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Accrediting qualifications: how and when we do it
Report allegations of malpractice to Ofqual and understand what to expect from us
Regulatory conditions, requirements and guidance for awarding organisations offering Alternative Academic and Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 3.
Infographics summarising the key trends from A level and Level 3 vocational and technical qualification results in summer 2025.
Ofqual intends to accept a settlement proposal from Pearson Education Limited in which Pearson agrees to pay a monetary penalty of £250,000.
These conditions and requirements apply to Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications that are approved for public funding by the Secretary of State as a Progression Qualification.
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.
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 for awarding organisations to use when deciding whether young people could take a qualification for education or training purposes.
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.
Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in British Sign Language.
How qualifications in England and Northern Ireland relate to those of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.
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.
Infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2024.
The Regulated Qualifications Framework will replace the QCF and NQF.
This document is part of a suite of documents which sets out our regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 2.
Ofqual has issued BSC with a notice requiring it to pay a fine of £5,000. Ofqual had previously given notice it intended fine BSC, following a settlement agreement.
Details of Notices to Impose Monetary Penalties on AQA, a Notice of Intention to Accept a Settlement Proposal, an Undertaking from AQA and a Letter of Concern from the Chief Regulator.
This document is part of a suite of documents which sets out our regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering digital functional skills.
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