The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led the Department for Education (the Department) to reach the policy view that it is not viable for external exams to go ahead for some Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQs) and other general qualifications.
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We would love to hear your feedback on the Conflicts of Interest webinar held recently and would be grateful if you could answer a couple of questions (on the next page).
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We wish to understand whether you will submit qualifications for HTQ approvals in digital, construction, or health and sciences, and would appreciate you responding to this short survey. The survey asks just 2 short questions regarding your broad intentions.
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We would love to hear your feedback on the EPAO Recognition Evidence and Resources Toolkit webinar held recently and would be grateful if you could answer a couple of questions (on the next page).
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Proposed revisions to the way the Exam Procedures Review Service will operate for qualifications awarded in summer 2021
Proposals at a glance
The Exam Procedures Review Service (EPRS) is an Ofqual process to consider whether an awarding organisation has followed its own...More
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In this joint consultation we set out the arrangements for assessing and awarding VTQs and other general qualifications in the academic year 2021 to 2022. These proposals are made in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...More
The VTQ senior leadership team has been working with teams across the directorate to address the issues that were raised in the Civil Service People Survey last year. This survey is a ‘temperature check’ to see how our people are feeling now about working in the VTQ directorate, and...More
You may be aware that we recently proposed a new data collection for Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration. We asked a sample of Awarding Organisations for their comments on the proposal. The feedback showed a variety of different approaches being used and inconsistencies in how...More
The government is firmly committed to GCSE, AS and A level exams going ahead in England in academic year 2021 to 2022, with adaptations to take account of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the education of the students due to sit those exams.
This consulation, which...More
We regulate to ensure assessments give a reliable indication of what students know, understand and can do. We are guided by the best interests of students as we meet our statutory objectives, including to secure qualification and assessment standards. Students must be able to access assessments...More
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The Department for Education (referred to as the Department in this document) is introducing new qualifications called Digital Functional Skills qualifications (FSQs) that seek to provide students with the core digital...More
During the Standards Team Away day we discussed implementing a new approach to portfolio managment.
To help shape this new approach, we want to understand more about what colleagues consider to be the good bits of portfolio management as well as the challenges.
We have provided example...More
On 3 February 2022, we held a 'Knowledge Base' webinar. This was an opportunity for the awarding organisation community to get to know more about the work of the Research, Data and Analytics team.
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This consultation sets out how Ofqual proposes to regulate academic and technical qualifications which serve as alternatives to A levels and T Levels. These will be part of the future level 3 landscape, as part of the...More
Ofqual's student survey on adaptations to exam arrangements for GCSE, AS and A levels 2022.
Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications in England, is surveying students who are preparing for their GCSE, AS or A level exams in summer 2022.
This year, a number of adaptations...More
Ofqual's teacher survey on adaptations to exam arrangements for GCSE, AS and A levels in 2022 (pre-exam)
Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications in England, is surveying teachers, tutors, and home-educators who are teaching and entering students for GCSE, AS or A level qualifications this...More
We would very much like to hear your views on how you have found Ofqual’s pre-recognition engagement throughout your experience of applying for Ofqual recognition.
We would be grateful if you could take 5 to 10 minutes to answer the following questions.
You have the option to...More
The link to the consultation questions is at the bottom of this page.
This consultation sets out Ofqual’s proposed Conditions, requirements and statutory guidance for regulating alternative academic qualifications and alternative technical qualifications, operating in...More
Please find the link at the bottom of the page to access the consultation questions.
Ofqual is seeking views on proposed updates to the End-Point Assessment Qualification Level Guidance . The proposed guidance, if adopted, is intended to help end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) in...More
Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications in England, is surveying teachers, tutors and home-educators who taught students who took GCSE, AS or A level qualifications in summer 2022.
A number of adaptations were made to the assessment arrangements for GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022, following...More
We welcomed the return of exams and other formal assessments in summer 2022, for the first time since 2019. Exams and other formal assessments are the best and fairest way of assessing what students know and can do. That’s why it was so important that we got back to students taking them in...More
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 in 2023.
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that in view of the disruption...More
Proposals at a glance
Ofqual invites your views on a proposed adaptation to the assessment of GCSE modern foreign languages (MFL) qualifications for students in England taking exams from summer 2023.
We propose carrying forward to future assessments the changes we made...More
Exam boards and awarding organisations allow disabled students to have reasonable adjustments in their exams (you may call them ‘access arrangements’) to reduce or remove disadvantage caused by their disability. One type of adjustment is extra time to complete exams.
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The summer was a significant step in terms of returning the qualifications system to pre-pandemic business as usual. As you know, this year we saw a return to exams and formal assessments, and across the country we saw more than 600,000 results awarded to students between March and August, across...More
As discussed at recent Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQ) Data Forums, we would be grateful if you would arrange for this survey to be completed by a member of your staff who is closely and regularly involved in submitting data to us, via the Data Portal.
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