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The outcome of our consultation on proposals for the regulation of new arrangements for apprenticeship assessment.
Foreword Ofqual is the independent regulator for qualifications in…
Background Ofqual is the independent regulator for qualifications in…
Ofqual sets out strengthened measures to find and tackle qualification fraud, aiming to stop people gaining certificates without doing the work to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.
Qualifications do not just have a purchase price, they have an associated…
Ofqual is consulting on the introduction of new Criteria for Recognition to secure safe and timely delivery of 3 new types of qualification for post-16 students.
Introduction Ofqual is consulting on the introduction of new Criteria for…
Ofqual wants your views on proposals to continue providing formulae and revised equations sheets as support materials in relevant GCSE exams.
Proposals for subjecting Technical Qualifications within T Levels to an accreditation requirement and removing references to IfATE from Ofqual’s Qualification Level Conditions for Technical Qualifications.
Ofqual is consulting on its proposed approach to the regulation of on-screen assessment in GCSEs, AS and A levels.
Ofqual is introducing a new Condition, referred to as the Principles Condition, within the General Conditions of Recognition.
Published in response to a request from the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Ofqual invites views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams in 2024.
Ensuring resilience across all regulated qualifications, with guidance for gathering evidence of student performance in GCSE, AS and A levels, Project qualifications and Advanced Extension Award in maths.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Consultation proposals for gathering evidence of student performance in GCSE, AS, A level, Project and AEA qualifications to support qualification system resilience in 2023.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
We are seeking views on this draft guidance for awarding organisations on producing accessible assessments – including exams.
Consultation on proposed changes to the assessment arrangements for GCSE French, German and Spanish
Replacing our statutory guidance on malpractice and maladministration.
Consultation proposals for contingency arrangements for the award of GCSE, AS, A level, Project and AEA qualifications in 2022.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
We are seeking views on the proposed guidance as part of the general qualifications alternative awarding framework.
Updating our approach to intervening when things go wrong.
Consultation on the detail of the VTQ Contingency Regulatory Framework.
Technical consultation on Conditions and Requirements for GCSE, GCE, AEA and Project qualifications in summer 2021.
Proposals to modify the assessment requirements for some GCSEs, AS and A levels in response to disruption to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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