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A 10-week consultation has started on how GCSE MFL qualifications in French, German and Spanish will be assessed in the future.
Consultation on guidance on how to generate the evidence used to determine grades this summer.
An article from Chief Regulator, Simon Lebus, explaining the arrangements for 2021.
Simon Lebus, Chief Regulator, responds to Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, Secretary of State for Education, regarding exams and other assessments in 2021.
An Ofqual review has found IT provision, security and staffing issues are some of the barriers to the adoption of online and on-screen assessments in England.
Ofqual publishes computer code developed to support GCSE, AS and A level awarding of calculated grades in summer 2020.
Ofqual research differentiates between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ predictability in the context of 2021
Ofqual's Chief Regulator responds to The Secretary of State for Education about the package of measures for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in 2021.
Data on A level and GCSE comparative outcomes, centre variability and results across England can now be viewed in series of interactive visualisations.
Pass, merit and distinction criteria for 2021 published, with flexible approach to assessment in class or on a one-to-one basis.
Exams will go ahead next summer, underpinned by contingencies for all possible scenarios.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Consultation on the criteria teachers should use when assessing speaking skills in GCSE modern foreign languages.
Ofqual will continue to work closely with exam boards, unions and other stakeholders on contingencies for all possible scenarios.
Statement on this year’s GCSE, AS, A level, extended project and advanced extension award qualification results.
Ofqual's guide to the 2020 GCSE results in England.
How grades for GCSE, AS, A level, Extended Project Qualification and Advanced Extension Award in maths will be awarded this summer.
Ofqual's guide to the 2020 AS and A level results in England.
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.
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