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  • Rules and guidance for all awarding organisations and all regulated qualifications

  • 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

  • Find out about Ofqual's rules for the qualifications and assessments we regulate.

  • Rules about setting and delivering assessments, including about the language of assessments, maintaining confidentiality of assessments, reasonable adjustments and special consideration

  • Rules about qualification design and development, including about qualification titling, qualification specifications, credit, and qualification size and level.

  • 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.

  • Rules about marking, Centre Assessments Standards Scrutiny (including Moderation), setting specified levels of attainment and results

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.

  • Information for Level 3, Level 1/2 and Level 2 vocational and technical qualifications used for progression and taken alongside or in place of A-levels and GCSEs.

  • Rules about appeals, complaints and the content, design and issuing of certificates

  • Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.

  • Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.

  • Rules about arrangements with third parties, including Centres and publishers

  • Infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2024.

  • Explaining how GCSE and A level grade boundaries work: why they change yearly, how standards are maintained, and how final grades are determined fairly.

  • Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).