Exam boards

Main exam boards

• Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
• City & Guilds
• The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
• Edexcel
• Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)
• Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• WJEC/CBAC

This list is based on Joint Council for Qualifications - list of members. The above list includes the five awarding bodies for 'A' Levels and GCSEs (as listed QCDA website 1 2).

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Joint Council for Qualifications

"The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) consists of AQA, City & Guilds, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, SQA and WJEC, the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK, offering GCSE, GCE, Scottish Highers, Entry Level, Vocational and vocationally-related qualifications." 3

JCQ's role includes assisting "the awarding bodies to work together to create common standards, regulations and guidance" and working to "ensure examinations are sat under consistent regulations". 3

Other awarding bodies

There are a more than 100 other awarding bodies in the UK.

• see Register of Regulated Qualifications http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Organisation/Browse

See also

• Government proposals to extend scope of Freedom of Information Act 2000 (January 2011)

References

• Joint Council for Qualifications - list of members
• Federation of Awarding Bodies - list of full members
• ECCTIS Limited