re-sit January 2027) (80 marks, 20%)
AS Paper 2 — AS Paper 2 – Managing Operations, Human Resources and Finance (final May/June exam opportunity 2026; re-sit January 2027) (80 marks, 20%)
A-level Paper 1 — A-level Paper 1 – Business Strategy (final exam opportunity 2027; re-sit January 2028) (80 marks, 30%)
A-level Paper 2 — A-level Paper 2 – Business Decision Making (final exam opportunity 2027; re-sit January 2028) (80 marks, 30%)

Incoming — 9725

First teaching: September 2026
First assessment: 2027

Components: 4
Total marks: 280
Total exam time: 6h

AS Unit 1 — AS Unit 1 – Business and Markets (first exam opportunity May/June 2027) (60 marks, 20%)
AS Unit 2 — AS Unit 2 – Managing Operations, Human Resources and Finance (first exam opportunity May/June 2027) (60 marks, 20%)
A-level Unit 3 — A-level Unit 3 – Business Analysis (first exam opportunity May/June 2028) (80 marks, 30%)
A-level Unit 4 — A-level Unit 4 – Strategy (first exam opportunity May/June 2028) (80 marks, 30%)

Sourced from each specification's own official documents, verified 2026-08-28.

What these statuses mean

Upcoming

A new specification whose first teaching has not begun yet. Once teaching begins it is recorded as current, even before its first exams are sat.

Being withdrawn

Still assessable today for learners already partway through it, but replaced for new learners by a newer specification. Its final exam series is shown where the board has announced one.

Withdrawn

No longer assessable by any board. Kept here only for historical reference, never as a live study option.

How this list is kept accurate

The statuses and dates above come from the assessment records behind each subject hub, and each record cites the board's own syllabus, specification or subject page. Not every mark total in the comparison comes from a board document: the exceptions (DP Psychology (2019)) carry a note saying where their marks came from. This page is not a live monitoring feed – it reflects Marlbridge's most recent verification of each specification, dated on that subject's own hub page. If a subject you're following isn't listed here, it means Marlbridge has found no officially confirmed transition for it – not that none exists; always check the board's own website for the most current word on your specific specification and examination series.

A specification change can shift what's actually examined. A teacher keeps your revision aligned to the current syllabus.

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