As not everyone’s aware of who we are and what we do, we’ve created specific introductions to our responsibilities and services, tailored to the needs of different groups. If you’re a teacher, trainer, head teacher, exams officer or school governor this page will explain what you need to know about us.
As you read this introduction, it will guide you to the relevant sections of this site.
We have a duty to ensure that teaching and training centres get the right support from awarding organisations and boards to help you deliver accredited qualifications. This means clear, unambiguous and fair standards.
As a vigilant and independent regulator of qualifications, it’s also our duty to ensure qualifications represent value for money. We have the power to cap fees charged by awarding organisations where necessary.
We’re here to ensure that awarding organisations and boards give you the support you need to deliver accredited qualifications. We’re interested in any comments you might have on:
In association with PlagiarismAdvice.org we have produced a guide to help teachers to avoid falling foul of plagiarism within coursework and controlled assessments.
If you would like to deliver a particular type of qualification, but there isn’t a suitable example within the QCF, you have two options.
The first is to approach a recognised awarding organisation to work with you and get the qualification accredited. The second is for you to become a recognised awarding organisation and have your qualification accredited independently.
We have published an update on the changes to GCSEs.
We are seeking to appoint 5 members to the Ofqual Board. The Board…
Following the passing of the Education Act 2011, we are today…
The Regulatory Information Technology System (RITS) allows you to upload documents for accreditation and monitoring, and submit details of regulated units and qualifications.
