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This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.
Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
Ofqual's service for reviewing the decisions made by exam boards on appeals against GCSE, AS, A level and some vocational or technical qualifications results.
Grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1. Designed to provide an indication of the likely level of performance at grades 2, 5 and 8.
Rules and regulations for all functional skills qualifications.
Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual.
Subject matter specialists provide invaluable advice to Ofqual as we carry out our role in regulating qualifications. Find out how to apply to be one.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English
Rules about providing information on qualification fees and features, packaging qualifications with other products or services, and invoicing.
A series of 'postcards' outlining the work Ofqual is doing, with an emphasis on current reforms to qualifications in England.
Rules and regulations for Ofqual-regulated apprenticeship end-point assessments
How to use this handbook
Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).
Rules and regulations for reformed AS and A levels.
Information provided by NFER to schools taking part in the National Reference Test.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in mathematics
For Level 3, Level 1/2 and Level 2 vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) used for progression and taken alongside or in place of A-levels and GCSEs.
Ofqual has issued NCFE with notices requiring it to pay a fine of £300,000 and costs of £10,000, after NCFE admitted breaching its Conditions of Recognition.
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.
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