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Students advised to play it safe this exam season
Press release
As the 2024 exam season starts, Ofqual is reminding everyone involved in exams and assessments of the risks of malpractice.
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Qualification Price Statistics: 2024
Research and analysis
Ofqual’s analysis of the changes in pricing of regulated qualifications in England between February 2022 and February 2024.
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Ofqual’s response to the Department for Education’s consultation on the approach for the Advanced British Standard (ABS)
Correspondence
The ABS proposals are a curriculum reform – they set a new vision for what students should learn post-16, at what level and with what balance across subjects.
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Ofqual’s approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the qualifications sector
Policy paper
Published in response to a request from the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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Letter to schools and colleges April 2024
Correspondence
A letter to school and college heads written by Sir Ian Bauckham, Ofqual’s Chief Regulator.
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Ofqual: rolling update
Guidance
Recent updates regarding regulated qualifications.
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Ofqual is a non-ministerial department.
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