Archived government news
April 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Friday, 19 April 2024
Official Statistics: Appeals for GCSE, AS, A level and Project: 2022 to 202… Thursday, 18 April 2024
Correspondence: Letter to schools and colleges April 2024 Thursday, 18 April 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2023 Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Guidance: Summer awarding data: guide to the data submission process Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 Monday, 15 April 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 12 April 2024
Corporate report: Ofqual's regulatory burden statement Thursday, 11 April 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 08 April 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Friday, 05 April 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 04 April 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 04 April 2024
Guidance: VTQ information hub 2023 to 2024: key dates and deadlines Wednesday, 03 April 2024
March 2024
Transparency data: Gender pay gap report: Ofqual Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Official Statistics: Annual qualifications market report: academic year 202… Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Corporate report: National assessments regulation annual report 2023 Monday, 25 March 2024
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Monday, 25 March 2024
Notice: Notice of Intention to accept a Settlement Proposal - City & Guilds Friday, 22 March 2024
Press release: Ofqual intends to fine City & Guilds £200,000 Friday, 22 March 2024
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Guidance: PTQ Outcomes: Qualification Registrations and Outcomes Monday, 18 March 2024
National Statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: October… Thursday, 14 March 2024
Statistical data set: Vocational qualifications dataset Thursday, 14 March 2024
National Statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: July to… Thursday, 14 March 2024
National Statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: October… Thursday, 14 March 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 08 March 2024
Guidance: Non-statutory guidance on assigning qualifications to Sector Subj… Thursday, 07 March 2024
Consultation outcome: Sector Subject Area 6 title change Thursday, 07 March 2024
Guidance: Types of regulated qualifications Thursday, 07 March 2024
Regulation: GCE subject-level conditions and requirements for modern foreig… Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Regulation: GCE subject-level conditions and requirements for modern foreig… Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Guidance: Alternative assessment: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Friday, 01 March 2024
February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 29 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 29 February 2024
Speech: Catherine Large OBE at the Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2024 Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Notice: Memorandum of Understanding: Ofqual and IfATE Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Guidance: Ofqual Student Guide 2024 Monday, 19 February 2024
Research: Publications based on the GRADE dataset Friday, 16 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Thursday, 15 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual's organisation chart Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: End-Point Assessment Outcomes: guide to the data submission proce… Monday, 12 February 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Friday, 09 February 2024
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Friday, 09 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 08 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 08 February 2024
Guidance: End-point assessment guide for apprentices 2024 Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Friday, 02 February 2024
Notice: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment surrenders … Thursday, 01 February 2024
Notice: IQL UK Limited surrenders Ofqual recognition Thursday, 01 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 01 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual prompt payment data Thursday, 01 February 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 01 February 2024
January 2024
Notice: GP Strategies Assessment Services Limited (GPSAS) surrenders Ofqual… Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Research: ??A review of the assessment of reformed Functional Skills qualif… Monday, 29 January 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 25 January 2024
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 Thursday, 25 January 2024
Guidance: VTQ information hub 2023 to 2024: key dates and deadlines Thursday, 25 January 2024
Regulation: Criteria for Recognition Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 18 January 2024
Regulation: Vocational and technical qualifications contingency regulatory … Thursday, 18 January 2024
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 18 January 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 12 January 2024
Notice: Special Conditions – the University of West London, trading as Lond… Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Notice: Special Conditions – the University of West London, trading as Lond… Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 08 January 2024
Open consultation: Sector Subject Area classification system review consult… Monday, 08 January 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Friday, 05 January 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Guidance: Apply to have your qualifications regulated Tuesday, 02 January 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual's organisation chart Tuesday, 02 January 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2023 Tuesday, 02 January 2024
December 2023
Consultation outcome: ??GCSE qualifications in British Sign Language? Thursday, 21 December 2023
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Guidance: Ofqual Student Guide 2024 Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Regulation: GCE qualification-level conditions and requirements Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Regulation: GCSE (9 to 1) qualification-level conditions and requirements Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Press release: Frances Wadsworth CBE named as interim Chair of the Ofqual B… Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Regulation: GCSE (9 to 1) qualification-level conditions and requirements Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Consultation outcome: Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, ph… Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Guidance: TQ Central Learner Pipeline - Results: guide to the data submissi… Thursday, 14 December 2023
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Thursday, 14 December 2023
Guidance: Marking Progress: guide to the data submission process Thursday, 14 December 2023
Research: Apprenticeship End-Point Assessments Statistical Report: March 20… Thursday, 14 December 2023
Official Statistics: Malpractice in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2023 exam … Thursday, 14 December 2023
Official Statistics: Reviews of marking and moderation for GCSE, AS and A l… Thursday, 14 December 2023
Corporate report: Ofqual delivery report 2023 Thursday, 14 December 2023
Independent report: Operational Parity for Vocational and Technical Qualifi… Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Independent report: Operational Parity for Vocational and Technical Qualifi… Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Research: The carbon footprint of a GCSE Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Monday, 11 December 2023
Research: Student-level equalities analyses for GCSE, A level and VTQs - 20… Thursday, 07 December 2023
Speech: Equalities analysis: what the 2023 results tell us Thursday, 07 December 2023
Open consultation: Draft sector Subject Area 6 title change? Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Monday, 04 December 2023
Open consultation: Draft sector Subject Area 6 title change? Monday, 04 December 2023
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Friday, 01 December 2023
November 2023
Guidance: Understand our rules Thursday, 30 November 2023
Guidance: VTQ Information Hub: guide to the data submission process Thursday, 30 November 2023
Official Statistics: Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer … Thursday, 30 November 2023
Regulation: Qualification Level Conditions for Progression Qualifications Thursday, 30 November 2023
Official Statistics: Provisional November 2023 exam entries: GCSE English l… Thursday, 30 November 2023
Consultation outcome: Regulating level 2 and below Progression Qualificatio… Thursday, 30 November 2023
Regulation: November 2023 and January 2024 data exchange procedures Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Monday, 27 November 2023
Statistical data set: Vocational qualifications dataset Thursday, 23 November 2023
National Statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: July to… Thursday, 23 November 2023
Guidance: Special consideration: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Guidance: Ofqual Student Guide 2023 Monday, 20 November 2023
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2023 Monday, 20 November 2023
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 Monday, 20 November 2023
Guidance: Ofqual Student Guide 2024 Monday, 20 November 2023
Guidance: Student Checklist Friday, 17 November 2023
Open consultation: Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physi… Thursday, 16 November 2023
Official Statistics: Access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level: 2022 to … Thursday, 16 November 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Guidance: VTQ Late Results: guide to the submissions process Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Guidance: Malpractice: guide to the data submission process Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Guidance: VTQ Late Results: guide to the submissions process Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Guidance: Marker recruitment: guide to the submissions process Monday, 13 November 2023
Guidance: Malpractice in vocational and technical qualifications: guide to … Monday, 13 November 2023
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Monday, 13 November 2023
Official Statistics: Entries and late entries for GCSE, AS and A level: 202… Thursday, 09 November 2023
Guidance: Exams and assessment checklist for exam officers Monday, 06 November 2023
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 06 November 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 02 November 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 02 November 2023
Notice: Special Conditions on GP Strategies Training Ltd, known as GP Strat… Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Press release: Sir Ian Bauckham CBE named as interim Chief Regulator Wednesday, 01 November 2023
October 2023
Research: Apprenticeship End-Point Assessments Statistical Report: March 20… Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Friday, 27 October 2023
Guidance: Access to scripts: guide to the data submission process Friday, 27 October 2023
Guidance: Application for recognition: supporting information Thursday, 26 October 2023
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Statutory guidance: GCE qualification-level guidance Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Guidance: Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Statutory guidance: GCSE (9 to 1) qualification-level guidance Monday, 23 October 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Friday, 20 October 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 19 October 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 19 October 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual prompt payment data Thursday, 19 October 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 19 October 2023
Official Statistics: Annual qualifications market report: academic year 202… Thursday, 19 October 2023
Guidance: Reviews of marking and moderation: guide to the submissions proce… Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Guidance: TQ Reviews of Marking and Moderation Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 12 October 2023
Ofqual announces steps to secure parity for students taking vocational qual… Thursday, 12 October 2023
Correspondence: Delivery of VTQ results for 2024 and beyond Thursday, 12 October 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Correspondence: Letter to higher education admissions officers Monday, 09 October 2023
Guidance: Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland Thursday, 05 October 2023
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Tuesday, 03 October 2023
September 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2023 Friday, 29 September 2023
Correspondence: Letter to schools and colleges September 2023 Thursday, 28 September 2023
Statistical data set: Vocational qualifications dataset Thursday, 28 September 2023
National Statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: April t… Thursday, 28 September 2023
Notice: Memorandum of Understanding between Office of the Independent Adjud… Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Press release: Dr Jo Saxton to stand down as Chief Regulator of Ofqual Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual's organisation chart Monday, 25 September 2023
Guidance: VTQ Special Consideration: guide to the data submission process Friday, 22 September 2023
Guidance: VTQ Special Consideration: guide to the data submission process Friday, 22 September 2023
Guidance: Guidance on collecting evidence of student performance to ensure … Thursday, 21 September 2023
Section C - Third parties Thursday, 21 September 2023
Ofqual Handbook: General Conditions of Recognition Thursday, 21 September 2023
Guidance: National Reference Test 2024 - information for schools Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Monday, 18 September 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Thursday, 14 September 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Thursday, 14 September 2023
Guidance: Specification codes: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Monday, 11 September 2023
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 08 September 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Friday, 08 September 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual prompt payment data Thursday, 07 September 2023
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 04 September 2023
Guidance: TQ Central Learner Pipeline - Results: guide to the data submissi… Monday, 04 September 2023
August 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 31 August 2023
Guidance: Access to scripts: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Guidance: Appeals in VTQ: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Notice: Withdrawal of Recognition – Vistar Qualifications Limited Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 24 August 2023
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 24 August 2023
Guide to GCSE results for England, summer 2023 Thursday, 24 August 2023
Guidance: Infographic: vocational and technical qualification results 2023 Thursday, 24 August 2023
Regulation: Data exchange for AS, A level, GCSE and Project Thursday, 24 August 2023
Guidance: National Reference Test: General information Thursday, 24 August 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 17 August 2023
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 17 August 2023
Guidance: Infographic: Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications 2023 Thursday, 17 August 2023
Guidance: Infographic: A level results 2023 Thursday, 17 August 2023
Guide to AS and A level results for England, summer 2023 Thursday, 17 August 2023
Guide to the 2023 Level 3 qualification results for VTQs in England Thursday, 17 August 2023
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Notice: Vistar: Notice of intention to withdraw recognition Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Guidance: Privacy statement, Ofqual subject matter specialists Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Guidance: Summer awarding data: guide to the data submission process Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Monday, 14 August 2023
Guidance: Core Maths Outcomes: guide to the data submission process Monday, 14 August 2023
Guidance: Vocational quarterly: guide to the data submission process Monday, 14 August 2023
Corporate report: Ofqual annual report 2022 to 2023 Friday, 11 August 2023
Guidance: Apply to have your qualifications regulated Friday, 11 August 2023
Guidance: EQA transition update: March 2022 Friday, 11 August 2023
Ofqual Handbook: Technical Qualifications Thursday, 10 August 2023
Recognition of prior learning (Condition TQ7) Thursday, 10 August 2023
Interpretation and Definitions (Condition TQ23) Thursday, 10 August 2023
Assessment approach (Conditions TQ2 to TQ3) Thursday, 10 August 2023
Assessment (Condition TQ6) Thursday, 10 August 2023
Research: Inter-subject comparability in GCSEs and A levels in summer 2022 Wednesday, 09 August 2023
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Wednesday, 09 August 2023
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 09 August 2023
Guidance: PTQ Outcomes: guide to the data submission process Friday, 04 August 2023
Official Statistics: Perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications… Thursday, 03 August 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Wednesday, 02 August 2023
July 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Monday, 31 July 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Monday, 24 July 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Monday, 24 July 2023
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Thursday, 20 July 2023
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2022 Thursday, 20 July 2023
Open consultation: Regulating level 2 and below Progression Qualifications Thursday, 20 July 2023
Corporate report: Ofqual annual report 2022 to 2023 Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Corporate report: ??Equalities report 2022 to 2023? Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Research: Qualifications Price Statistics 2023 Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Correspondence: A letter to students from Ofqual and UCAS Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Research: Remote invigilation in vocational and technical qualifications Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Open consultation: Regulating level 2 and below Progression Qualifications Monday, 17 July 2023
Open consultation: Regulating level 2 and below Progression Qualifications Friday, 14 July 2023
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 14 July 2023
Promotional material: Looking ahead to results days for qualifications this… Friday, 14 July 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 13 July 2023
Guidance: Understand our rules Thursday, 13 July 2023
Consultation outcome: ??Regulating level 2 and below qualifications support… Thursday, 13 July 2023
Consultation outcome: Regulating level 2 qualifications supporting progress… Thursday, 13 July 2023
Open consultation: Regulating level 2 and below Progression Qualifications Thursday, 13 July 2023
Consultation outcome: Proposed amendment to the assessment of Chinese and J… Thursday, 13 July 2023
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Guidance: Regulatory Document List Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Guidance: Understand our rules Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Regulation: Extraordinary regulatory framework: General Qualifications, COV… Monday, 10 July 2023
Regulation: General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework Monday, 10 July 2023
Research: Dr Jo Saxton at Wellington Festival of Education: polling data Friday, 07 July 2023
Speech: Dr Jo Saxton's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education Friday, 07 July 2023
Guidance: Digital qualifications: evaluation progress Thursday, 06 July 2023