QCA offers a wealth of information for anyone involved in learning, teaching or supporting learners. For further information please contact the enquiry line on 020 7509 5556.

For learners and parents

• Find out more about what’s involved in key skills, entry level, GCSE and A level qualifications.
• Explore NDAQ, our database of QCA-accredited qualifications to help you choose the ones that best meet your needs.
• Contact us if you think that you have not been treated fairly by your examinations board. We cannot help with queries about grades (you need to take that up directly with the examinations board) but we can help if you are unhappy about the way the examination was conducted, the appropriateness of the syllabus or the way you heard about your results.

For teachers

• Use the QCA schemes of work to help plan and adapt subject units to meet the needs of your pupils.
  Find out about best practice in schools like yours.
• Download or order teaching materials from the QCA orderline (call 08700 60 60 15).
• Get ideas and inspiration from National curriculum in action, which has guidance on teaching the national curriculum and a database of over 1,000 examples of QCA-assessed pupils’ work at different levels.
• Find guidance on working with gifted and talented pupils or those with learning difficulties.

For trainers and lecturers

• Visit NDAQ to find out about the awarding bodies and the qualifications that are accredited by us.

For headteachers

• Download or order from our vast library of information publications (call 08700 60 60 15).

For examinations officers

• Find out about what other schools and colleges are doing to develop best practice in areas such as invigilation, script management and examinations submissions.

For employers

• Find out what your employees’ qualifications really mean and what opportunities there are for you to help your employees develop their skills and boost your business.
• Help improve the fit of qualifications in your sector by contributing to one of our consultation papers or joining a working group for your industry.

For awarding bodies

• Keep up to date on developments in examinations strategy and delivery.
• Find out about the new framework for recognising achievement in learning.
• Find out how you can apply for accreditation for your organisation’s qualifications and about the benefits of becoming part of the national qualifications framework.

For overseas educators

• Keep up to date and share ideas with regulators and leaders in education from all over the world via INCA.
• Benefit from our knowledge and expertise to help you develop your own frameworks, processes and curriculum content.

‘I’m worried about my key stage 3 tests. When I move to my new school will I have learnt about different things from the rest of my class?’ Yasin’s family is moving from Nottingham to Bristol because of his father’s job. He will have plenty of changes to cope with but at least he and his family can be sure that the work he has done at his school in Nottingham will stand him in good stead. Part of QCA’s role is to ensure that learners like Yasin are not penalised by moving school. He can rely on the fact that, throughout England, the content of the national curriculum is consistent across the country and the tests are fair, as are the way marks and levels are given. Once he moves into year 10, Yasin plans to take a GCSE in engineering, as he is very keen to become an engineer. QCA’s commitment to providing young people like Yasin with a continuous pathway to further education means that he can progress smoothly from GCSE level to taking a vocational A level in engineering, and from there to further qualifications.