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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”, regulator ...

12 May 2022 at 15:25

Government exams chief: 2022 test changes will not advantage more able pupils

Changes to 2022 GCSE and A-level exams will not make them easier for more able pupils, the head of the Government exam regulator has said. Because of the disruption caused to pupils’ learning by the pandemic, pupils in England will be offered a ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Government exams chief: 2022 exam changes will not advantage more able pupils

28 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Students who miss out on first choice university place have ‘plenty of options’

Students who fail to secure the A-level grades needed for a place at their preferred institution will have “plenty of options” open to them, a university sector chief has said. Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern ...

14 Aug 2024 at 15:07

Students waiting for A-level results urged to plan ahead and explore all options

Students waiting for exam results should explore all options and plan ahead to put themselves in the “strongest position”, Ucas and Ofqual bosses have said. Ahead of A-level results day next month, students have been told there will be ...

16 Jul 2024 at 11:29

England’s exam results to return to pre-pandemic levels as modifications removed

England’s exam regulator has said results in 2023 will signal a “step back to normal”, after Covid led to an increase in top grades in 2020 and 2021. Dr Jo Saxton, head of England’s exams regulator, Ofqual, explained results would be ...

15 May 2023 at 06:15

Gap in top GCSE grades between London and North East widens

Pandemic recovery policies have been “too London-centric”, an educational charity has suggested, after figures showed the gap in top GCSE grades between the capital and the North East has widened. Overall, 28.4% of GCSE entries in ...

24 Aug 2023 at 15:50

Ofqual to explore online testing for exams

England’s exams regulator will explore the use of online testing as part of its plans for the next three years. The move could be the first step on the path towards online GCSEs and A-levels. Ofqual said it will explore the use ...

04 May 2022 at 10:55

More students using clearing to ‘exert choice’ after receiving A-level results

Prospective students are increasingly waiting until A-level results day before making a final decision on where to study next, the head of the university admissions service has suggested. Jo Saxton, Ucas’s chief executive, ...

13 Aug 2024 at 12:31

More students accepted on UK degree courses than last year – Ucas

The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses has risen this year, Ucas figures show. A total of 425,680 applicants (of all ages and domiciles) have gained a place at university or college – up 3% on the same ...

15 Aug 2024 at 18:40

Top A-level results fall in return to pre-pandemic grading system

Tens of thousands fewer top A-level grades were handed out to students this year following efforts to bring results back down to pre-pandemic levels. Students across the country received their A-level results two ...

17 Aug 2023 at 17:58

Number of international students applying for university courses in UK rises

The number of international students applying for a place on a higher education course in the UK has risen this year, Ucas figures show. A total of 115,730 overseas students applied for undergraduate places in ...

15 Feb 2024 at 07:57

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