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Rules and guidance for all awarding organisations and all regulated qualifications
This guide provides information about arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It explains what you need to know before, during and after your exams and assessments.
Arrangements for exams and assessments Your school or college enters you鈥�
How should I prepare for my exams and assessments? Speak to your teachers鈥�
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Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.
Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.
Rules about governance of awarding organisations, including management of conflicts of interest, risks, incidents and malpractice
Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.
Rules about qualification design and development, including about qualification titling, qualification specifications, credit, and qualification size and level.
Explaining how GCSE and A level grade boundaries work: why they change yearly, how standards are maintained, and how final grades are determined fairly.
Ask Ofqual questions, make a complaint, ask to see recorded information held by Ofqual, report malpractice or wrongdoing.
General rules, including about qualification fitness for purpose and accessibility, and about reviewing approach, enquiries and complaints, withdrawing qualifications and information for teachers.
Information about changes to assessments to support disabled students.
Rules about setting and delivering assessments, including about the language of assessments, maintaining confidentiality of assessments, reasonable adjustments and special consideration
Find out about Ofqual's rules for the qualifications and assessments we regulate.
Support for students affected by illness, injury, or other events outside of their control.
Rules about the relationship between awarding organisations and Ofqual, including in relation to Responsible Officers, reporting of information and the use of Ofqual's logo
Rules about marking, Centre Assessments Standards Scrutiny (including Moderation), setting specified levels of attainment and results
Ofqual has given a direction to EAL in relation to鈥痠ncorrect results issued by EAL鈥� for an end-point assessment qualification.
Infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2024.
Rules about arrangements with third parties, including Centres and publishers
This joint contingency plan is in place to deal with any major disruption that may affect exam candidates.
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