Correspondence

Direction issued to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual

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.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 3 April 2020
• Last updated: 22 October 2020
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  1. 22 October 2020

     Added 'Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about appeals for summer 2020 GCSEs, AS and A levels'.

  2. 9 April 2020

     Added 'Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications'.

  3. 3 April 2020

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about appeals for summer 2020 GCSEs, AS and A levels

PDF, 195 KB, 3 pages

Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications

PDF, 199 KB, 2 pages

Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications

PDF, 175 KB, 5 pages

Details

These documents are directions under section 129(6) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 about calculating students’ exam results during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

This direction follows a previous announcement about cancelling exams.

Ofqual guidance on arrangements for awarding qualification grades in summer 2020 is available.