Ofqual will not be releasing the “standards of evidence” required to appeal A-level grades based on mock results until next week.

The exams regulator has said it is working “urgently” to “operationalise” the government’s plan to allow schools to appeal students’ final grades based on what they achieved in their mock exams.

It was revealed yesterday that results in mock exams will carry the same weight as the grades - calculated following the coronavirus cancellation of exams - to be awarded tomorrow.

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Background: Mock A-level and GCSE grades to equal official results

However, the Department for Education clarified this morning that students wanting to make their mock A-level or GCSE grades official will first have to get their school to appeal against results handed out by exam boards.

A-level results: Lack of detail on mock exam appeals

Now Ofqual has said the “standards of evidence” required for successful appeals based on mock results will not be released until next week.

The regulator said in a statement this afternoon: “We understand why the government has wanted to provide some additional assurance for students, by confirming that evidence from valid mock exams can be considered as part of an appeal.

“We are working urgently to operationalise this as fairly as possible and to determine what standards of evidence will be required for the appeal. We will provide more detail early next week.”