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How qualifications in England and Northern Ireland relate to those of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.
Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.
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.
This advice note provides support to awarding organisations to further understand the process through which Ofqual investigates potential non-compliance with Ofqual’s regulatory framework.
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.
Rules and regulations for all functional skills qualifications.
Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.
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
Ofqual's formal legal list of Regulatory Documents (documents containing additional rules and guidance for regulated qualifications).
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.
Guide to the submission process
These documents explain how Ofqual handles personal data in relation to the National Reference Test and give background information on how the test works.
Guide for teachers and heads explaining GCSE and A level grading: how marking works, how grade boundaries are set, and how student grades are determined fairly.
Regulatory conditions, requirements and guidance for awarding organisations offering Alternative Academic and Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 3.
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.
Pearson will pay a fine of £750,000 after failing to act sufficiently promptly when malpractice affected delivery of the online version of its secure English language test.
An undertaking given by Pearson on measures to secure the safe and effective delivery of its qualifications and details of a financial penalty and costs recovery.
Rules for how you can adapt qualifications for students with disabilities.
Rules and guidance about assessment objectives and assessment strategies for Technical Qualifications
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