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Exam board workers to strike as students receive GCSE and A-level results

Staff at an exam board are set to take strike action during both A-level and GCSE results periods. AQA staff were already due to strike next week but have now scheduled further dates later in the month for industrial action, Unison said. The union ...

12 Aug 2022 at 14:07

Minister says value of qualifications must be maintained as exam grades to fall

Education minister Will Quince said the country must return to a position where qualifications “maintain their value” as he spoke about how exam grades are expected to fall this year. The Government says very few schools and colleges will get ...

08 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Round-up of strikes breaking out across the country

Strikes or ballots for industrial action are being announced virtually every day as workers across the country join the growing campaign for “decent” pay rises in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. Unions have described it as a “summer ...

11 Aug 2022 at 15:09

Disruptions to train services continue after 24-hour rail strike

Train services will continue to be disrupted on Thursday morning following a 24-hour strike which crippled the rail network, causing travel chaos across the country. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail ...

28 Jul 2022 at 03:45

New crackdown on GCSE questions with middle-class bias

Exam boards have been given new guidance to make their papers more accessible. Tests should use clearer language, a clear and consistent layout, and “source material, context, images and colour in ways that do not disadvantage students”,...

12 May 2022 at 15:25

End ‘arbitrary’ exams at age 16, says review

The GCSE system should be overhauled, and pupils should have opportunities to demonstrate their skills up to the age of 19 rather than at a fixed point in time at the age of 16, a new report argues. A review of the GCSE system by the ...

02 Feb 2022 at 02:26

Exam boards criticised by Ofqual for pupil ‘distress’ over mistakes

Leading exam board criticised by Ofqual for pupil ‘distress’ over mistakes

Exam boards have been criticised by the head of Ofqual for oversights on their papers, where pupils were tested on topics they had been told were ruled out of the paper or sat papers that included mistakes. Exam board AQA has ...

17 Jun 2022 at 18:18

Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

More teenagers may be taking GCSE Spanish because Spain is a popular holiday destination and the language is more relatable, it has been suggested. It may also be seen as easier for some students to pick up than other ...

24 Aug 2023 at 11:18

Minority ethnic artists under-represented in GCSE curriculum at ‘shocking’ level

Minority ethnic artists and their work are significantly under-represented in the school curriculum, a report has suggested. Only 2.3% of all named stand-alone artists referenced in GCSE art and design exam papers ...

05 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Pupils in England could sit digital GCSE exams from 2026 under proposals

Pupils in England could be assessed digitally in some of their GCSE and A-level exams under proposals. AQA, the biggest exam board for GCSEs and A-levels in England, is aiming to roll out on-screen exams over a ...

17 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Exam board staff to strike over pay

Staff at exam board AQA are to stage a 72-hour walkout over pay which union leaders warn could affect the delivery of thousands of GCSE and A-level results. Members of Unison will walk out for three days, from ...

22 Jul 2022 at 18:00

Digital exams rollout must be treated with extreme caution, Ofqual chief says

Plans to introduce digital exams should be treated with “extreme caution” until there is certainty that all schools can run assessments fairly, the head of England’s exams regulator has said. Sir Ian Bauckham,...

31 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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