The deadline for submission of Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs) was Friday 18 June to guarantee results by week commencing 9 August. You can submit after this point if you do not require your learners’ results for a specific date. Submissions should be done via our portal. Access your submission toolkit here. If you are delivering qualifications that are not awarded through a TAG, more information can be found here. Subject specific information (on V Certs, Functional Skills, T Levels, Early Years and more) is accessible here. Take a look at our key dates infographic for all essential upcoming dates and deadlines.

These pages are designed to provide you with the key information on alternative arrangements for awarding 2020-21, as we work together to support learner success in 2021.

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Background

On 25 February, Ofqual published the outcome to its consultation on ‘Alternative Arrangements for the Award of VTQs and other General Qualifications in 2021’ and on 24 March published the outcome of its further consultation on VTQ Contingency Regulatory Framework (VCRF).

We’re committed to keeping you at the forefront of all developments and with this in mind, we have released:

• a full toolkit of information to support with the submission of Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs). The deadline to submit TAG was 18 June, to guarantee results by week commencing 9 August. You can submit after this point if you do not require your learners’ results for a specific date. Access user guides, demo videos and more here.
• key dates for submissions, results release, appeals process and more. Please note that 18 June was the deadline for TAG in order to guarantee results for week commencing 9 August, however you can submit after this point if you do not require your learners’ results for a specific date. Please check these dates for all of the essential information for both TAG and non-TAG qualifications.

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