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Rasch modelling report

Rasch modelling report

Friday, 25 November 2016

Today's report explores a new way of judging inter-board comparability in a subject using statistics....

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Ofqual's symposium presentations

Ofqual's symposium presentations

Thursday, 17 November 2016

View the presentations from our autumn symposium – how consistent can marking be? ...

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Sally Collier's presentation to the GSHA

Sally Collier's presentation to the GSHA

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Sally Collier spoke to the Grammar School Heads Association on 18 October 2016....

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Ofqual to review teaching time of ECDL qualification

Ofqual to review teaching time of ECDL qualification

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Regulations established in 2015 allow a qualification's teaching time to be reviewed....

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Ofqual opens discussion of new evidence on consistency of marking

Ofqual opens discussion of new evidence on consistency of marking

Monday, 14 November 2016

How consistent can marking be? This is the question Ofqual asked at its autumn symposium today (Monday 14 November)....

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Memorandum of understanding signed between Ofqual and CCEA

Memorandum of understanding signed between Ofqual and CCEA

Friday, 11 November 2016

Ofqual and the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment have signed an MoU....

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Sally Collier to FAB Conference 2016

Sally Collier to FAB Conference 2016

Friday, 21 October 2016

Sally Collier's Speech to the Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference in Leicester....

Making the case for vocational qualifications

Making the case for vocational qualifications

Friday, 30 September 2016

GovNet Skills and Employability Summit, 29 September. Keynote: Vocational Qualifications – Benefits and Opportunities...

How the top grades will be awarded in new GCSEs

How the top grades will be awarded in new GCSEs

Wednesday, 07 September 2016

Ofqual has today (7 September) confirmed how GCSE grades, including 8 and 9, will be awarded....

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First National Reference Test to be held in spring 2017

First National Reference Test to be held in spring 2017

Friday, 02 September 2016

Ofqual’s Board gives go-ahead for test to help inform GCSE awarding....

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A guide to GCSE results, summer 2016

A guide to GCSE results, summer 2016

Thursday, 25 August 2016

A summary of GCSE results in 2016...

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A guide to AS and A level results, summer 2016

A guide to AS and A level results, summer 2016

Thursday, 18 August 2016

A summary of AS and A level results in 2016...

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Senior management changes at Ofqual

Senior management changes at Ofqual

Monday, 15 August 2016

New phase in reform of vocational qualifications landscape....

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Removing entry level qualification criteria

Removing entry level qualification criteria

Friday, 05 August 2016

A consultation about simplifying our regulation of entry level qualifications....

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Annual qualifications market report   Academic year 2014/15

Annual qualifications market report Academic year 2014/15

Thursday, 21 July 2016

Ofqual has today published its annual qualifications market report. ...

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Accreditation complete for first teaching from September 2016

Accreditation complete for first teaching from September 2016

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

All specifications for first teaching from September 2016 accredited and first specification for first teaching from September 2017 accredited....

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New rules for reviews of GCSE, AS and A levels

New rules for reviews of GCSE, AS and A levels

Friday, 15 July 2016

Ofqual has today published the final rules that set out how exam boards must handle requests for reviews of GCSE, AS and A level marking....

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Ofqual publishes open letter on qualifications reform resources

Ofqual publishes open letter on qualifications reform resources

Friday, 15 July 2016

The letter launches a slide pack, postcards and a guide for schools. ...

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Changes to enquiries and appeals

Changes to enquiries and appeals

Friday, 08 July 2016

Ofqual has published final decisions that will make challenging GCSE, AS and A level results in England clearer, more consistent and fairer....

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Ofqual's response to government's post 16 skills plan

Ofqual's response to government's post 16 skills plan

Friday, 08 July 2016

Ofqual welcomes the ambition set out in the government’s post-16 Skills Plan to create a technical education system that meets business needs....

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Sally Collier's inaugural speech as Chief Regulator of Ofqual

Sally Collier's inaugural speech as Chief Regulator of Ofqual

Monday, 04 July 2016

Sally talks about her first 8 weeks in post and her priorities for the regulator....

Summer Series Symposium   29 June 2016

Summer Series Symposium 29 June 2016

Friday, 01 July 2016

Presentations given at Ofqual's Summer Series Symposium 2016...

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Perceptions of A levels and GCSEs in England: wave 14

Perceptions of A levels and GCSEs in England: wave 14

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

The results of Ofqual's annual survey on perceptions of A levels, GCSEs and other qualifications. Conducted 19 January to 27 February 2016....

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Ofqual publishes open letter and figures on summer 2016 exams

Ofqual publishes open letter and figures on summer 2016 exams

Thursday, 26 May 2016

Ofqual today wrote to schools and colleges about GCSE, international GCSE, AS and A level exams this summer. ...

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Fairness at the heart of proposed changes to marking reviews and appeals system

Fairness at the heart of proposed changes to marking reviews and appeals system

Thursday, 26 May 2016

Ofqual has today (26 May) announced how it will make the systems schools and colleges use to challenge GCSE, AS and A level results in England clearer...

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Report cheating, malpractice or exam fraud, Ofqual urges

Report cheating, malpractice or exam fraud, Ofqual urges

Friday, 20 May 2016

Teachers, parents and students reminded to report suspicions of cheating...

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Julie Swan appointed Executive Director for General Qualifications

Julie Swan appointed Executive Director for General Qualifications

Monday, 16 May 2016

Ofqual is today (16 May 2016) announcing the appointment of Julie Swan as Executive Director for General Qualifications....

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Changes to qualifications regulation in Northern Ireland

Changes to qualifications regulation in Northern Ireland

Thursday, 05 May 2016

Move to single regulator means CCEA take over responsibility for regulating vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland...

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Awarding organisations must justify sizes of qualifications

Awarding organisations must justify sizes of qualifications

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Ofqual has reminded awarding organisations that they must justify the sizes allocated to many of their qualifications by the end of June....

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Report to Parliament published

Report to Parliament published

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Ofqual has published its report to Parliament for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015....

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