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Ofqual is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, responsible for regulating qualifications, exams, and assessments in England to ensure standards and fairness for learners and employers.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Monday, 15 December 2025
Exam board issued more than £2 million in combined penalties for breaking Ofqual regulations in 3 cases....
Thursday, 11 December 2025
Ofqual is today launching a 12-week public consultation on its proposed approach to regulating on-screen exams in GCSEs, AS and A levels. ...
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Ofqual today published revised statistics on access arrangements for GCSEs, AS and A levels, alongside new research into the role of time pressure in ...
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Survey reveals 81% of construction workers recognise importance of reporting qualification fraud for site safety, but 78% unclear on how to report it ...
Thursday, 13 November 2025
New regulations following consultation mark a further step towards a qualification that could connect communities....
Thursday, 30 October 2025
Ofqual has updated its 'Supporting Compliance and Taking Regulatory Action' policy to ensure high standards in qualifications. ...
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Enhanced data backup urged to protect against ransomware threats...
Thursday, 21 August 2025
The Chief Regulator at Ofqual has said that students collecting their results today are well-prepared to seize the opportunities of tomorrow, whether ...
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Students receiving results today can have full confidence in the value of their grades, Ofqual's Chief Regulator has said....
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Awarding body faces £350,000 penalty for breaches that led to incorrect grades and reviews of marking failures that affected nearly 4,000 other exam p...
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Ofqual is withdrawing its official statistics on access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A levels from 2014 to 2024 after identifying issues with the dat...
Friday, 20 June 2025
Ofqual launches consultation on new regulatory framework for apprenticeship assessments, seeking views from employers, providers and apprentices....
Thursday, 01 May 2025
Regulator launches strategy to maintain standards, quality and trust in qualifications in a ‘changing world’. ...
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
New British Sign Language (BSL) consultation marks significant progress towards a fresh qualification that has the potential to connect communities. ...
Friday, 11 April 2025
A speech by Catherine Large, Executive Director of Vocational and Technical Qualifications at Ofqual, to the Education and Training Federation spring ...
Thursday, 20 February 2025
The regulator is to refine its approach to ensure awarding organisations continue to offer high quality qualifications.? ...
Friday, 31 January 2025
Awarding body Pearson put the integrity of exam papers at risk and failed to monitor examiners’ conflicts of interest....
Monday, 18 November 2024
A new Counter Fraud Action Plan from exam regulator Ofqual lays out ways for organisations to work together to tackle qualification fraud....
Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Regulator Ofqual is seeking views of awarding organisations, students and teachers in a consultation over a proposed update to its Conditions....
Monday, 30 September 2024
Ofqual is reminding schools and colleges of the importance of cyber security after a poll highlighted the risks associated with poor cyber hygiene. ...
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Grading has continued as normal in summer 2024, following the return to pre-pandemic standards last year. Overall GCSE results are similar to summer 2...
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Covering Technical Awards and Technical Certificates approved for reporting in Department for Education (DfE) performance tables....
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Covering Applied General qualifications, T Levels, and other vocational and technical qualifications approved for reporting in the Department for Educ...
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Grading has continued as normal in summer 2024, following the return to pre-pandemic standards last year. Overall A level results are similar to summe...
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Marking and grading are happening as normal this summer and this will continue in future years....
Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Ofqual intends to fine awarding organisation NCFE £300,000 for failure to develop valid question papers for its Technical Qualifications in T Levels i...
Tuesday, 07 May 2024
As the 2024 exam season starts, Ofqual is reminding everyone involved in exams and assessments of the risks of malpractice. ...
Friday, 22 March 2024
Ofqual intends to fine awarding organisation City & Guilds £200,000 for failing to resolve problems with its governance and incident management system...
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Ofqual's Executive Director for Vocational and Technical Qualifications discusses protecting the interests of apprentices and driving quality in asses...
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
New interim Chair at Ofqual....
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