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Directions from Gavin Williamson MP, Secretary of State for Education, to Sally Collier, Chief Regulator of Ofqual, about awarding results for qualifications being assessed for summer 2020.
Exams will go ahead next summer, underpinned by contingencies for all possible scenarios.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Ofqual Board has agreed interim leadership arrangements with Ofsted to support the ongoing work on this summer’s GCSE, A level and vocational qualifications.
Letter from the Chair of Ofqual to Prof. Deborah Ashby OBE & Prof. Sharon Witherspoon MBE, Royal Statistical Society.
Government action to ensure the fairest possible approach in the absence of exams.
A response to recent stories on exam results in Scotland this summer and any impact on results in England.
A statement about the role of centre judgements in this summer’s awarding.
Arrangements confirmed for appeals on AS, A level and GCSE grading in summer 2020.
Ofqual confirms changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels next year, following consultation; and publishes new proposals for adjustments to VTQs.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education to Sally Collier, Chief Regulator, Ofqual on policy objectives related to exams and assessments in 2020/21.
Our proposals for assessing general qualifications in 2021 and the direction ahead for vocational and technical qualifications.
Consultation decisions on who should receive a calculated grade for GCSEs, AS and A levels.
Response from Sally Collier, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, to the Direction from the Secretary of State for Education, about awarding results for GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020.
Information on our work for awarding GCSEs, AS and A levels this summer.
We will work with stakeholders to finalise an awarding approach.
Our response to the Department for Education's statement on exam arrangements in 2020.
Our response to Gavin Williamson's statement on summer exams
We've updated our statement on coronavirus and the summer 2020 exam series.
Statement responding to queries about coronavirus.
A letter to notify exam boards that Ofqual has published the summer data exchange procedure.
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