The Exams Office liaises with JCQ to support exam centres and also welcomes JCQ to its National Conferences
For all JCQ information and documentation, please visit the JCQ website
If exams office staff need to contact JCQ regarding exams administration related queries, please email centresupport@jcq.org.uk – for other queries, see contact details
JCQ INFORMATION
Refer to the JCQ website where you will find the most essential information and JCQ documents which will help you in your role including:
Centres delivering JCQ member awarding body qualifications which come under the common arrangements must conduct exams and assessments in accordance with JCQ’s current regulations, guidance and instructions which include:
- Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (Last published 26 August 2025; Updated March 2026) Updated March 2026 – These regulations continue to apply during the 2026/27 academic year
- A guide to the awarding organisations’ appeals processes (Last published approx 17 August 2026)
- A guide to the special consideration process (Last published 23 August 2025) Effective from 1 September 2025
- General Regulations for Approved Centres (Last published 27 August 2026)
- Instructions for conducting examinations (ICE) (Last published 16 September 2026)
- Instructions for conducting coursework (Last published 24 August 2026)
- Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments (GCE & GCSE specifications) (Last published 2 September 2026)
- Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments (Vocational and Technical Qualifications) (Last published 27 August 2025) Changes to this document will be published in Spring 2027
- Post-Results Services (Last published 19 May 2026)
- Suspected Malpractice Policies and Procedures (Last published 24 September 2026)
| The Exams Office invited to join the Independent Commission into Malpractice…
Following the JCQ’s announcement in July 2018 of the launch of an independent industry-led Commission into examination malpractice chaired by Sir John Dunford, The Exams Office confirmed it would be contributing to the work of the Commission. The Exams Office was the only Exams Officer representative organisation invited to join the Commission. |
JCQ DOCUMENTS 2026/27
Below is an overview of information as published on the JCQ website for 2026/27. For all the most essential JCQ documents, please visit the Exams Office area of the JCQ website.
