July 2026 Politics subject update
This update contains useful information, news and advice for Edexcel Politics teachers including a reminder about minor amendments to A level Politics specification content and information to help you get ready for results day.
Key Dates
Summer 2026 question papers are now available to download securely from our website. To access them, you’ll need an Edexcel Online account - please contact your Exams Officer to set one up. We will be releasing mark schemes and examiner reports on the following dates:
- AS / A level mark schemes will be released on 14 July 2026.
- AS / A level examiner reports will be available on our website from 18 August 2026.
You will also be able to download A level examiner reports from results day via ResultsPlus.
Summer 2026 results will be issued on the following dates:
| Qualification | Results to centres | Results to students |
| AS / A level | 12 August 2026 | 13 August 2026 |
Training for Politics teachers
The A level Politics Summer 2026 exam insights event is now available to book online:
- A Level Politics: Exam Insights Summer 2026 - 12 November 2026 at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT
Find out more and book your place by searching for Politics on our training page.
We have the following recorded training events for teachers who are new to teaching our Politics specification or who need more support:
A Level Politics: New to Pearson Edexcel
( 1:55:51 )
Edexcel A Level Politics network event – building exam skills
( 57:42 )
Edexcel A level Politics Core and Non-Core Political Ideas network event
( 1:26:47 )
A Level Politics: Tackling Paper 3 Network (USA focus)
( 50:05 )
A Level Politics: Tackling Paper 3 Network (Global Focus)
( 52:37 )
Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics Exam Insights May/June 2024
( 1:28:16 )
A Level Politics: Exam Insights Summer 2025
( 1:28:51 )
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A Level Politics: New to Pearson Edexcel
( 1:55:51 )
Edexcel A Level Politics network event – building exam skills
( 57:42 )
Edexcel A level Politics Core and Non-Core Political Ideas network event
( 1:26:47 )
A Level Politics: Tackling Paper 3 Network (USA focus)
( 50:05 )
A Level Politics: Tackling Paper 3 Network (Global Focus)
( 52:37 )
Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics Exam Insights May/June 2024
( 1:28:16 )
A Level Politics: Exam Insights Summer 2025
( 1:28:51 )
Resources and support materials
Edexcel AS and A level Politics specification amendments
In June we announced some amendments to our AS and A level Politics specifications for first teaching September 2026, and for first assessment June 2027 (AS level) and June 2028 (A level). Issue 4 of the A level Politics specification and Issue 3 of the AS level Politics specification are now available on our website. To support you with understanding the changes, we have provided guidance documents showing the marked-up changes that might affect teaching.
Getting Ready for Results Day Summer 2026
Access key information and guidance for the Summer 2026 results period for AS and A level Politics, including key dates, details of post-results services and grade boundaries:
Understanding your students' results - a guide to post-results services
As you prepare for results day, take a look at our post-results support guide to help you find the information you need to understand and analyse your students’ results, and what you can do if you have any queries about grading or marking.
Support for students ahead of results day
Waiting for exam results can be nerve-wracking for many students. Our guide for students, parents and carers on understanding results and grades contains helpful information about what to expect on results day and where to find further support.
Please pass this guide on to your students which includes information on:
- dates for results days
- receiving and understanding results
- grades and grade boundaries
- what steps to take if they are not happy with their results
- university applications
- certificates
- where to find further support.
Summer 2026 general qualifications and assessment teacher feedback
To enable us to improve the experience of teachers using our qualifications and students sitting our exams, we gather feedback after each exam series. If you're a teacher, and your students have taken any of our exams in the May/June 2026 series, we are eager to hear your thoughts. On the link below you can find our teacher survey for A level qualifications.
Summer 2026 student survey for A level Politics
We are keen to hear from Edexcel Politics students about their experiences of studying our qualification and sitting exams this summer. We’d be grateful if you could encourage your students to complete this survey before the end of term to help give us more insight into our qualifications and assessments. We’ve used a similar survey with students over the past exam series and received lots of helpful feedback from Politics students.
New Ofqual podcast for teachers
Ofqual has launched a podcast for teachers and school leaders.
'Can I Just Qualify That?' will be built around conversations that matter and advice you can use. The first few episodes will cover everything from qualification reform and how GCSE and A level grading works, to helpful tips for exam season, results days, and cyber security.
Episode one dropped on Thursday 4 June on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
Subscribe to Ofqual's YouTube channel now so you don't miss it
Subject advisor
Mark Battye
Government and Politics
