Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the introduction of a GCSE in Ukrainian.

Decisions about which languages to offer at GCSE in England are taken by the four independent awarding organisations, AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC, rather than by central government. We are working with awarding organisations to explore the development of a Ukrainian GCSE.

More widely, the UK is proud to support Ukraine's future generations through the historic 100 Year Partnership. Together, we are deepening ties between our children and young people and supporting the long-term security and prosperity of our two countries.

The department launched the UK-Ukraine School Partnerships Programme in 2025 and from 2026 extended the programme to an additional 300 schools. This programme supports UK-based Ukrainian students’ cultural ties to Ukraine and builds cross-cultural understanding among our pupils.