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Meaning of "Ofqual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFQUAL

Ofqual  [ˈɒfˌkwɒl] play
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WHAT DOES OFQUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ofqual

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, exams and tests in England and vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland.

Definition of Ofqual in the English dictionary

The definition of Ofqual in the dictionary is Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation: a government body regulating examinations, assessments, and qualifications in England and vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFQUAL


AWOL
ˈeɪwɒl
quoll
ˈkwɒl
servqual
ˈsɜːvˌkwɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFQUAL

Ofgas
Ofgem
Ofili
oflag
Oflot
OFM
OFris
OFS
Ofsted
oft
Oftel
often
oftenness
oftentimes
ofttimes
Ofwat
OG
Ogaden

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFQUAL

actual
annual
casual
coequal
dual
equal
individual
intellectual
manual
nonequal
other things being equal
rorqual
sexual
spiritual
subequal
unequal
usual
ventriloqual
virtual
visual

Synonyms and antonyms of Ofqual in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ofqual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFQUAL

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The translations of Ofqual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ofqual» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Ofqual
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ofqual
570 millions of speakers

English

Ofqual
510 millions of speakers

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Ofqual
380 millions of speakers
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Ofqual
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ofqual
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ofqual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ofqual
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ofqual
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ofqual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ofqual
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Ofqual
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Ofqual
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ofqual
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Ofqual
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ofqual
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अन्वल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ofqual
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ofqual
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ofqual
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ofqual
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ofqual
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ofqual
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Ofqual
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Ofqual
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Ofqual
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ofqual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFQUAL»

The term «Ofqual» is regularly used and occupies the 75.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ofqual

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFQUAL»

Discover the use of Ofqual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ofqual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds in ...
Ofqual is pivotal in the current examination system. The Secretary of State has said that Ofqual needs to move from being an organisation that provides reassurance to one that provides challenge to politicians and exam boards.“7 There were ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee, 2012
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Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations: eighth ...
To support the regulator, Ministers' policy has been to establish a clearly identifiable, single authoritative public figurehead for Ofqual, who manages all aspects of Ofqual's routine business, and who is accountable to the Ofqual Board in ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee, 2012
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2012 GCSE English results: first report of session 2013-14, ...
The question arises: who was responsible for the qualifications development when the current GCSEs were designed: the Interim Ofqual or another part of QCA? That is the first question. Going on from that, what role did the Interim Ofqual play ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee, 2013
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Public Expenditure
That is why the moment I saw that there was a problem I reported it to you. Ql 19 Chairman: I hear that, but you can imagine the average parent looking at the QCA, Ofqual, the NAA and ETS and wondering if they are disturbed about what is  ...
Schools and Families Committee Children, 2009
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From GCSEs to EBCs: The Government's Proposals for Reform, ...
Michael Gove: There is some evidence from Ofqual that linear rather than modular assessment helps those students either from poorer socio-economic backgrounds or who have been poorer performers beforehand. There has been an ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee, 2013
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Practical experiments in school science lessons and science ...
I. Ofqual's role is to regulate qualifications and assessments in England and vocational qualifications in Northem lreland. To regulate the quality and standard of qualifications, Ofqual and its fellow regulators set requirements which must be  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee, 2011
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The ICT Teacher’s Handbook: Teaching, learning and managing ...
ukZbasic-awareness.html (accessed 15 March 2012). NUT (2012) First Post, on httpflmteachersorguk (accessed 16 February 2012). O'Brien, K. and Marakas, G. M. (2011) Management Information Systems, Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill. Ofqual ...
Roger Crawford, 2013
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Education Act 2011
Ofqual 21 The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations Schedule 7 ( the Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations) has effect. 22 The qualifications standards objective In section 128 of ASCLA 2009 (Ofqual's objectives) ...
Great Britain, 2011
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Apprenticeships: Fifth Report of Session 2012-13, Vol. 1: ...
Mr Russell said that they were both aware of the problem, but relied on the regulator (Ofqual) to monitor it: Ofqual, which regulates the awarding organisations, is in the midst of a market health review. One of the things it is focusing on is that ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, 2012
10
The importance of teaching
Ofqual will measure our qualifications against the best in the world 4.39 The independent regulator of exam standards, Ofqual, plays a vital role, but until now has been asked to focus too narrowly on simply maintaining the standards of ...
Great Britain: Department for Education, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFQUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ofqual is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sports science to radically transform PE into hi-tech GCSE option
The draft qualifications, which have been submitted to the exams regulator Ofqual for accreditation, aim to introduce a more scientific approach ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Exam Boards Ridiculed As New 'Tougher' GCSE History Exam Asks …
Despite expressing his frustration, he remains confident in the plans for reform. "With the expertise and help of the exams regulator, Ofqual, I am ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
Sexism, drugs and snowboarding: the new PE GCSE
The OCR exam board has today submitted its new draft qualifications for PE GCSE and AS- and A-level exams to exams watchdog Ofqual. «TES News, Jul 15»
4
UK backs study of Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali languages
But the government has stepped in to take action to work with the boards and the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Minister calls for overhaul of functional skills qualifications
... would involve, working closely with [the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department for Education] and Ofqual,” he writes. «TES News, Jul 15»
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Ministers force U-turn on plans to scrap minority language …
... Department for Education is working with the awarding bodies and Ofqual to ensure that these languages are still taught in the classroom. «TES News, Jul 15»
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Boles tasks Education and Training Foundation with functional skills …
... a programme of reform to update English and maths functional skills qualifications would involve, working closely with BIS, DfE and Ofqual.”. «FE Week, Jul 15»
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The in-house interview: Ofqual director of legal Natalie Prosser
The in-house interview: Ofqual director of legal Natalie Prosser. 20 July 2015 | By Richard Simmons. Sign in or Register to continue reading this article ... «The Lawyer, Jul 15»
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News story: Ofqual launches consultation on GCSEs, AS and A …
Ofqual is today (16 July) launching a consultation about the design and assessment of some of the new GCSE and A level qualifications that ... «Military Technologies, Jul 15»
10
Tim Brighouse on exams: 'When something is both unreliable and …
The expansion of the duties of exams watchdog Ofqual – even though it is acquiring a reputation for unreliability to rival that of the inspectorate ... «TES News, Jul 15»

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