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A checklist for exam officers to give to exam students to help them prepare for their assessments.
Rules about marking, Centre Assessments Standards Scrutiny (including Moderation), setting specified levels of attainment and results
Getting back to normal, with protection for students.
Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.
Guide to the submission process.
Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).
Rules about arrangements with third parties, including Centres and publishers
Grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1. Designed to provide an indication of the likely level of performance at grades 2, 5 and 8.
Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual.
Rules, regulations and guidance for the reformed AS and A levels
Rules about providing information on qualification fees and features, packaging qualifications with other products or services, and invoicing.
Guidance for schools, colleges and other exam or assessment centres on qualifications arrangements for 2024.
Rules, regulations and guidance for GCSEs graded 9 to 1.
Certificates awarded for all vocational qualifications (excluding GCSEs, AS levels and A levels).
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in mathematics
A letter to school and college heads written by Sir Ian Bauckham, Ofqual's Chief Regulator.
Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.
How to use this handbook
Statistics on vocational and other qualifications (excluding GCSEs, AS levels and A levels).
A collection of documents published by Ofqual in relation to National Assessments (some of which are also known as SATs).
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