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Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
Guidance on reporting concerns about the administration of national curriculum assessments in primary schools, including pupil cheating.
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 2 mathematics test.
Non-statutory guidance to schools on character education and development for pupils.
Examples of pupils' work to demonstrate teacher assessment judgements in English reading at the end of key stage 1 (KS1).
Information to help school leaders plan, develop and implement the new statutory curriculum.
Materials used to administer the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the optional mathematics test in 2024.
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Modified materials for the 2024 phonics screening check.
Guidance for schools about access arrangements available for pupils participating in the optional key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests in 2026.
Guidance for schools to help teach music at key stages 1, 2 and 3 and progress pupils through the national curriculum.
A list of qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).
Information about the subjects and qualifications that count towards the EBacc.
Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).
Information for parents about the pre-key stage standards used for primary school children working below the standards of the national curriculum assessments.
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the 2023 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Guidance for teaching mathematics at key stage 3 in secondary schools to help pupils progress through the national curriculum.
Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2026.
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.
Approval of Application under the Business Appointment Rules with conditions regarding departure of Executive Director Dr Ian Stockford.
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