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Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English
How Ofqual will use statutory powers to take regulatory action and other less formal action to support awarding organisations to comply with their conditions of recognition.
Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.
Rules and regulations for all functional skills qualifications.
Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.
Report on Ofqual’s work to understand the trends in access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level, and its expectations for exam boards as a result
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.
Ofqual's formal legal list of Regulatory Documents (documents containing additional rules and guidance for regulated qualifications).
Regulatory conditions, requirements and guidance for awarding organisations offering Alternative Academic and Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 3.
These documents explain how Ofqual handles personal data in relation to the National Reference Test and give background information on how the test works.
Guide for teachers and heads explaining GCSE and A level grading: how marking works, how grade boundaries are set, and how student grades are determined fairly.
Pearson will pay a fine of £750,000 after failing to act sufficiently promptly when malpractice affected delivery of the online version of its secure English language test.
An undertaking given by Pearson on measures to secure the safe and effective delivery of its qualifications and details of a financial penalty and costs recovery.
Additional rules and guidance for Essential Digital Skills Qualifications
This guide will help apprentices find out what to expect from the end-point assessment (EPA), an independent assessment at the final stage of an apprenticeship.
Rules and regulations for Ofqual-regulated apprenticeship end-point assessments
Infographics summarising the key trends from A level and Level 3 vocational and technical qualification results in summer 2025.
Ofqual intends to accept a settlement proposal from ProQual to pay a monetary penalty and commission an independent audit to provide assurance of compliance with its Conditions of Recognition.
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