Education Select Committee backs Sir Ian Bauckham as new Chief Regulator of Ofqual
The Education Committee has stated its approval of the Government’s wish to appoint Sir Ian Bauckham CBE as the new Chief Regulator of Ofqual. Sir…
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Dr Jo Saxton to Step Down as Chief Regulator of Ofqual
The Board of Ofqual is today announcing that Dr Jo Saxton will be stepping down as Chief Regulator. Dr Saxton will be leaving Ofqual at…
Six new members join Ofqual Board
Six people with a range of education and other expertise have been appointed to the Ofqual Board by the Department for Education. They include those…
New tender for National Reference Test
Organisations are invited to run the National Reference Test (NRT) from 2025, Ofqual announced today. Since 2017 the NRT has measured the attainment of year…
New Ofqual guidance on making assessments accessible for students
Students are to benefit from updated Ofqual guidance on how to make exams and other assessments as accessible as possible to all. The new guidance…
Ofqual sets out its vision to steer the future of qualifications
Ofqual’s new 3-year plan announced today (4 May) sets out its ambition for the future of qualifications that are sought after, fair, accessible, valued and…
Fire Industry Association AO surrenders Ofqual recognition
Fire Industry Association Awarding Organisation informed Ofqual on 23 October 2020 of its intention to surrender recognition for commercial reasons and, as a result, stop…
The role that high-quality assessment can play in apprenticeships
Catherine Large’s speech: Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2022 Hello everyone, thank you for inviting me. I’ve been working on, within, and around, the apprenticeships system for…
Our ‘Goldilocks’ duty is to make sure that there are neither too many qualifications, nor too few
Dr Jo Saxton’s speech at 2022 ASCL conference Yesterday, I was 12 miles up the road in Walsall. It was a powerful afternoon talking to…
Ofqual seeks views on regulatory approach for level 3 qualifications
@Ofqual consultation launched on alternative qualifications for post-16 education. Ofqual is seeking views on its proposed approach to regulating qualifications to sit alongside A levels and…