Guidance and regulation

Information about the subjects and qualifications that count towards the EBacc.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 August 2019

• English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

  Introduction The EBacc is a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young…

This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.

• From: Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment and 1 others
• Updated: 5 October 2023

• What schools, colleges and other centres should do if exams or other assessments are seriously disrupted

  This document was updated in October 2023 to include Ofqual’s final…

Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 February 2022

An introduction to calculating the performance points for key stage 4 or 16 to 18 qualifications.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2023.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 24 August 2023

Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 2 March 2020

Ofqual's formal legal list of Regulatory Documents (documents containing additional rules and guidance for regulated qualifications).

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 11 July 2023

An infographic summarising 2019 GCSE results.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 August 2019

How qualifications in England and Northern Ireland relate to those of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

• From: Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment and 1 others
• Updated: 22 October 2019

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.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 26 September 2022

Guidance for schools, colleges and other exam centres on gathering evidence of student performance for students entering GCSEs, AS and A levels, the Advanced Extension Award and Project qualifications to support resilience i…

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2022

Infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2022.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 25 August 2022

Rules and regulations for awarding organisations that submit data about exams.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 24 August 2023

Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (A* to G).

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 26 June 2014

Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in physical education.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 6 January 2021

Details of Notices to Impose Monetary Penalties on AQA and to recover legal costs.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 29 January 2020

Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in English literature.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 27 July 2015

Information provided by the NFER to schools taking part in the 2023 NRT.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 22 September 2022

Details of Notices to Impose Monetary Penalties on AQA, a Notice of Intention to Accept a Settlement Proposal, an Undertaking from AQA and a Letter of Concern from the Chief Regulator.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 29 January 2020

Advice and guidance for students on different parts of the process of GCSE, AS and A level assessment.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 16 December 2020