Guidance for centres on cyber security
Guidance Revised August 2025
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Senior designated contacts
During the summer holidays, awarding bodies may need to contact centres to resolve urgent results-related issues. Providing senior designated contact details helps ensure these queries can be handled quickly and reduces the risk of delays to students’ results. Centres are asked to nominate at least one senior contact to be reached outside of term time.
Are you ready checklist
General Regulations for Approved Centres
For the attention of heads of centre, senior leaders and examinations officers.
Information for candidates – Written exams
effective from 1 September 2026
On-screen examinations
With effect from 1 September 2026
Non-examination assessments
Effective from 1 September 2026
Coursework assessments
Effective from 1 September 2026
Suspected Malpractice Policies and Procedures
1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026 First published in 2025 by Joint Council for Qualifications CICEmail: centresupport@jcq.org.uk Republished on: 19 May 2026 Key changes for 2025-26 Paragraph Summary of change 1.8 Reference made to providing knowingly inaccurate or misleadinginformation…
Public Interest Disclosure Act (Whistleblowing)
Produced on behalf of AQA, Cambridge OCR, CCEA, City & Guilds, NCFE, Pearson and WJEC The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) (1998) seeks to protect workers from being mistreated by their employer if they…