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Summary: Awarding organisations must ensure that candidates with particular requirements can demonstrate their skills, knowledge and understanding, for example by providing modified question papers for candidates with visual impairments. Ofqual collects and reports information on the total number of access arrangements in the GCSE and GCE summer examination series in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. No geographic breakdown of the data is currently published.

Summary: Awarding organisations are required to have procedures for making adjustments to the marks of candidates who have not been able to demonstrate attainment because of exceptional circumstances. Ofqual collects and reports information on the total number of requests for special consideration in the GCSE and GCE summer examination series in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. No geographic breakdown is currently published.

Summary: This bulletin covers qualifications of all types at Level 4 and above (equivalent to post-A level), excluding university degrees, which are regulated by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) rather than Ofqual. There is some overlap between the figures in this bulletin and the Vocational Qualifications Quarterly which covers NVQ, VRQ, QCF and Occupational Qualifications at all levels. Produced using data submitted by awarding organisations.

Summary: Supplemental Qualifications Quarterley Activity Bulletin covers Entry to Level 3 Qualifications for Basic skills, Entry level, ESOL, Free-standing mathematics qualifications, Functional skills, Key skills and Other General qualifications. Produced using data submitted by awarding organisations.

Summary: This bulletin covers all National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ), Vocationally-Related Qualifications (VRQ), Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) qualifications and Occupational Qualifications (OQ), at all levels. There is some overlap between the figures in this bulletin and the Higher Qualifications Quarterly which covers all qualifications at Level 4 and above. Produced using data submitted by awarding organisations.

Summary: Awarding organisations must have published arrangements for the submission of enquires about results. Ofqual collects and reports information on the total number of enquiries about results concerning the GCSE and GCE summer examination series in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. No geographic breakdown is currently published.

Summary: This bulletin covers qualifications of all types at Level 4 and above (equivalent to post-A level), excluding university degrees, which are regulated by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) rather than Ofqual. There is some overlap between the figures in this bulletin and the Vocational Qualifications Quarterly which covers NVQ, VRQ, QCF and Occupational Qualifications at all levels. Produced using data submitted by awarding organisations.

Summary: Supplemental Qualifications Quarterley Activity Bulletin covers Entry to Level 3 Qualifications for Basic skills, Entry level, ESOL, Free-standing mathematics qualifications, Functional skills, Key skills and Other General qualifications. Produced using data submitted by awarding organisations.

Summary: Note: This publication has been renamed 'Vocational and Other Qualifications'. This bulletin covers all National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ), Vocationally-Related Qualifications (VRQ), Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) qualifications and Occupational Qualifications (OQ), at all levels. There is some overlap between the figures in this bulletin and the Higher Qualifications Quarterly which covers all qualifications at Level 4 and above.

Summary: Each year Ofqual commissions a survey of public perceptions of A levels and GCSEs in England. The survey covers teachers, parents and students, and addresses confidence in the general examinations systems.