1. Presentation to: Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment 8 October 2015 Phil Beach CBE Director Strategic Relationships

2. Ofqual Organisation GQ Dr Ian Stockford VQ Jeremy Benson SRR Dr Michelle Meadows Corporate Marc Baker Chief Regulator Glenys Stacey VQ Strategic Relationships Naomi Nicholson GQ Strategic Relationships Phil Beach Ofqual Board Chair – Amanda Spielman

3. GCSE Maths Mark distributions for the sample assessment materials tested in Study 2

4. National Assessments Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

5. National Assessments

6. New Ofqual GCSE Grading System

7. National Reference Test

8. Perceptions of A Levels, GCSEs and Other Qualifications in England – Wave 13 An Ofqual commissioned report June 2015 Ofqual/15/5705

9. Reforms to GCSE, AS and A level Timetable Accredited qualifications are being listed on our website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/ new-gcses-as-and-a-levels-accredited-to-be-taught-from-2015 September 2016September 2015September 2017 First teaching of 1 st tranche of new GCSEs and A levels 2 nd tranche of new GCSEs and A levels start to be taught Remaining subjects at all levels start to be taught. Any subjects not reformed and approved by then will be withdrawn

10. Accreditation

11. 2017 - Principles for Subject Availability The five principles we will use to make judgements about whether we expect to be able to regulate a subject effectively are:  Purpose – must align to the stated purpose of the qualification  Level of demand – as far as possible, of the same level of academic demand as other subjects  Differentiation of student performance – gradable A* to E or 9 to 1  Other aspects of validity – capable of being assessed validly  Separation of subjects – a distinct subject with sufficient breadth and depth of unique content, and sufficiently distinct stakeholder expectations

12. Find out more Visit www.gov.uk/ofqual Questions? call Ofqual’s helpdesk – 0300 303 3346 email – public.enquiries@ofqual.gov.uk tweet – @ofqual For more information on curriculum and content, contact the Department for Education www.gov.uk/dfe

13. Presentation to: Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment 8 October 2015 Phil Beach CBE Director Strategic Relationships