The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.
Ofqual is a non-ministerial department.

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people.
Ofsted is a non-ministerial department.

We develop and deliver assessments for children in education between reception and the end of key stage 2.
STA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Education.

Responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession, including misconduct hearings and the maintenance of a record of teachers, trainee teachers and those who hold a teacher reference number.
TRA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Education.

Advance HE is a member-led charity of and for Higher Education that works with partners across the globe to improve higher education for staff, students and society.

ALT is the leading professional body for Learning Technology in the UK. We support a collaborative community for individuals and organisations from all sectors including Further and Higher Education and industry and provide professional recognition and development. Membership is open to all with a professional interest in using digital technologies for learning, teaching and assessment.

The Association for Science Education (ASE) is an active membership body that has been supporting all those involved in science education from pre-school to higher education for over 100 years; members include teachers, technicians, tutors and advisers. We are a Registered Charity with a Royal Charter, owned by our members and independent of government. We seek to create a powerful voice for science education professionals in order to make a positive and influential difference to the teaching and learning of science throughout the UK and further afield.

Through the reach and expertise of our members, AGCAS is recognised as the expert organisation on HE student career development and graduate employment in the UK (and in partnership with AHECS in Ireland).

The Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) was established in 1952, to encourage the teaching and learning of mathematics by relating more closely to the needs of the learner.

Naace is a community of teachers, school leaders, advisors, consultants and commercial partners working across all areas of UK education who share a vision for the developing role of technology in education.

As a professional association, we represent the voice of the UK education technology community in the schooling sector at a national and international level. We support individuals and groups throughout the education landscape by providing resources for courses and research, and encouraging reflection and professional development.

We are a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter (charity no. 1120261). We support the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all levels and bring together people who share an interest in and love for the past.

We inspire, enable and encourage people to get involved with history, whether in the classroom, at college, in the library or at home. We passionately believe the study of history should be accessible to all people at all levels of study.

We are an independent policy, research and development organisation dedicated to lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion. We research what works, influence policy, develop new ways of thinking, and help implement new approaches.

Local government is responsible for a range of vital services for people and businesses in defined areas. Among them are well known functions such as social care, schools, housing and planning and waste collection, but also lesser known ones such as licensing, business support, registrar services and pest control.

The MA was the first teachers' subject association to be formed in England, in 1871, as the 'Association for the Improvement of Geometrical Teaching', the original catalyst being the need to develop and to lobby for alternatives to the then standard treatment of geometry.

The Mathematical Association exists to support and promote confidence and enjoyment in mathematics for all.

nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable membership organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.

NALDIC provides a professional forum for the teaching and learning of English as an additional language, supporting bilingualism, raising the achievement of ethnic minority learners, and promoting the development of research, policy and practice. We organise conferences and events, facilitate professional networks and produce a variety of publications, including the popular and influential termly EAL Journal. NALDIC is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Our aim is for all those learning maths to enjoy the subject, and to appreciate its power and value in the wider world. To achieve this, we want everyone teaching maths to feel confident in their teaching, and to share a passion for the subject with their pupils. Therefore we aim to support heads, senior leaders, heads of maths, maths leads, teachers and teaching assistants to improve maths teaching in state schools across England.

Our mission is to generate evidence and insights that can be used to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere, and to support positive change across education systems.

At the Society for Education and Training (SET), part of the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), our mission is to champion the teaching quality and professionalism of our 22,000+ members.
As the only professional body for teachers, trainers and leaders within the Further Education (FE) and Training sector, we are dedicated to supporting your career development and raising standards.