General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework
Regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering specific general qualifications in 2021 in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Applies to England
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WITHDRAWN
These requirements and guidance have been withdrawn and are no longer in force
About these documents
These documents set out the General Qualifications Alternative Awarding (GQAA) Conditions, plus related requirements and guidance. These rules and guidance were in force for part of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The GQAA Conditions came into effect at 13:00 on 24 March 2021 for GQ Qualifications as defined in Condition GQAA1.7:
- advanced extension award qualifications
- project qualifications (at all levels)
- GCE (AS or A level) qualifications
- GCSE qualifications
We published supporting guidance related to appeals in June 2021.
Last updated 10 July 2023 + show all updates
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Published a further notice under Condition GQAA1.1(b) which formally withdraws the remaining parts of the GQAA framework.
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Published a notice under GQAA1.1(b) to disapply certain parts of the GQAA framework.
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Added new rules for autumn 2021 exam series.
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Added the Statutory guidance: appeals under the GQAA regulatory framework. Corrected an error in Condition GQAA4.12 of the General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework. Resolved minor issues with the numbering of some conditions in the General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework.
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First published.