This is where you'll find all the latest news from the qualifications industry, plus Ofqual's reports to Parliament, open letters, annual reports, speeches, publications, newsletters, consultations and events.
This is where you'll find all the latest news from the qualifications industry, plus Ofqual's reports to Parliament, open letters, annual reports, speeches, publications, newsletters, consultations and events.
Our first corporate plan sets out a significant programme of work to ensure qualifications are of…
We have published the key findings from our international comparability study of A levels and…
This page aims to gather together information that we think you will find useful during the summer…
We have published the recent correspondence between Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State…
During the summer 2011 exam season, exam paper errors in a small number of GCSE, GCE AS and A2…
Our response about A level reforms.
We have published our report on exam board seminars for teachers and announced an investigation…
Education Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed a number of appointments to the Ofqual Board. Anne…
In December 2011, we published the findings of our investigations into the causes of a number of…
Glenys Stacey, Ofqual’s Chief Regulator, comments on proposed changes to A levels
Ofqual has created a Standards Advisory Group to consider and advise it on qualification and…
Our Chair, Amanda Spielman, and our Chief Executive, Glenys Stacey, are giving evidence to the…
We have launched a programme of work to gather evidence on how well qualifications markets are…
We today (24th February 2012) announced moves to strengthen GCSEs in English literature,…
An Ofqual spokesperson said: “This specification has been taught since September 2009 and we…
Our response to the Daily Telegraph Investigation Our correspondence with awarding organisations…
A spokesperson for Ofqual said: "We have made it clear that this is an issue of significant…
The subject criteria for all GCSEs have been updated to ensure a consistent approach in their…
All our inbound phone lines are working normally. Please accept our apologies if you were trying…
We are seeking to appoint new members to our Regulation of Vocational Qualifications in Northern…
On Thursday 13th October we hosted 'A New Look at Standards'. The purpose of the event was to…
We have published an addendum to the Regulatory Framework for National Assessments to reflect…
These research reports form part of Ofqual's rolling programme of reviews across GCSE and A level…
The Register of Regulated Qualifications is experiencing a technical problem today and the service…
On 18 August A level (AS and A2) results will be released and on 25 August the GCSE results will be…
Ofqual, and its predecessor QCA, have had in place a programme of work on e-assessment for a number…
On July 1st the three regulators of qualifications and examinations in England, Northern Ireland…
We have announced our inquiry into this summers exam paper errors. You can read our statement…
On 5th July 2011 Sandra Burslem, Deputy Chair of Ofqual, and the President of KICE (Korea Institute…
We are today (1st July 2011) announcing information about a regulatory inquiry into the exam paper…
List of known errors in Summer 2011 examinations Awarding…
The Register of Regulated Qualifications will be unavailable due to a systems update for short…
Employers from around the country will help mark VQ Day today by getting together to discuss the…
Three further significant exam errors came to light on Tuesday, June 21.
There has been a series of unacceptable errors in this summer’s GCSE and GCE AS and A2…
We know that exams are a very stressful time for students and that the recent series of errors on…
I can confirm that following our letter of June 7, Ofqual has received assurances from awarding…
An Ofqual spokesperson said: "Vocational qualifications are a vital part of the economy. We will…
The Department for Education have announced that their recommended candidate to become the next…
Notice of meeting open to the public A public meeting of the Ofqual Board is to be held at 13:00…
Commenting on the coverage in today's press regarding standards, Ofqual Chief Executive, Glenys…
Commenting on the Government’s response to the Wolf Report, Ofqual chief executive, Glenys Stacey…
We have today published the findings of our review of the marking and standards-setting processes…
We have published an independent report on the responses from our consultations about our approach…
Perceptions of A levels and GCSEs remain largely positive among teachers, parents, students and the…
We have published the open letter to secondary schools and colleges about the summer 2011 awards of…
In 2010, Ofqual monitored three new specifications in principal learning: Edexcel level 3 in…
Andrew Hall, Chief Executive of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), spoke about the…
Ofqual would like to state that we fully support DfE's focus on international comparability and are…
Ofqual welcomes the publication of Professor Alison Wolf's review of vocational education. Ofqual…
Ofqual can confirm that, to date, 35 new GCSE science specifications have been accredited for…
Julie Swan, head of regulatory policy for Ofqual, spoke recently at the Association of Colleges…
The Department of Education in Northern Ireland commissioned Ofqual to undertake an investigation…
The Examinations Appeals Board (EAB) is experiencing problems with its website and email at the…
Ofqual regulates qualifications (other than degrees) in England. We regulate vocational…
We have published a report on curriculum and assessment models for home language assessment. This…
Following successful workshops in London and Birmingham as part of the evaluation of the QCF…
December 2010 correspondence between Sandra Burslem, Deputy Chair of Ofqual, Nick Gibb MP and…
15 December sees the launch of our third Chief Regulator’s Report at the British Library in…
We're looking to recruit an independent member, with specific accountancy expertise, to sit on our…
Following consideration of the current weather conditions and the forecast for tomorrow, we can…
Our recent correspondence regarding the government's White Paper, 'The Importance of Teaching', can…
On 29th October 2010, following an investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards, Mr David Fox, the…
The Regulatory Information Technology System (RITS) and The Register of Regulated Qualifications…
Regulatory Information Technology System (RITS) is currently unavailable due to technical issues…
We have now published details about the nature and scope of our inquiry into incomplete marking…
Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications qualifications, examinations and assessments in England and…
Ofqual has appointed Jeremy Benson to the new post of Director of Strategic Management. Jeremy has…
Could you guarantee the rigour of examinations and qualifications, so that the achievements of…
Isabel Nisbet, Chief Executive of Ofqual, has praised all those receiving their GCSE or Diploma…
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) has placed a comment in today's (20…
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) has placed a comment in today's (20 August)…
Isabel Nisbet, Chief Executive of Ofqual, has congratulated all those receiving their A and AS…
The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4. 7.50am, Monday, 16th August 2010. Listen to this interview…
Ofqual regulates qualifications (other than degrees) in England. We regulate vocational…
Could you help secure the rigour of the examinations and qualifications system, so that the…

Summer 2010 sees significant changes to A levels, which are taken each year by approximately…
On 27 July 2010 we briefed MPs on the summer examinations season and the work being done to…
Ofqual today (Monday, July 26) publishes an interim report on its programme of research looking at…
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) have recommended to Ofqual that Lifelong…
The regulators have issued updated Guidance on Qualification Titles within the Qualifications and…
Ofqual has today published a report looking at the standards of a vocational qualification in…
Ofqual has today published a report on how the regulators and awarding organisations deal with any…
This year sees some significant changes to A levels. Ofqual hosted a briefing to talk about these…
An Ofqual spokesperson said: "We are monitoring the situation to see if there is likely to be any…
Efutures, www.e-assessment.org.uk, is a dedicated website on e-assessment incorporating an online…
The qualifications regulators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received advice from…
Ofqual is seeking views from stakeholders on proposed updates to the Regulatory arrangements for…
As the regulator of qualifications and exams in England, Ofqual produces this report as part of its…
On 4th July 2008 the National Assessment Agency (NAA) announced that the 2008 key stage 2 and key…
Kathleen Tattersall will be the first Chair of Ofqual, Ed Balls has announced. The Secretary of…
We've made a short video to explain Ofqual's aims and set the tone for our work in the coming…
Prior to Ofqual being launched, QCA published its final set of reports as regulator. These reports…
Our Director of Regulation, Fiona Pethick, spoke at the LSIS convention ‘Making a Reality of…
A video of comments made by stakeholders can be viewed below:
Presentation entitled 'Standard Bearing: A new look at standards' delivered by Glenys Stacey, CEO…
Presentations delivered during the panel discussion focusing on grading, at the standards debate…
Presentations delivered during the panel discussion focusing on the content of qualifications, at…
Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education delivers the keynote speech at Ofqual's standards…
Amanda Spielman, Chair of Ofqual talks about the role of the regulator at Ofqual's standards event,…
Slides and video from a presentation entitled 'What should we want from GCSEs & A levels?'.…
Presentation entitled 'Can we compete? Do A levels match the world's best?'. Delivered by Dennis…
Glenys Stacey, our CEO spoke at the Inside Government forum and you can access the PDF verison of…
Glenys Stacey spoke at the Grammar School Heads Association National Conference on 22nd June 2011…
Glenys Stacey delivered a speech at the ALP Annual Conference on 21st June 2011.
The speech given by Francis Thomas, Ofqual's Director of Internal and External affairs, at the VTCT…
The presentation entitled 'The impact of innovation on regulation, and of regulation on…
Presentation entitled ’National Curriculum Assessments - The view from the regulator’,…
Presentation entitled 'Regulating qualifications to secure standards and value' delivered by Fiona…
Presentation entitled 'Regulating qualifications in a time of change' delivered by Isabel Nisbet at…
'Regulating for quality in assessment' speech delivered by Isabel Nisbet at the AAIA (Association…
Clare Gilligan, Ofqual’s Head of Awarding Organisation Performance, spoke at the inaugural Glass…
Both Kathleen Tattersall and Fiona Pethick delivered speeches on VQ day, celebrating the vocational…
Ofqual has today (Friday 18th May) set out a significant programme of work to ensure qualifications…
Ofqual today (Friday 11th May) publishes the key findings from its international comparability…
Ofqual has today (9 May 2012) published the fifth Annual Qualifications Market Report. It presents…
Ofqual’s new powers, including the power to fine exam boards, come into effect today (Friday, May…
We have completed work on seven standards reviews. We compared the standards of qualifications…
Ofqual today (Friday 27th April) announces new rules for teacher seminars for GCSEs and A levels.…
Ofqual has today (Tuesday 10 April 2012) published a review of Functional Skills Standards in…
Ofqual today (Friday, March 23rd) publishes two reports on GCSE qualifications. The first is a…
Ofqual has today published its Findings from the Review of Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Hairdressing…
Ofqual has today (Thursday, March 15) published the findings of its annual survey on public…
In January 2012 Ofqual held a meeting with organisations to gain a better understanding of the…
Ofqual has commissioned a team of mystery shoppers to test its own customer service standards and…
Ofqual has today published a statistical bulletin on appeals against results for the GCSE/GCE…
We have published an update on the changes to GCSEs.
Following the passing of the Education Act 2011, we are today (Monday 9th January 2012) launching…
Ofqual can today confirm that no further exam papers scheduled for January are to be withdrawn as a…
Ofqual has today (Wednesday 21 December) published two documents on investigations into the exam…
We have today (Friday 9 December 2011) published a report reviewing our activities during…
We have today (Wednesday 7th December) published a statistical bulletin into the Enquires About…
Ofqual can today (Friday, November 4) confirm that it is to go ahead with changes to the way the…
Ofqual today (Monday, October 31) publishes an interim report on this summer’s exam paper errors.…
Ofqual today (Wednesday, October 26) publishes three statistical bulletins on the summer 2011…
Exams regulator Ofqual, today (Thursday, October 13) gathered together education professionals and…
Ofqual, together with its regulatory partners in Wales (DfES) and Northern Ireland (CCEA), has…
The exams regulators for England (Ofqual), Wales (DfES) and Northern Ireland (CCEA) today publish…
Students awaiting their exam results are being reassured about the measures put in place to take…
Following Education Secretary Michael Gove's recommendation last month, the Privy Council has today…
More information about our response to the summer exam paper errors is available...
Following a series of high profile errors in recent examination papers, Glenys Stacey, on behalf of…
We today published the second report of a two-year project to evaluate the regulatory arrangements…
We have today published our Annual Qualifications Market Report, which provides an overview of…
New A levels in English Literature, geography, history, physics, Spanish and design and…
Ofqual marked the end of its two-year study of assessment reliability with a seminar event today…
Ofqual has today published a statistical bulletin on Appeals against results for the GCSE/GCE…
Thirteen A level students missed out on their first choice of university or course last September…
The examinations and qualifications regulator, Ofqual, has praised the Russell Group of…
Ofqual has called on employers and colleges to say what they really want from learners. The call…
Ofqual, the examinations and qualifications regulator in England, has issued a statement following…
Young people who received mobile phones for Christmas are being warned not to take their prized new…
As the threat of another icy examination season looms, we are assuring learners that contingency…
Glenys Stacey will join Ofqual as the independent regulator of examinations and qualifications' new…
Ofqual today (Wednesday, December 15) challenges the Higher Education sector to give applicants…
We have today published four statistical bulletins on the summer 2010 examination…
Ofqual has today published two reports, one on OCR Level 2 Nationals in ICT and the other a…
Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments, is highlighting changes made…
Ofqual Chief Executive Isabel Nisbet was among the key speakers at a Westminster Education Forum…
Ofqual is recommending that learners studying for a new childcare qualification should undertake…
Ofqual has today (Friday, November 26) published three statistical bulletins on vocational…
Today we published a report exploring the options for increasing the transparency of the fees…
Statement by Isabel Nisbet, Chief Executive of Ofqual: "Ofqual regulates qualifications,…

Senior staff from Ofqual, took a break from regulation recently and turned their hand to…
A new committee set up to support the effective regulation of vocational qualifications in Northern…
This summer’s examination season saw more than 16 million scripts and seven million pieces of…
Ofqual has today (Friday, October 22) published the latest report from its on-going research…
Ofqual, on behalf of the examination regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is to…
Ofqual's chief executive, Isabel Nisbet, will leave the independent regulator of examinations and…
Ofqual has announced plans for new comparability studies between different qualifications including…
Ofqual has today published the latest paper from its on-going research programme into the…
Ofqual has given an unprecedented glimpse into this year’s A Level awards. Correspondence between…
With A level results out next week and increased competition for university places this year,…
Ofqual, together with its regulatory partner in Wales, DCELLS, today publishes a review of the…
Ofqual is to brief MPs on the summer examinations season and the work being done to maintain…
Ofqual today (Monday, July 19) publishes a monitoring report on the Key Stage 2 Tests in 2009,…
As many young people breathe a sigh of relief that the exam season is over and they can start…
Ofqual has today published two reports relating to aspects of its role as the economic regulator of…

Kathleen Tattersall, Chair of Ofqual and Chief Regulator, has announced she is stepping down from…
Ofqual today (July 2) announces plans for a research project comparing the level of demand of A…
As many learners celebrate gaining vocational qualifications, Kathleen Tattersall, Chair of Ofqual…
Isabel Nisbet, Chief Executive of Ofqual, was a key-note speaker this afternoon (Tuesday, June 22)…
Proposed replacement science GCSEs have not gone far enough to address the examinations…
The establishment of Ofqual as the independent regulator of examinations, qualifications and…
As 300,000 A Levels are being marked this summer Ofqual says fairness is the number one priority.…
With major changes to A levels this summer, Ofqual has briefed teachers’ associations on work to…
Having thoroughly investigated the matter, Ofqual is confident that the AQA and OCR A2 Biology…
Ofqual today publishes the Enquiries about Results and Appeals official statistics report on the…
Ofqual today issues its annual market report. The report brings together a range of financial…
A national survey has found that views of A levels and GCSEs among teachers, students, parents and…
Kathleen Tattersall, Chair of Ofqual, has praised the students who receive their GCSE results…
Ofqual today welcomed Lord Sutherland's report into the delivery of the National Curriculum tests…
Stewart Sutherland (Lord Sutherland of Houndwood) has agreed to report to Ofqual on the problems…
You can download our Open letter RO5/2012 to awarding organisations – about publishing version 2…
Download our emailed letter of 9th December 2011 to all awarding organisation responsible officers…
Download our emailed letter of 18th July 2011 to all awarding organisation responsible officers…
Download our emailed letter of 23rd June 2011 to all awarding organisation responsible officers…
Download our emailed letter of 15th June 2011 to all awarding organisation responsible officers…
Download our letter of 27th May 2011 to all awarding organisation responsible officers regarding…
Download our letter of 16th May 2011 to all awarding organisation chief executives and responsible…
You can download the open letter to all principal learning component awarding bodies regarding…
This open letter was sent to accountable officers and RITS contacts of all Awarding Organisations.…
Isabel Nisbet has circulated a letter to all awarding organisations in response to the the…
Open letter to all principal learning component awarding bodies regarding regulatory…
An open letter to awarding organisations offering English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)…
Correspondence with awarding organisations regarding the separation of Ofqual and QCDA and the…
Letter to all Awarding Organisations regarding transition to the Qualifications and Credit…
Letter to the Chief Executives of all awarding organisations recognised by Ofqual, concerning…
This letter sets out the impact of recent legislative changes on the arrangements for the…
You can download the letters we sent to Awarding organisations regarding our intention to perform…
Download the letter from Glenys Stacey to Michael Gove MP regarding the Daily Telegraph allegations…
Letters regarding the exam errors inquiry, sent to awarding organisations on 20th Decemebr 2011. …
Correpondence regarding the changes to GCSEs in England for teaching from September 2012. Letter…
Correspondence with the Daily Telegraph on allegations that examiners have been providing teachers…
Correspondence with awarding organisations regarding the Daily Telegraph allegations that examiners…
On the 28th November 2011 we wrote to the Department for Education and the Department for Business,…
In the 2010 Schools White Paper The Importance of Teaching, the Secretary of State asked Ofqual to…
April 2011 correspondence between Stephen Meek (Director, Young People: Qualifications Strategy and…
Letter to the Chief Executives of all principal learning component awarding bodies recognised by…
Letter to The Sunday Times in response to a recently published article entitled 'Watchdog orders A*…
Correspondence with HMC regarding A Level awards this summer. Download the letter from…
Correspondence with HMC regarding Ofqual's guidance to awarding bodies on the award of A* at A…
Ministerial correspondence regarding Kathleen's resignation from her position as Chair of…
Letter from Kathleen Tattersall to the Secretary of State regarding international comparisons, the…
Kathleen Tattersall's letter to Ed Balls regarding Ofqual's priorities for 2009-10, accompanied by…
Ed Balls' letter to Kathleen Tattersall on 29 March 2010 regarding the establishment of Ofqual,…
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act received Royal Assent on 12 November 2009.…
Letter from Kathleen Tattersall to the Joint Chairs of the ACSL Bill Committee. You can download…
On 10th October 2008 Kathleen Tattersall wrote to Jim Knight, MP, to set out the principles which…
On 26 March 2009 Kathleen Tattersall's wrote to Jim Knight MP about standards and monitoring…
On 10 February 2009 Kathleen Tattersall wrote to Ed Balls to express her hopes for a truly…
On 16 December, Kathleen Tattersall wrote to Ed Balls about Lord Sutherland's Inquiry into the…
Kathleen Tattersall's letter to David Lammy about the Qualifications and Credit Framework…
On 4 July 2008, Ed Balls wrote to Kathleen Tattersall about the delay to national curriculum test…
On 4 July 2008, Kathleen Tattersall wrote to Ed Balls about the delay to national curriculum test…
On 13 June, Kathleen Tattersall wrote to Jim Knight about the principles that Ofqual needs to…
On the 15 May, Ed Balls congratulated Kathleen on her appointment and said single level tests and…
On the 14 May 2008, the new Chair of Ofqual, wrote to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools…
The aim of this consultation is to obtain your views on our Northern Ireland equality...
Consultation on Taking Regulatory Action: Version 2
This consultation covers the changes being made to current GCSE specifications in...
We are consulting on language modification.
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Fulfilling Our Regulatory Powers under Section 96 of the Equality Act 2010
Taking Regulatory Action: Part 1
We are pleased to publish a draft of our single equality scheme. We set out in the...
Consultation on Complaints and Appeals for Regulated Qualifications
Consultation on Economic Regulation and the Fee-capping Process
From Transition to Transformation: Strategic Regulation of Awarding Organisations...
User feedback survey on the annual qualifications market report
Consultation on the Regulatory Framework for National Assessments
We are seeking views on draft criteria for the principal learning part of the Diploma...
Ofqual is seeking views from stakeholders on proposed updates to improve the clarity...
Proposed transitional and transitory regulatory arrangements from April 1 2010
This second report reviews what we have done so far and outlines our thinking on...
Consultation on the regulation of qualifications, examinations and assessments