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These documents set out our regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering vocational and technical qualifications during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020.
Ofqual consults on changes to non-exam assessment for GCSE computer science.
The Sector Subject Area (SSA) classification system is used to classify qualifications into sectors or subject areas. It is owned by Ofqual and used widely across the education and skills system.
Proposed regulations and guidance for the design, delivery and award of new computer science GCSEs.
A 10-week consultation has started on how GCSE MFL qualifications in French, German and Spanish will be assessed in the future.
Guidance on how to apply to be recognised by Ofqual to provide regulated qualifications.
A review of the steps Ofqual took to oversee the delivery and award of VTQs from 2021 to 2022 and Ofqual’s regulation of apprenticeship EPAs from April 2021 to August 2022.
An overview of how GCSEs and A levels are marked: focusing on how exam boards control the quality of marking of exams.
Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in combined science
A synopsis of the findings of the book: Examination standards: how measures & meanings differ around the world
Information provided by NFER to schools taking part in the 2022 National Reference Test.
A summary of how we have fulfilled our duties in relation to equality, both as a regulator and an employer. It covers the period from January to December 2020.
A review of the barriers to greater adoption and how these might be overcome.
Formal legal notices which confirm when our rules about describing the level and size of regulated qualifications come into force
Statistics on vocational and other qualifications (excluding GCSEs, AS levels and A levels).
Publications relating to the awarding of GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in the academic year 2021 to 2022.
Ofqual has published its decisions following a consultation on GCSE, AS and A level exams in the autumn.
Videos and animations to provide guidance on common questions our Public Enquiries team receive.
Proposals on grade standards for GCSEs being awarded from 2018, and grades 8 and 9 in maths, English language and English literature from 2017.
The government and Ofqual have confirmed contingency plans in the event that exams planned next summer are unable to take place.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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