Archived government news
December 2024
Guidance: VTQ Information Hub: guide to the data submission process Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Tuesday, 03 December 2024
November 2024
Official Statistics: Provisional November 2024 exam entries: GCSE English l… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Official Statistics: Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer … Thursday, 28 November 2024
Official Statistics: Provisional November 2024 exam entries: GCSE English l… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Regulation: November and January data exchange procedures Monday, 25 November 2024
Statistical data set: Vocational qualifications dataset Thursday, 21 November 2024
Accredited official statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarter… Thursday, 21 November 2024
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2025 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Ofqual Student Guide to Exams and Assessments in 2025 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Official Statistics: Malpractice in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2023 exam … Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Official Statistics: Malpractice in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2022 exam … Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Press release: Ofqual convenes industry leaders for summit to tackle qualif… Monday, 18 November 2024
Policy paper: Ofqual’s action plan for the prevention of qualification frau… Monday, 18 November 2024
Guidance: Mark or grade changes outside of reviews of marking and moderatio… Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report D) Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: Understanding Qualification Design Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report B) Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: ??Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report A)? Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: The CASLO Approach Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: Understanding Qualification Design Monday, 18 November 2024
Research: Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report D) Monday, 18 November 2024
Guidance: VTQ Information Hub: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Assessment (Condition TQ6) Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Ofqual Handbook: Technical Qualifications Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Assessment approach (Conditions TQ2 to TQ3) Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Consultation outcome: Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, ph… Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Wednesday, 13 November 2024
What qualification levels mean Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 08 November 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Thursday, 07 November 2024
Official Statistics: Entries and late entries for GCSE, AS and A level: 202… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Official Statistics: Access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level: 2023 to … Thursday, 07 November 2024
Statistics: Ofqual – Statistics at Ofqual Thursday, 07 November 2024
Press release: New principles will set out Ofqual’s expectations for awardi… Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Open consultation: Introducing principles into the General Conditions of Re… Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 04 November 2024
October 2024
Guidance: VTQ PTQ standardisation and awarding dates Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Research: University admissions and A level attainment in 2017 and 2018: th… Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Malpractice: guide to the data submission process Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Guidance: VTQ Malpractice: guide to the data submission process Monday, 21 October 2024
Guidance: Undertaking given by Scottish Qualifications Authority to Ofqual … Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 11 October 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Friday, 11 October 2024
Guidance: Types of regulated qualifications Friday, 11 October 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Guidance: Notice of Intention to impose a Monetary Penalty: QFI Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Correspondence: Letter to higher education admissions officers 2024 Thursday, 03 October 2024
Correspondence: Letter to governors and trustees: qualification results 202… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Correspondence: Letter to schools and colleges October 2024 Thursday, 03 October 2024
Open consultation: Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physi… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Correspondence: Letter from Sir Ian Bauckham CBE to The Rt Hon Bridget Phil… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2024 Tuesday, 01 October 2024
September 2024
Press release: Ofqual poll highlights value of cyber security training in s… Monday, 30 September 2024
Correspondence: Letter to governors and trustees: qualification results 202… Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Statistical data set: Vocational qualifications dataset Thursday, 19 September 2024
Accredited official statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarter… Thursday, 19 September 2024
Guidance: VTQ PTQ Entries: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Guidance: PTQ Timetable: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Guidance: PTQ Outcomes: Assessment Outcomes Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Guidance: PTQ Outcomes: Assessment Reference Information Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 13 September 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Notice: Westcountry Schools Trust (TLI) surrenders Ofqual recognition Monday, 02 September 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Monday, 02 September 2024
Notice: PADI EMEA Limited surrenders Ofqual recognition Monday, 02 September 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 02 September 2024
August 2024
Notice: Notices of monetary penalty and cost recovery: NCFE Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 22 August 2024
Regulation: Data exchange for AS, A level, GCSE and Project Thursday, 22 August 2024
Guidance: Infographic: vocational and technical qualification results 2024 Thursday, 22 August 2024
Guide to GCSE results for England, summer 2024 Thursday, 22 August 2024
Guide to the 2024 Level 1, Level 1/2 and Level 2 qualification results for … Thursday, 22 August 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Friday, 16 August 2024
Guidance: Delivery of Results: guide to the data submission process Thursday, 15 August 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 15 August 2024
Guide to the 2024 Level 3 qualification results for VTQs in England Thursday, 15 August 2024
Guidance: Infographic: A level results 2024 Thursday, 15 August 2024
Guide to AS and A level results for England, summer 2024 Thursday, 15 August 2024
Guidance: Infographic: Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications 2024 Thursday, 15 August 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 09 August 2024
Guidance: Delivery Of Results: guide to the data submission process Friday, 09 August 2024
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Thursday, 08 August 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 05 August 2024
July 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2023 Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual board minutes for 2024 Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Corporate report: Ofqual annual report 2023 to 2024 Monday, 29 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Monday, 29 July 2024
Guidance: Delivery Of Results: guide to the data submission process Friday, 26 July 2024
Research: Inter-subject comparability in GCSEs and A levels in summer 2023 Thursday, 25 July 2024
Research: A review of standards in GCSE computer science Thursday, 18 July 2024
Grading continues as normal this summer in England Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Correspondence: Letter to students from Ofqual and UCAS Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Correspondence: Letter to students from Ofqual and UCAS Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Notice: GRADE (Grading and Admissions Data for England) privacy notice Monday, 15 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual prompt payment data Thursday, 11 July 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Regulation: Accreditation criterion Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Guidance: Understand our rules Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Notice: Regulatory action against NCFE Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Press release: Ofqual intends to fine awarding organisation NCFE £300,000 Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Monday, 08 July 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Thursday, 04 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Thursday, 04 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual's organisation chart Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 01 July 2024
June 2024
Regulation: Data exchange for AS, A level, GCSE and Project Thursday, 20 June 2024
Statistical data set: Vocational qualifications dataset Thursday, 13 June 2024
Accredited official statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarter… Thursday, 13 June 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 07 June 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Monday, 03 June 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Monday, 03 June 2024
May 2024
Transparency data: Ofqual workforce management information Friday, 31 May 2024
Official Statistics: Provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2… Thursday, 30 May 2024
Guidance: Malpractice: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Research: Qualification Price Statistics: 2024 Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Guidance: Subject matter specialists for Ofqual Friday, 10 May 2024
Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Friday, 10 May 2024
Guidance: Ofqual: rolling update Thursday, 09 May 2024
Press release: Students advised to play it safe this exam season Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Guidance: Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Guidance: Infographic: VTQ results 2024 - Top tips for exams officers Thursday, 02 May 2024
Guidance: VTQ Malpractice: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Guidance: Submitting data to Ofqual Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Guidance: Delivery Of Results: guide to the data submission process Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Correspondence: Ofqual’s response to the Department for Education’s consult… Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Transparency data: Awarding organisations: scope of recognition Wednesday, 01 May 2024
April 2024
Ofqual Handbook: Technical Qualifications Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Interpretation and Definitions (Condition TQ23) Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Ofqual Handbook: Essential Digital Skills Qualifications Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Interpretation and Definitions (Condition EDSQ9) Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Ofqual Handbook: Performance Table Qualifications Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: Appeals in VTQ: guide to the data submission process Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: VTQ information hub 2023 to 2024: key dates and deadlines Friday, 26 April 2024
Guidance: Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 Friday, 26 April 2024
Guidance: Accessibility statement for The Office of Qualifications and Exam… Thursday, 25 April 2024
Official Statistics: Perceptions of A levels, GCSEs and other qualification… Thursday, 25 April 2024
Official Statistics: Perceptions of A levels, GCSEs and other qualification… Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Policy paper: ??Ofqual’s approach to regulating the use of artificial intel… Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Notice: Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)… Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Policy paper: ??Ofqual’s approach to regulating the use of artificial intel… Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Notice: Notices of monetary penalty and cost recovery: City & Guilds Monday, 22 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