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How Ofqual will use statutory powers to take regulatory action and other less formal action to support awarding organisations to comply with their conditions of recognition.
How exams and other assessments are marked, who marks them, and how quality of marking is checked
Rules and regulations for all functional skills qualifications.
Rules and regulations for Ofqual-regulated apprenticeship end-point assessments
Explaining how GCSE and A level grade boundaries work: why they change yearly, how standards are maintained, and how final grades are determined fairly.
Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in English literature.
Rules and regulations for ESOL qualifications.
A checklist for exam officers to give to exam students to help them prepare for their assessments.
Rules and guidance about assessment objectives and assessment strategies for Technical Qualifications
Rules and regulations for reformed AS and A levels.
Guidance for assigning regulated qualifications to a Sector Subject Area (SSA) when they are placed on Ofqual's Register of Regulated Qualifications.
Regulatory conditions, requirements and guidance for awarding organisations offering Alternative Academic and Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 3.
Classroom resources to help teachers, headteachers and their senior leadership teams explain GCSE and A level marking and grading to their students.
Guidance on when awarding organisations should use the logos of CCEA Regulation, Ofqual and Qualifications Wales on certificates for regulated qualifications
Undertaking given by Cambridge English to Ofqual, in accordance with B8 of the General Conditions of Recognition (‘the Conditions’)
This advice note provides support to awarding organisations to further understand Ofqual’s Principles Condition, including case studies and advice on good practice.
A guide for schools and colleges explaining how to request a review of marking or moderation from an exam board.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in mathematics
Guidance on complying with the rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in English literature.
Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.
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