News

March 2021

25 March

Awarding of Vocational Technical and Other qualifications in summer 2021

Ofqual guidance already shared for GCSE, AS and A-level qualifications also applies to our Vocational Technical and Other qualifications, unless advised otherwise.

25 March

Ofqual guidance on submission of students' grades

New guidance from Ofqual gives information for heads of centre, heads of department, subject leads and teachers about how to generate grades in 2021 and the evidence that should be considered.

February 2021

26 February

What it means: summer 2021 consultation decisions explained

Clarification on how grades will be awarded this summer for GCSE, AS and A-levels, as well as Vocational, Technical and other qualifications.

25 February

Summer 2021 consultation decisions published

Read the decisions from the joint DfE and Ofqual consultation for the summer 2021 series.

January 2021

22 January

Entry fees for summer 2021

We’ve published our entry fees for the summer 2021 series. Because of the events of this year, we’re a little bit later than usual publishing these. We also published an update on 22 January about paying fees.

20 January

JCQ guidance on NEA for summer 2021

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) has issued guidance for teachers and senior leaders on completing NEA this summer.