Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107341

Somali Language: GCSE

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with exam boards on introducing a GCSE in Somali.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Decisions about which languages to offer at GCSE in England are taken by four independent awarding organisations – AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC – rather than by central government. These organisations have the freedom to create a Somali and/or Roman...

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