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This guide provides information about arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It explains what you need to know before, during and after your exams and assessments.
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This guide explains what schools, colleges and other exam or assessment centres can expect from awarding organisations regulated by Ofqual and the arrangements for qualifications in 2026.
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Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.
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.
Find out about Ofqual's rules for the qualifications and assessments we regulate.
Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can request to reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.
Guide to the submission process.
Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.
Ask Ofqual questions, make a complaint, ask to see recorded information held by Ofqual, report malpractice or wrongdoing.
This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.
This document is part of a suite of documents which sets out our regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering apprenticeship assessments.
Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
Information for exams officers about using the Parcelforce Worldwide yellow label service to dispatch exam scripts for general qualifications.
This advice note provides support to awarding organisations to further understand Ofqual’s Principles Condition, including case studies and advice on good practice.
Guide to Ofqual's submission process.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English
Rules and regulations for reformed AS and A levels.
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.
Guidance for assigning regulated qualifications to a Sector Subject Area (SSA) when they are placed on Ofqual's Register of Regulated Qualifications.
Pearson has agreed to pay a fine of £750,000 over failure to identify and reduce the risk of inconsistency in grading standards over GCSE English.
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