A Levels
AI could be used to help generate exam question papers, Ofqual chief says
Sir Ian Bauckham is the Government’s preferred candidate for the chief regulator at Ofqual.
Primary school pupils should not have to sit ‘high-pressure’ tests – union
The current curriculum and assessment system is ‘outdated and unfit’, the leader of the largest education union in the UK has said.
Government should review uninspiring and ‘mechanistic’ GCSE English – exam board
The Department for Education consultation into a review of curriculum and assessment closes this week.
Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator
The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.
Malorie Blackman: More ‘diverse’ texts should be included in English curriculum
The British author said no child should feel that studying English at school is irrelevant because ‘they never see themselves’ reflected in texts.
Digital exams rollout must be treated with extreme caution, Ofqual chief says
A number of schools in England have ‘weak’ wifi connectivity and security because of a lack of investment in the sector, Sir Ian Bauckham suggested.
What is expected from this summer’s GCSE results?
Grading for GCSEs is different in England compared with Wales and Northern Ireland.
Pupils receive GCSE results after Covid disruption to start of secondary school
Teenagers could face more competition for sixth form and college places due a rising number of 16-year-olds in the population, leaders say.
More students asking to sit exams away from main hall in ‘post-Covid phenomenon’
Students receiving their GCSE results this year were ‘more fragile’ and ‘less comfortable’ in large groups, the Sixth Form Colleges Association said.
Increase in entries for Irish language at A Level in Northern Ireland
Overall there has been a decline in A Level exam entries for international languages