tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/ofqual Ofqual - Activity on °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï HM Government 2026-05-15T16:35:02Z /guidance/ofqual-rolling-update#2026-05-15T16:35:02Z 2026-05-15T16:35:02Z Latest updates from Ofqual Recent news and key messages from Ofqual on regulated qualifications, examinations and assessments. /government/statistics/announcements/provisional-entries-for-gcse-as-and-a-level-summer-2026-exam-series#2026-05-15T10:12:42Z 2026-05-15T10:12:42Z Official Statistics: Provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series Number of provisional entries by age group and subject for GCSEs, AS and A levels in England for the summer 2026 exam series. /government/publications/external-quality-assurance-of-end-point-assessments-status#2026-05-14T14:48:27Z 2026-05-14T14:48:27Z Guidance: Regulation of end-point assessments: status Confirmed apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) for standards regulated by Ofqual. /government/statistics/perceptions-of-a-levels-gcses-and-other-qualifications-wave-23#2026-05-14T08:30:04Z 2026-05-14T08:30:04Z Official Statistics: Perceptions of A levels, GCSEs and other qualifications: wave 23 Results of a survey of heads of schools, teachers, general public, parents, students, employers and higher education institutions in England. /government/organisations/ofqual/about/statistics#2026-05-13T08:54:04Z 2026-05-13T08:54:04Z Statistics at Ofqual We publish a range of statistics covering regulated qualifications, to help you understand the qualifications, examinations and assessment system in England. /government/publications/qualification-price-statistics-2026#2026-05-13T08:30:00Z 2026-05-13T08:30:00Z Research: Qualification price statistics: 2026 Ofqual's analysis of the changes in pricing of regulated general and vocational qualifications in England as of February 2026. /government/publications/accreditation-criterion#2026-05-12T10:22:16Z 2026-05-12T10:22:16Z Regulation: Accreditation criterion The criterion we use to take decisions on accreditation. /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications/recognition-of-prior-learning-condition-tq7#2026-05-12T10:00:47Z 2026-05-12T10:00:47Z Recognition of prior learning (Condition TQ7) Rules and guidance about recognition of prior learning in Technical Qualifications /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications/interpretation-and-definitions-condition-tq23#2026-05-12T10:00:47Z 2026-05-12T10:00:47Z Interpretation and Definitions (Condition TQ23) Interpreting these rules and guidance, including defined terms /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications/assessment-condition-tq6#2026-05-12T10:00:47Z 2026-05-12T10:00:47Z Assessment (Condition TQ6) Rules and guidance about assessment in Technical Qualifications /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications#2026-05-12T10:00:46Z 2026-05-12T10:00:46Z Ofqual Handbook: Technical Qualifications Additional rules and guidance for Technical Qualifications /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications/assessment-approach-conditions-tq2-to-tq3#2026-05-12T10:00:46Z 2026-05-12T10:00:46Z Assessment approach (Conditions TQ2 to TQ3) Rules and guidance about assessment objectives and assessment strategies for Technical Qualifications /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications/applying-our-general-rules-to-technical-qualifications-condition-tq1#2026-05-12T10:00:46Z 2026-05-12T10:00:46Z Applying our general rules to Technical Qualifications (Condition TQ1) Rules and guidance on the application of our general rules to Technical Qualifications, including some general rules which do not apply /guidance/ofqual-handbook-technical-qualifications/describing-technical-qualifications-conditions-tq4-to-tq5#2026-05-12T10:00:46Z 2026-05-12T10:00:46Z Describing Technical Qualifications (Conditions TQ4 to TQ5) Rules about the titling of Technical Qualifications, and about assigning values for Guided Learning and Total Qualification Time /government/consultations/accreditation-of-technical-qualifications-within-t-levels-and-other-updates#2026-05-12T10:00:05Z 2026-05-12T10:00:05Z Accreditation of Technical Qualifications within T Levels and other updates Proposals for subjecting Technical Qualifications within T Levels to an accreditation requirement and removing references to IfATE from Ofqual’s Qualification Level Conditions for Technical Qualifications. /government/publications/ofqual-spend-data-over-500#2026-05-12T08:30:09Z 2026-05-12T08:30:09Z Transparency data: Ofqual spend data over £25k Details of spending over £25k since 1 April 2012. /government/publications/ofqual-government-procurement-card-data#2026-05-12T08:30:09Z 2026-05-12T08:30:09Z Transparency data: Ofqual government procurement card data Data on government procurement card (GPC) spend over £500 for Ofqual. /government/statistics/announcements/vocational-and-other-qualifications-quarterly-january-to-march-2026#2026-05-07T11:09:21Z 2026-05-07T11:09:21Z Accredited official statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: January to March 2026 Numbers of certificates issued for vocational and other qualifications in England (excluding GCSEs, AS and A levels, Advanced Extension Awards, apprenticeship end-point assessments, Extended Project Qualifications and T Level Technical Qualifications). /government/consultations/proposed-changes-to-the-assessment-of-mathematics-physics-and-combined-science-gcses#2026-05-05T10:00:04Z 2026-05-05T10:00:04Z Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs Ofqual has consulted on proposals to continue providing formulae and revised equations sheets as support materials in relevant GCSE exams. /government/news/thousands-of-students-risk-their-qualifications-by-taking-phones-into-exam-hall-as-gcse-and-a-level-exams-begin#2026-05-05T08:30:00Z 2026-05-05T08:30:00Z Thousands of students risk their qualifications by taking phones into exam hall as GCSE and A Level exams begin Ofqual's Chief Regulator urges students not to take mobile phones or smart devices into exam halls as the summer 2026 GCSE and A Level series begins.