ASSESSMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS ALLIANCE

The 'Assessment and Qualifications Alliance', or more commonly 'AQA', is the largest examination board in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It compiles the specifications for, and holds examinations in, various subjects at GCSE, AS and A Level. AQA is a charity and is independent of Government. It is regulated by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, which is the regulator for the public examinations system in England and Wales.
AQA is one of only five examination boards which are recognised by the regulators of the public exams systems for England, Wales and Northern Ireland to offer GCSE, AS and A Levels in the United Kingdom. The other four examination boards are the OCR, Edexcel, the WJEC and the CCEA.
AQA was formed after the merger of the Associated Examining Board/Southern Examining Group (AEB/SEG) and Northern Examinations and Assessment Board (NEAB) in 2000. The organisation has several regional offices: the two largest are in Guildford and Manchester. The current Director General of AQA is Mike Cresswell.
AQA offers a range of qualifications and services, including GCSE, GCE, GNVQ, VCE and Entry Level. These qualifications remain one of the most popular, and are studied by over 750,000 students in the United Kingdom.
In 2006, AQA stopped offering Latin at GCSE level, possibly due to the decline in its popularity in today's modern education system. OCR, however, continue to offer Latin at GCSE.

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