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Commons · Question 100141 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that modern foreign language qualifications are set and marked in line with Ofqual requirements and do not unfairly disadvantage particular groups of students.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 22 Dec 2025

Ofqual, the independent regulator of examinations and assessments in England, expects awarding organisations to manage risk in line with its General Conditions of Recognition, which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ofqual-handbook.The matte...