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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.
1. Grade 8 To achieve grade 8, candidates will be able to: demonstrate…
1. Grade 8 1.1 To achieve grade 8 candidates will be able to: complete a…
1. Grade 8 1.1 To achieve grade 8 candidates will be able to: demonstrate…
1. Grade 8 1.1 To achieve grade 8 candidates will be able to: demonstrate,…
1. Grade 8 To achieve grade 8, candidates will be able to: demonstrate and…
A series of 'postcards' outlining the work Ofqual is doing, with an emphasis on current reforms to qualifications in England.
Information about the new GCSE grades for parents, employers and further and higher education providers.
Dates for last teaching, last exams and resits in legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels.
A summary of the changes to GCSEs from 2015.
An overview of what changes will be made to GCSE, AS and A level qualifications between 2015 and 2020.
Details of the reforms being made to GCSEs, AS and A levels.
Document and infographic explaining the similarities and differences in qualifications regulated in each jurisdiction.
A table listing the subjects that are not being reformed and the reasons why.
A table showing the status of subjects being accredited for teaching from September 2018.
A table showing the status of subjects being accredited for teaching from September 2017.
A list of GCSEs, AS levels and A levels that Ofqual have accredited to be taught from September 2015.
A table showing the status of subjects being accredited for teaching from September 2016.
A pack of slides with information from Ofqual and the Department for Education that teachers can use to explain the reforms to parents.
These documents explain how Ofqual handles personal data in relation to the National Reference Test and give background information on how the test works.
Consultations that Ofqual has run on the reform of qualifications to be taught from September 2015.
An infographic for employers.
A guide for students on how GCSEs, A levels, vocational and technical qualifications are graded and awarded in the academic year 2021 to 2022.
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