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Rules about marking, Centre Assessments Standards Scrutiny (including Moderation), setting specified levels of attainment and results
Grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1. Designed to provide an indication of the likely level of performance at grades 2, 5 and 8.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in English
Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual.
How to interpret our rules, including defined terms
Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).
Rules about providing information on qualification fees and features, packaging qualifications with other products or services, and invoicing.
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.
How GCSEs, AS and A levels are marked and moderated.
How to use this handbook
Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.
Regulatory conditions, requirements and guidance for awarding organisations offering Alternative Academic and Technical Occupation Qualifications at Level 3.
Rules about appeals, complaints and the content, design and issuing of certificates
Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
Guidance for schools, colleges and other exam or assessment centres on qualifications arrangements for 2024.
Rules and regulations for Ofqual-regulated apprenticeship end-point assessments
Guidance for schools, colleges and other exam centres on gathering evidence of student performance for students entering GCSEs, AS and A levels, the Advanced Extension Award and Project qualifications to support resilience i…
Rules for how you can adapt qualifications for students with disabilities.
Rules and regulations for ESOL qualifications.
Rules and regulations for new Functional Skills qualifications in mathematics
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