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  • Rules and guidance for all awarding organisations and all regulated qualifications

  • Support for students affected by illness, injury, or other events outside of their control.

  • Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.

  • Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.

  • This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.

  • Rules about governance of awarding organisations, including management of conflicts of interest, risks, incidents and malpractice

  • Rules about qualification design and development, including about qualification titling, qualification specifications, credit, and qualification size and level.

  • Rules about setting and delivering assessments, including about the language of assessments, maintaining confidentiality of assessments, reasonable adjustments and special consideration

  • This guide provides you with information about this year’s arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It also explains what support is in place when taking exams and assessments.

  • Recent updates regarding regulated qualifications.

  • Find out about Ofqual's rules for the qualifications and assessments we regulate.

  • Information about changes to assessments to support disabled students.

  • General rules, including about qualification fitness for purpose and accessibility, and about reviewing approach, enquiries and complaints, withdrawing qualifications and information for teachers.

  • Rules about the relationship between awarding organisations and Ofqual, including in relation to Responsible Officers, reporting of information and the use of Ofqual's logo

  • A series of 'postcards' outlining the work Ofqual is doing, with an emphasis on current reforms to qualifications in England.

  • 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.

  • Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.

  • For Level 3, Level 1/2 and Level 2 vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) used for progression and taken alongside or in place of A-levels and GCSEs.

  • Graphics giving top tips for exams officers during the 2024 VTQ results season.

  • Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.