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Consultation responses

We share our expertise in assessment and qualifications policy by responding to consultations from the Department for Education (DfE), our regulator Ofqual and other education agencies and think tanks. Here are some of our responses to consultations:

2025

AQA Submission to Education Select Committee Further Education and Skills Inquiry
AQA Submission to Education Select Committee Further Education and Skills Inquiry
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EdTech Evidence Board – call for evidence response
EdTech Evidence Board – call for evidence response
DOCX | 53.46 KB

2024

2023

2020

The assessment and awarding of Vocational, Technical and other General Qualifications in 2020 to 2021 (151.2 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: August 2020

Proposed changes to the assessment of GCSEs, AS and A-levels in autumn 2021 (443.1 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: July 2020

Additional GCSE, AS and A-level exam series in autumn 2020 (172.6 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: June 2020

Exceptional arrangements for assessment and grading in 2020 (156.4 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: May 2020

Exceptional arrangements for exam grading and assessment in 2020 (197.7 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: April 2020

Guidance on malpractice and maladministration (129.0 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: March 2020

2019

Awarding organisation controls for centre assessments (160.7 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: December 2019

Amending the Taking Regulatory Action policy (134.1 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: November 2019

Regulating performance table qualifications (163.1 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: November 2019

Changes to the Conditions of Recognition (175.6 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: October 2019

Moderation and verification of centre assessment judgements (151.1 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: May 2019

2018

Implementation of T level programmes (26.0 KB)
DfE consultation response: February 2018

2017

Revised assessment arrangements for GCSE Computer Science (66.6 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: December 2017

Reforming functional skills in Maths and English subject content (DfE) (11.1 KB)
DfE consultation response: November 2017

Reforming functional skills in Maths and English subject content (Ofqual) (539.8 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: November 2017

2016

Marking reviews, appeals, grade boundaries and Code of Practice (290.0 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: March 2016

2015

Reformed GCSE and A level subject content (150.6 KB)
DfE consultation response: September 2015

Developing new GCSEs, AS and A-levels for first teaching in 2017 – Part one (82.7 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: September 2015

Assessment of practical work in GCSE Science (152.3 KB)
Ofqual consultation response: February 2015