Direction issued to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual
Direction from the Secretary of State for Education to Ofqual’s Chief Regulator about how GCSE, AS, A level and vocational and technical qualifications should be awarded in 2021.
Documents
Letter from Gavin Williamson to Simon Lebus
PDF, 331KB, 12 pages
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On 23 February 2021, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, Secretary of State for Education sent a letter to Simon Lebus, Ofqual’s Chief Regulator. It sets out how:
- GCSEs, AS and A levels should be awarded this year using teacher assessed grades based on a range of evidence
- vocational and technical qualifications will be split into 3 each with a different approach to awarding
- other general qualifications will be awarded through alternative arrangements
Read Simon Lebus’ response to this letter, which confirms Ofqual’s decisions about how these qualifications will be graded in 2021.
Published 25 February 2021
Last updated 25 February 2021 + show all updates
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Added a link to Ofqual’s response to this direction.
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First published.
Directions from Gavin Williamson MP, Secretary of State for Education, to Sally Collier, Chief Regulator of Ofqual, about awarding results for qualifications being assessed for summer 2020.
Documents
Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about appeals for summer 2020 GCSEs, AS and A levels
PDF, 195KB, 3 pages
Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications
PDF, 199KB, 2 pages
Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications
PDF, 175KB, 5 pages
Details
These documents are directions under section 129(6) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 about calculating students’ exam results during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
This direction follows a previous announcement about cancelling exams.
Ofqual guidance on arrangements for awarding qualification grades in summer 2020 is available.
Published 3 April 2020
Last updated 22 October 2020 + show all updates
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Added ‘Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about appeals for summer 2020 GCSEs, AS and A levels’.
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Added ‘Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications’.
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First published.
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