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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
Guide to the submission process.
This report sets out our work over the last 18 months in response to concerns about qualifications used in the private security industry.
Proposed regulatory approach for entry level, level 1 and level 2 qualifications supporting progression to higher levels of study in England
Statistics on vocational and other qualifications (excluding GCSEs, AS levels and A levels).
Glenys Stacey’s speech to the Inside Government Apprenticeship Conference on 3 December 2020 about our EQA of Apprenticeship end-point assessments.
Rules about the relationship between awarding organisations and Ofqual, including in relation to Responsible Officers, reporting of information and the use of Ofqual's logo
Research into the regulation of exams, assessments and qualifications.
Our expectations of awarding organisations and the tools and methodologies we use to gain assurance they are offering valid qualifications.
Ofqual’s policies and procedures for producing official statistics and complying with the 'Code of Practice for Official Statistics'.
Minutes for meetings of the Ofqual board that took place in 2022.
First summer exams since 2019 – this year’s grades explained.
Statistics on vocational and other qualifications (excluding GCSEs, GCEs and Diploma and its components).
This guide provides you with information about 2023’s arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It also explains what support is in place when taking or retaking exams and assessments.
We are considering removing the 'Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)'.
Ofqual’s Acting Chief Regulator writes about vocational and technical qualifications in letter to education sector bodies.
Ofqual board meeting held on 22 March 2017: minutes, agenda and reports.
These documents set out our regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering vocational and technical qualifications during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020.
Professor Terri Scott has been appointed to serve as the Northern Ireland member of the Ofqual board for three years.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This research looks for past evidence of a so-called ‘Sawtooth Effect’ in the UK.
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