Open consultations
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Regulating post-16 VTQs at L2 and L3
Foreword by Sir Ian Bauckham CBE, Chief Regulator, Ofqual The introduction of V Levels marks a significant moment for vocational education for young people in England. The vocational landscape at level 3 has long lacked the consistency and clarity that is so important to the success of...
Closes 2 July 2026
Closed consultations
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New criteria for recognition
Ofqual is consulting on the introduction of new Criteria for Recognition to secure the safe and timely delivery of 3 new types of qualification for post-16 students that were announced following the government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR). The proposed criteria allow...
Closed 23 April 2026
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Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs
Proposals at a glance Ofqual invites your views on proposed adaptations to the assessment of GCSEs in mathematics, physics and combined science for students in England taking exams from 2028, for the lifetime of the current GCSE specifications. As set out in its response to the government’s...
Closed 23 March 2026
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Regulating on-screen assessments
Ofqual is consulting on its proposed approach to the regulation of on-screen assessment in GCSEs, AS and A levels.
Closed 5 March 2026
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Accreditation of TQs within T Levels and other updates
Following the creation of Skills England and abolition of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), Ofqual has been notified by the Secretary of State for Education that it may determine whether Technical Qualifications within T Levels should be subject to an accreditation...
Closed 4 March 2026
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Exam grading: senior leader and headteacher survey
We want to find out where school and college leaders and headteachers find information about GCSE, AS and A level exam grading, and how they use it with students. Please help us by sharing your thoughts via this survey. We think it's important that students have a chance to understand how...
Closed 27 February 2026