Appeals: guide to the data submission process
Guide to the data submission process.
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- Ofqual
- Published
- 19 March 2021
- Last updated
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Appeals: guide to the data submission process
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Submission guidance for appeals data relating to GCSE, AS, A level, Project L1, Project L2, Project L3 and Advanced Extension Award qualifications.
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2021
Last updated 231 SeptemberJanuary 2022
2025
+ show all updates
-
Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.
-
Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes
-
-
Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards
-
-
Updated the 'nature of appeal field' with new values for summer 2021 submissions.
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Appeals: guide to the data submission process document updated.
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Update history
2026-09-21 09:30
Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text.AEA no longer in scope.Time period in scope changed from individual exam series to full academic year. Removed field ‘Specification Tier’ as no longer needed.Updated validation for ‘Date script requested’, ‘Date reason requested’, ‘Date received’ and ‘Date completed’ to only accept yyyy-mm-dd as valid date format.Removed legacy grades from accepted values for Pre- and Post- appeal qualification grade.Updated accepted values for QualificationLevel to harmonise with other GQ templates.Changed validation for ‘Centre No’ field to accept 5 digits only and added validation rule for valid NCN.Added fields ‘UniqueLearnerNumber’, ‘CandidateIdentifierOther’ and ‘CentrePostcode’ and validation rules.
2025-02-13 10:51
Guidance was updated to include Pre-Stage 2
2025-01-31 11:43
Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.
2022-09-02 13:42
Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes
2022-06-17 15:40
Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards
Appeals: guide to the data submission process
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Ref: 322 KB, 16 pages
Ofqual/22/6948/1
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Submission guidance for appeals data relating to GCSE, AS, A level, Project L1, Project L2, Project L3 and Advanced Extension Award qualifications.
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2021
Last updated 231 SeptemberJanuary 2022
2025
+ show all updates
-
Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.
-
Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes
-
-
Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards
-
-
Updated the 'nature of appeal field' with new values for summer 2021 submissions.
-
-
Appeals: guide to the data submission process document updated.
-
Update history
2026-09-21 09:30
Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text.AEA no longer in scope.Time period in scope changed from individual exam series to full academic year. Removed field ‘Specification Tier’ as no longer needed.Updated validation for ‘Date script requested’, ‘Date reason requested’, ‘Date received’ and ‘Date completed’ to only accept yyyy-mm-dd as valid date format.Removed legacy grades from accepted values for Pre- and Post- appeal qualification grade.Updated accepted values for QualificationLevel to harmonise with other GQ templates.Changed validation for ‘Centre No’ field to accept 5 digits only and added validation rule for valid NCN.Added fields ‘UniqueLearnerNumber’, ‘CandidateIdentifierOther’ and ‘CentrePostcode’ and validation rules.
2025-02-13 10:51
Guidance was updated to include Pre-Stage 2
2025-01-31 11:43
Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.
2022-09-02 13:42
Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes
2022-06-17 15:40
Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards
Details
Submission guidance for appeals data relating to GCSE, AS, A level, Project L1, Project L2, Project L3 and Advanced Extension Award qualifications.
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2021Last updated
-
Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.
-
Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes
-
Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards
-
Updated the 'nature of appeal field' with new values for summer 2021 submissions.
-
Appeals: guide to the data submission process document updated.
Update history
2026-09-21 09:30
Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text.AEA no longer in scope.Time period in scope changed from individual exam series to full academic year. Removed field ‘Specification Tier’ as no longer needed.Updated validation for ‘Date script requested’, ‘Date reason requested’, ‘Date received’ and ‘Date completed’ to only accept yyyy-mm-dd as valid date format.Removed legacy grades from accepted values for Pre- and Post- appeal qualification grade.Updated accepted values for QualificationLevel to harmonise with other GQ templates.Changed validation for ‘Centre No’ field to accept 5 digits only and added validation rule for valid NCN.Added fields ‘UniqueLearnerNumber’, ‘CandidateIdentifierOther’ and ‘CentrePostcode’ and validation rules.
2025-02-13 10:51
Guidance was updated to include Pre-Stage 2
2025-01-31 11:43
Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.
2022-09-02 13:42
Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes
2022-06-17 15:40
Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards