Letter to awarding organisations: Setting and maintaining standards in summer 2018

Ofqual confirms expectations to awarding organisations about setting standards in GCSEs, AS and A levels, Applied Generals and Tech levels.

Documents

Setting and maintaining standards in GCSEs, AS and A levels and Applied Generals/Tech levels in summer 2018

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Details

The approach outlined in the attached letter has been agreed by the Ofqual Board, is set out in qualification-specific requirements, and is in line with our approach in recent years.

Published 23 August 2018

Topics

• Key stage 3 and 4 exam marking, qualifications and results

Guidance and regulation

1. Appeal an exam result
   • Guide
2. Performance points: comparing KS4 or 16-to-18 qualifications
   • Guidance
3. Infographic: GCSE results 2017
   • Guidance

News and communications

• 

  News story – 23 August 2018

  Guide to GCSE results for England, 2018

• 

  News story – 20 April 2018

  GCSE computer science assessment arrangements

• 

  News story – 19 April 2018

  Perceptions of qualifications in England: wave 16

Transparency

1. Variability in GCSE results for schools, 2016 to 2018
   • Research
   • 23 August 2018
2. Monitoring GCSE, AS and A level exams: summer 2018
   • Research
   • 23 August 2018
3. Special consideration in GCSE and A Level: summer 2017 exam series
   • Official statistics
   • 13 August 2018