Guidance and regulation

Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 2 January 2024

Find out about Ofqual's rules for the qualifications and assessments we regulate.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2023

Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 9 October 2023

Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 6 March 2024

Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 23 January 2024

This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.

• From: Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment and 1 others
• Updated: 5 October 2023

Guide to the submission process.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 12 February 2024

Subject matter specialists provide invaluable advice to Ofqual as we carry out our role in regulating qualifications. Find out how to apply to be one.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 9 April 2024

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.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 30 November 2023

Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 April 2021

An MoU describing how Ofqual and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education will work together.

• From: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and 1 others
• Updated: 21 February 2024

Information for exams officers about using the Parcelforce Worldwide yellow label service to dispatch exam scripts for general qualifications.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 21 April 2023

This guide provides you with information about 2023’s arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It also explains what support is in place when taking or retaking exams and assessments.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 November 2023

Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in mathematics

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 April 2021

Guidance on complying with the rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 22 April 2021

Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 24 October 2023

How you can raise concerns about your employer’s role in delivering a qualification regulated by Ofqual.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 25 September 2018

Rules and regulations for GCSEs (A* to G) in health and social care.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 25 November 2011

The types (or descriptions) of regulated qualifications that you can apply to develop, deliver and award.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 March 2024

Guide to the submission process

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 January 2022