Guidance and regulation

A series of 'postcards' outlining the work Ofqual is doing, with an emphasis on current reforms to qualifications in England.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 February 2019

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…

AS and A level maths subject content for teaching in schools from 2017.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 April 2016

This guide provides you with information about 2023’s arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It also explains what support is in place when taking or retaking exams and assessments.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 November 2023

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

Infographics summarising the key trends from A level results in 2023.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 17 August 2023

GCE AS and A level subject content for science which was introduced in 2015.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 April 2014

Rules and regulations for reformed AS and A levels.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 19 December 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

GCE AS and A level subject content for English language and literature for teaching in schools from 2015.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 9 April 2014

GCE AS and A level subject content for physical education for teaching in schools from 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 14 February 2020

Dates for last teaching, last exams and resits in legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 11 August 2017

Rules for how you can adapt qualifications for students with disabilities.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 19 September 2017

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

Document and infographic explaining the similarities and differences in qualifications regulated in each jurisdiction.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 15 August 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

GCE AS and A level subject content for English language for teaching in schools from 2015.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 9 April 2014

Further maths AS and A level subject content for teaching in schools from 2017.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 April 2016

Subject content for modern foreign language (smaller cohorts) GCE AS and A levels for teaching in schools from 2018.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 13 July 2023