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Friday, 22 May 2015
Exam boards to take action in response to Ofqual's GCSE maths research report....
Thursday, 14 May 2015
We have made more decisions about qualifications that could be reformed for teaching from September 2017...
Friday, 17 April 2015
Ofqual and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) signed contract on 17 April 2015....
Monday, 30 March 2015
Ofqual is announcing the firm it has selected to develop and introduce the new tests, which will support the awarding of GCSEs....
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Following our June 2014 consultation, we are now announcing our decisions on the reform of qualifications for first teaching in 2016/2017. ...
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Ofqual and The University of Oxford are today (Thursday 26 March) hosting a symposium to discuss ‘Teacher Ethics in Assessment’. ...
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Ofqual has published a consultation proposing a new framework describing all of the qualifications we regulate....
Friday, 20 March 2015
A speech by Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator at the ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) Annual Conference...
Tuesday, 03 March 2015
Ofqual announces a new approach for GCSE science practical assessment that will best balance our aims to encourage good scientific teaching....
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
A speech by Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator, at the Inside Government conference on GCSE and A level reform....
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Professor Terri Scott has been appointed to serve as the Northern Ireland member of the Ofqual board for three years....
Friday, 13 February 2015
A speech given to the Association of Colleges' A level reform conference by Ofqual's Phil Beach....
Thursday, 12 February 2015
A speech to The Skills Summit 2015 by Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator for Ofqual...
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Ofqual has confirmed the assessment arrangements for a number of the remaining GCSE, AS and A level subjects that will be taught from 2016....
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Ofqual’s second Report to Parliament covers the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 December 2014. ...
Friday, 06 February 2015
The Department for Education has set out new guidance on how it will look to introduce future policy changes. Ofqual welcomes these changes....
Wednesday, 04 February 2015
A speech to the 2015 Association of Colleges Examinations Officers' conference by Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator for Ofqual....
Monday, 02 February 2015
A transcript of Ian Stockford's video where he talks about the new GCSE maths specifications and our research programme....
Friday, 30 January 2015
Ofqual held a webinar on changes to GCSE science practicals on 28 January 2015. Watch the recording....
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Awarding organisations are improving functional skills qualifications to better reflect the achievements of students and meet employers’ needs....
Monday, 26 January 2015
Ofqual has confirmed the assessment arrangements for a number of GCSE, AS and A level subjects which will be taught from 2016....
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Ofqual has confirmed the assessment arrangements for AS and A level subjects including modern foreign languages, maths and geography....
Friday, 12 December 2014
The review concludes that the summer 2014 exams were generally managed well and problems were rare but improvement is needed....
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Ofqual is consulting on proposals to change how GCSE science practicals are assessed....
Tuesday, 09 December 2014
Ofqual welcomes the establishment of a new teaching body, College of Teaching, and a teaching development fund....
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Decisions have been made on subjects that will be replaced or discontinued from September 2015....
Thursday, 27 November 2014
GCSEs will be graded 9 to 1, with 9 being the top grade. New GCSEs in English language, English literature and maths from September 2015....
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
A quick guide on where to find our content on GOV.UK and how to access our archived content....
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Ofqual's Chief Regulator gave a speech on A level reform to Westminster Education Forum. ...
Thursday, 30 October 2014
These changes relate to when candidates can take GCSE (A* to G) exams. Also the grading and reporting of internal assessment....
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