Guidance and regulation

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

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

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 17 August 2023

• Infographics for A level results, 2023

  A level outcomes across all subjects, for all ages, at grade C and above,…

• Infographics for A level results, 2023 (accessible)

  A level outcomes across all subjects, for all ages, at grade C and above –…

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

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 A level results in 2022.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 18 August 2022

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

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 24 August 2023

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

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 29 January 2020

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

A guide for students on how GCSEs, A levels, vocational and technical qualifications are graded and awarded in the academic year 2021 to 2022.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 8 March 2022

A postcard to share with students and parents showing the measures that have been made to help students in England with exams in GCSEs, AS and A levels.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 February 2022

Details of how Ofqual conducts reviews of exam procedures (EPRS).

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 14 February 2022

Arrangements for exams and non-exam assessments for students taking qualifications in summer 2022.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 11 November 2021

A summary of changes to AS and A levels from 2015.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 5 June 2018

Information for students about GCSEs, AS and A levels and other qualifications in 2020.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 August 2020