– Ofsted stands for the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. It is a governmental body that inspects and regulates services that involve the care of children and provision of education/skills. They carry out inspections and publish their reports online.

Click HERE to be directed to the official Ofsted page.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

– Ofqual stands for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. It is a governmental body that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

Click HERE to be directed to the official Ofqual page.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual

– JCQ stands for the Joint Council for Qualifications. It is a membership organisation comprising the eight largest providers of qualifications in the United Kingdom.  The JCQ acts as the voice of its members on issues of examination administration, qualification and broader education policy.

Click HERE to be directed to the official JCQ page.

https://www.jcq.org.uk/about-us

– AQA is a United Kingdom exam board, offering a range of qualifications.

Click HERE to be directed to the official AQA page.

https://www.aqa.org.uk/

– Pearson is a United Kingdom exam board, offering a range of qualifications.

Click HERE to be directed to the official Pearson page.

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html

– OCR is a United Kingdom exam board, offering a range of qualifications.

Click HERE to be directed to the official OCR page.

https://www.ocr.org.uk/

– WJEC/Eduqas is an exam board based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and offers a range of qualifications.

Click HERE to be directed to the official WJEC page.

https://www.wjec.co.uk/

– Cambridge Assessment International Education is a worldwide exam board, offering a range of qualifications.

Click HERE to be directed to the official Cambridge International page.

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/

– The Tutors’ Association is a membership-led organisation. Its aims are to promote the tuition profession and encourage professional development.  

Click HERE to be directed to the official The Tutor’s Association page.

https://thetutorsassociation.org.uk/home

– The DBS stands for Disclosure and Barring Service. It is a governmental body that assists employers in making safe recruitment decisions by carrying out criminal record checks.

Click HERE to be directed to the official DBS page.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service