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Over 10,000 students receive their AS and A level autumn exam results
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
How Ofqual will set standards for exams and assessments to be fair to students.
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.
Students sitting exams and other assessments next year will benefit from a package of exceptional measures to improve fairness and prevent disruption
Dstl asked UTC Portsmouth students to devise innovative ideas solve space challenges such as debris and populating the moon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Government action to ensure the fairest possible approach in the absence of exams.
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