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The Chief Regulator sets out the support for students taking exams and assessments this year, including advance information and a fair approach to grading.
Changes to how these GCSEs will be assessed in future confirmed by Ofqual.
Qualifications offered by Waste Management Industry Training & Advisory Board no longer regulated by us.
Ofqual oversaw the delivery of 6 million GCSE, AS and A level grades last summer, and 4.6 million vocational and technical qualification grades in past year.
The Chartered Quality Institute is no longer an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation.
The Education Secretary has appointed a permanent Chair of Ofqual to take up the role for three years.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A letter sent to the heads of secondary schools and FE colleges from Chief Regulator Jo Saxton.
A statement on the National Reference Test (NRT) results we published today.
Updated Ofqual guidance outlines how awarding organisations should address malpractice and maladministration.
Consultation opens on remaining policy and draft rules to regulate new digital qualifications.
The Chief Regulator set out her priority to regulate on behalf of students of all ages and apprentices and welcomed a new era of co-regulation.
The government and Ofqual have confirmed contingency plans in the event that exams planned next summer are unable to take place.
Letters to centres, students and private candidates about arrangements for GCSEs, AS and A levels and vocational qualifications in 2022.
Consultation launched on draft guidance for awarding organisations
Students will sit GCSE, A and AS level exams next year with adaptations to recognise the disruption to their education.
Exams and other formal assessments will go ahead for vocational and technical qualifications and other general qualifications
Ofqual’s approach to grading for GCSE, AS and A levels to be fair to students: a transition year in 2022.
Dr Jo Saxton has taken up her post at England’s independent qualifications regulator.
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is no longer an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation.
1,381 malpractice cases among more than one million awards, Ofqual report shows.
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