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RESEARCH STUDY INFORMATION

Study Title: Ofqual Spring 2026 Online Communities – Qualifications and Assessment

Researcher(s): Matt McGinn, Savanta

Research Organisation: Savanta

Recruiting Agency: Roots Research (Maya Mitchell-King)

Research Contact: [email protected]

Recruiter Contact: [email protected]

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Important information about recruitment:

You have been invited to take part through Roots Research, an independent participant-recruitment agency.
Roots Research will have provided its own privacy notice describing how it manages your contact details. Their data handling is separate from this research.
Taking part in the research itself is a separate decision from being on the recruitment panel.
Savanta and Roots Research each have their own data-protection responsibilities, and your participation data is handled only by Savanta from this point on.

WHAT IS THIS RESEARCH ABOUT?

We are inviting you to take part in a research study. Before you decide whether to take part, it’s important that you understand:

Why we are doing this research
What it will involve for you
What will happen to the information you share with us

Purpose of the research: Ofqual is the regulator for qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. This research is being carried out by Savanta on behalf of Ofqual to understand how teachers and students think about two things: (i) malpractice in exams and non-exam assessment, including how the rules are communicated and understood, and (ii) recent and upcoming changes to the qualifications landscape, including new vocational routes such as V Levels. The findings will help Ofqual improve its communications with teachers, students and the wider public.

How you were contacted: You were contacted by Roots Research because you (or your parent or carer on your behalf) signed up to a Roots Research panel for young people willing to take part in education research.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU TAKE PART

How long: Three short online sessions of approximately 30 minutes each, spread across three consecutive days.

Where: Online, using the Savanta online community platform (no camera or microphone required).

When: Spring 2026 – the specific three-day window will be confirmed by Roots Research.

During the sessions, you will be asked to:

You will share thoughts about the qualifications you are studying, including exams and any coursework or non-exam assessment.
You will see some example messages and language about exam rules, and will be asked for your honest reactions.
You will be asked about your awareness of new or changing qualifications, including any thoughts on what makes a qualification feel trustworthy or worthwhile.

There are no right or wrong answers, and you can skip any question you don’t want to answer. You can leave the community at any time.

You have the right to: Withdraw from the research at any point, and to ask us to access, correct or delete your personal data, or restrict or object to how it is processed.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION

Savanta: Savanta will store any personal data you share with us securely and in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Your name, contact details and any audio or transcript recordings are kept on Savanta’s secure systems and are accessible only to the Savanta project team. We delete personal data and recordings at the end of the project.

Ofqual: Anything we share with Ofqual is anonymised before it leaves Savanta. That means names, schools, contact details and any other information that could identify you are removed before findings are passed on. Ofqual will only ever see anonymised quotes, summary findings and aggregated results — never your raw data.

Who might see your information: Within Savanta, only members of the project team can access raw data. Anonymised findings will be shared with Ofqual and may be used in published reports or summaries. Roots Research has access to the recruitment information they collected from you, but not to anything you share during the research itself.

YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Taking part is entirely voluntary. You can choose to take part, decide not to take part, or change your mind during the research — no reason is needed. Choosing not to take part, or withdrawing, will not affect your eligibility for future research or panels.

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

See the personal data we hold about you.
Ask us to correct anything that is inaccurate.
Ask us to delete your personal data.
Object to or restrict the way we process your data.
Ask for a copy of your data in a portable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact the Savanta researcher named at the top of this form, or email [email protected].

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RESULTS

Findings will be summarised by Savanta in a report for Ofqual. Ofqual may publish some or all of the findings on their website or in other publications. Any quotes used in reports will be anonymised — they will not include your name, school, or anything that could identify you.

COMPLAINTS

If you have any concerns or complaints about how the research has been carried out, you can contact:

Primary researcher: Matt McGinn, Savanta – [email protected]

Recruitment agency: Maya Mitchell-King, Roots Research – [email protected]

Office: Savanta DPO – [email protected]

Savanta is a member of the Market Research Society and follows the MRS Code of Conduct. If you are not satisfied with how a complaint has been handled, you can also contact the MRS at [email protected], or the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

About the research: Matt McGinn, Savanta – [email protected]

About my data: Savanta DPO – [email protected]

About data and privacy: Information Commissioner’s Office – ico.org.uk

UK GDPR

The legal basis on which we process your personal data for this research is your consent. By signing this form you are giving Savanta permission to collect and process the personal data described above for the purposes of this research.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the researcher named at the top of this form. If you withdraw, any personal data we hold about you will be deleted, and your contributions will not be used in onward reporting (although anything already anonymised and aggregated may remain in the analysis).

DATA CONTROLLER INFORMATION

Data Controller: Savanta Group Holdings Limited, 6th Floor, Holden House, 57 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1JU

Data Protection Officer: [email protected]

Registration: Savanta is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

PARENTAL / GUARDIAN CONSENT

If you are 15 years old, a parent or guardian also needs to give consent for you to take part. They will be sent a separate consent form. If you are 16 or older, you can give consent yourself by signing below.

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