Policy papers and consultations

Published in response to a request from the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 24 April 2024

• Ofqual’s approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the qualifications sector

  Background The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation…

The government’s response to the House of Lords Education for 11 to 16 Year Olds Committee’s report.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 February 2024

Consultation on proposed assessment arrangements for GCSEs in British Sign Language

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 21 December 2023

• ​​GCSE qualifications in British Sign Language​

  Proposals at a glance To see this information in BSL format, please watch…

We are seeking views on the proposed subject content for a new GCSE in BSL.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 December 2023

Equality impact assessment (EIA) on the proposed subject content for the GCSE British Sign Language qualification.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 December 2023

The Department for Education’s strategy for sustainability and climate change for the education and children’s services systems.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 December 2023

We're seeking your views on our draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges about children questioning their gender.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 December 2023

Ofqual invites views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams in 2024.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 19 December 2023

We’re seeking views on proposed changes to requirements in the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 October 2023

Ensuring resilience across all regulated qualifications, with guidance for gathering evidence of student performance in GCSE, AS and A levels, Project qualifications and Advanced Extension Award in maths.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 21 September 2023

Proposal for qualifications taught from autumn 2024.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 13 July 2023

We’re seeking your views on changes to the current subject content of Chinese and Japanese AS and A levels to allow the use of English where it is reasonable.

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

Equality analysis of how childcare regulatory changes may affect groups with protected characteristics.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 July 2023

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) and its supplier, Capita, outline the lessons learnt from issues that arose in the 2022 assessments.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 27 April 2023

Sets out our vision for music education and how this can be achieved through partnerships with schools, music hubs, the music and creative sector, and others.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 2 others
• Updated: 20 January 2023

We're seeking views on our proposed changes to the current subject content for modern foreign language GCSEs.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 5 December 2022

We invite views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams in 2023.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2022

Consultation proposals for gathering evidence of student performance in GCSE, AS, A level, Project and AEA qualifications to support qualification system resilience in 2023.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 30 November 2022

We invite views on a proposed adaptation to GCSE modern foreign language (MFL) qualifications assessment for students in England taking exams from summer 2023.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2022

Consultation on the proposed regulatory requirements for new GCSE French, German and Spanish qualifications.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 14 June 2022