Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.
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Friday, 14 February 2025
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Guide to the data submission process.
Friday, 07 February 2025
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.
Tuesday, 04 February 2025
A table of the types of qualifications organisations can offer under their Ofqual recognition.
Monday, 03 February 2025
Ofqual has issued Qualifications for Industry (QFI) with notices requiring it to pay a fine and costs, after finding it breached its Conditions of Recognition.
Friday, 31 January 2025
Guide to the data submission process.
Friday, 31 January 2025
Minutes for the meetings of the Ofqual board taking place in 2024.
Friday, 31 January 2025
Ofqual intends to accept a settlement proposal from Pearson Education Limited in which Pearson agrees to pay a monetary penalty of £250,000.
Friday, 31 January 2025
Awarding body Pearson put the integrity of exam papers at risk and failed to monitor examiners’ conflicts of interest.
Friday, 24 January 2025
A user guide for the linked administrative data on education, assessment and university admissions available in the GRADE data set.
Thursday, 23 January 2025
This guide explains what schools, colleges and other exam or assessment centres can expect from awarding organisations regulated by Ofqual and the arrangements for qualifications in 2025.
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Recent updates regarding regulated qualifications.
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Information for Level 3, Level 1/2 and Level 2 vocational and technical qualifications used for progression and taken alongside or in place of A-levels and GCSEs.
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Information for Level 3, Level 1/2 and Level 2 vocational and technical qualifications used for progression and taken alongside or in place of A-levels and GCSEs.
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual.
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Reports on staff numbers and costs for Ofqual – updated monthly.
Thursday, 09 January 2025
Details of spending over £25k since 1 April 2012.
Thursday, 09 January 2025
Details of spending over £25k since 1 April 2012.
Thursday, 09 January 2025
Data on government procurement card (GPC) spend over £500 for Ofqual.
Wednesday, 08 January 2025
Details of the top levels of Ofqual's structure.
Wednesday, 08 January 2025
How data related to grading in summer 2017 to 2020 will be used for a data-sharing project and the safeguards in place.
Wednesday, 08 January 2025
Specifications of the data sets for the Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) project.
Wednesday, 08 January 2025
A data sharing framework for linked administrative data on education, assessment and university admissions.
Tuesday, 07 January 2025
A table of the types of qualifications organisations can offer under their Ofqual recognition.
Friday, 20 December 2024
An MoU describing how Ofqual and UCAS will work together.
Thursday, 19 December 2024
Reports on staff numbers and costs for Ofqual – updated monthly.
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Research commissioned from NFER, by Ofqual, into the possible effects of COVID-19 disruption on student outcomes in 2021.
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Cambridge International Education will no longer be an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation from 20 December 2024.
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Performance-related payments that Ofqual awards to its staff.
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Statutory national curriculum assessments are regulated by Ofqual. This report details the regulatory activity and findings relating to the national assessments in 2024.
Friday, 13 December 2024
Guide to the submission process.
Thursday, 12 December 2024
We publish a range of statistics covering regulated qualifications, to help you understand the qualifications, examinations and assessment system in England.
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Number of cases of malpractice for GCSE, AS and A level in the summer exam series.
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Statistics on the number of reviews of marking and moderation for GCSE, AS and A level.
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Ofqual routinely analyses how results for students with different protected characteristics and socio-economic status vary. Dr Ian Stockford, Executive Director for Standards, offers analysis of results in 2024.
Thursday, 12 December 2024
A summary of the analysis of how attainment gaps for students with different characteristics and socio-economic status vary over time, focusing on qualifications awarded in 2024.
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Guide to the submission process.
Monday, 09 December 2024
The Education Secretary has appointed a permanent Chair of Ofqual to take up the role for three years.
Monday, 09 December 2024
Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual.
Thursday, 05 December 2024
This report provides information on the volumes and outcomes of apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) taken in England. The report covers only Ofqual regulated EPAs.
Thursday, 05 December 2024
This report provides information on the volumes and outcomes of apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) taken in England. The report covers only Ofqual regulated EPAs.
Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Data on government procurement card (GPC) spend over £500 for Ofqual.
Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Details of spending over £25k since 1 April 2012.
Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).
Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Guide to Ofqual's submission process.
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