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Clearer data on qualifications and outcomes means stronger local understanding, says Ofqual’s Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.
Ofqual has fined OTHM Qualifications £25,000 after finding serious and repeated failures in the way the organisation handled malpractice allegations.
Ofqual has fined Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (EAL) £150,000 for serious and repeated failures in the delivery of apprenticeship qualifications.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has given notice to the British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body (BIIAB) to terminate their recognition agreement.
Ofqual has stopped an awarding organisation from accepting new learners on a set of security qualifications.
A speech given by Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, at the Wellington Festival of Education.
Just over 75,000 students in England sat Pearson's A Level maths exams but failures in design and delivery of the assessments caused significant public concern.
Marking errors affected more than 60,000 candidates taking international English language tests.
Scale of the challenge should not be underestimated and requires speedy action, says Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.
Ofqual's Chief Regulator urges students not to take mobile phones or smart devices into exam halls as the summer 2026 GCSE and A Level series begins.
The first ‘Chief Regulator’s Rebuke’ has been handed to WJEC CBAC Ltd for serious failures involving 4 of its Eduqas GCSE, AS and A level qualifications.
AS and A Level physics exam materials containing errors were delivered to over 14,000 students which affected some grades.
Letter from Sir Ian Bauckham, Ofqual's Chief Regulator, to exam board chief executives asking for implementation of stronger measures to address malpractice.
A letter from Sir Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator at Ofqual, to Georgia Gould MP, Minister for School Standards on expectations for students taking GCSEs from 2028.
University of West London failed to properly oversee how a third party delivered graded music assessments and issued certificates.
Exam board issued more than £2 million in combined penalties for breaking Ofqual regulations in 3 cases.
A letter to the Secretary of State from Sir Ian Bauckham CBE, Ofqual's Chief Regulator.
Ofqual is today launching a 12-week public consultation on its proposed approach to regulating on-screen exams in GCSEs, AS and A levels.
Ofqual today published revised statistics on access arrangements for GCSEs, AS and A levels, alongside new research into the role of time pressure in assessment.
Survey reveals 81% of construction workers recognise importance of reporting qualification fraud for site safety, but 78% unclear on how to report it
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