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How to get a grade reviewed (GCSE or AS or A level or other qualifications) by your school or college: how to appeal to your exam board and to Ofqual.
General rules, including about qualification fitness for purpose and accessibility, and about reviewing approach, enquiries and complaints, withdrawing qualifications and information for teachers.
Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.
Rules about appeals, complaints and the content, design and issuing of certificates
Ofqual invites views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams in 2024.
Rules about marking, Centre Assessments Standards Scrutiny (including Moderation), setting specified levels of attainment and results
Information about changes to assessments to support disabled students.
A series of 'postcards' outlining the work Ofqual is doing, with an emphasis on current reforms to qualifications in England.
Rules and regulations for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) qualifications.
Recent updates regarding regulated qualifications.
Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual.
The gateway enables you to communicate and seek information about what it means, and involves, to be recognised and regulated by Ofqual.
Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.
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.
Guidance on collecting evidence of student performance to ensure resilience in the qualifications system for GCSE, AS and A levels, Project Qualifications and AEA.
This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.
Rules about arrangements with third parties, including Centres and publishers
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.
Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
Rules, regulations and guidance for the reformed AS and A levels
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