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Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English
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Ofqual has issued Cambridge OCR with a monetary penalty of £270,000 following assessment material errors across its 2025 AS and A Level physics papers.
Explaining how GCSE and A level grade boundaries work: why they change yearly, how standards are maintained, and how final grades are determined fairly.
Guidance for assigning regulated qualifications to a Sector Subject Area (SSA) when they are placed on Ofqual's Register of Regulated Qualifications.
Infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2024.
Regulatory conditions, requirements and guidance for awarding organisations offering Alternative Academic and Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 3.
How qualifications in England and Northern Ireland relate to those of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
Guide to the submission process.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in mathematics
Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.
Accrediting qualifications: how and when we do it
Report on Ofqual’s work to understand the trends in access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level, and its expectations for exam boards as a result
Additional rules and guidance for Technical Qualifications
Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in mathematics.
Ofqual's formal legal list of Regulatory Documents (documents containing additional rules and guidance for regulated qualifications).
How data related to grading between 2017 and 2024 will be used for a data-sharing project and the safeguards in place.
Guidance on complying with the rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English.
This guide will help apprentices find out what to expect from the end-point assessment (EPA), an independent assessment at the final stage of an apprenticeship.
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