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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

GCSE and A-level grade appeals increased almost five-fold in 2021

The number of pupil appeals to change their GCSE and A-level grades surged last year to nearly five times the number submitted in 2020. In total, 17,490 GCSE, AS and A-level grades were challenged by pupils in 2021 compared to 3,570 the year ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:25

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 ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:55

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

28 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

The exams regulator is to review why some students have been left waiting days for their results after education leaders criticised awarding organisations for leaving students in limbo. Hundreds of thousands of students received ...

22 Aug 2022 at 19:03

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

BTec results delay ‘left pupils feeling like second-class citizens’, MP suggests

The chairman of the education committee said issues which saw thousands of BTec pupils not receive their grades on results day left them “feeling like second class citizens.” Robert Halfon, the chairman of the cross-party ...

12 Oct 2022 at 16:07

Keegan delays four new T-levels amid quality concerns

The launch of four new T-levels is being delayed amid concerns about the quality of the qualifications on offer, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has announced. Ms Keegan said the introduction of T-levels in ...

09 Mar 2023 at 12:19

Pupils should do coursework under exam conditions amid ChatGPT fears, heads told

Pupils should be asked to complete their coursework and essays under exam conditions in schools following the emergence of artificial intelligence systems, Ofqual’s chief regulator has suggested. Jo Saxton, ...

10 Mar 2023 at 17:53

What do this summer’s exam results mean for students?

Hundreds of thousands of students have received their exam results to help them progress on to university courses, an apprenticeship or employment. – Who received results on Thursday? A-level and AS ...

15 Aug 2024 at 20:41

Rise in number of students cheating, using phones or being disruptive in exams

New figures have revealed the number of students cheating, using phones or being disruptive during exams in England. Data from the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) show ...

14 Dec 2023 at 20:41

Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

Nearly a third of pupils in England were given 25% extra time to complete their GCSEs and A-level exams following a surge in special exam access arrangements being granted, data from Ofqual has ...

07 Nov 2024 at 16:48

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