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AN UPDATE FROM OFQUAL Isabel Nisbet Acting CEO 12 November 2009
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Ofqual’s vision ,[object Object]
Ofqual’s vision ,[object Object]
Ofqual’s vision ,[object Object]
Ofqual’s vision ,[object Object]
Where we are now  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Preparing for vesting as an independent regulator
Vesting Day
The longer term
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Maintaining standards  ,[object Object]
Standards of assessment and standards of performance
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The public interest in examination assessment standards  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The public interest (ctd)  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Maintaining standards in public examinations  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Maintaining exam standards – how we do it  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some challenges to confidence in standards ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The cold shower theory of exams
Maintaining standards: two approaches ,[object Object],[object Object]
Some issues about standards  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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More on the 14-19 agenda  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Innovation
Innovation – issues for Ofqual  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The independent regulator in an Election year
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What we should do  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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