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Cambridge International insists iGCSEs won’t change name amid ‘legal’ threat
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Mar 14, 2019
Ofqual blasts 'confusion' over BTECs
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Mar 12, 2019
iGCSEs ‘not conducive to public trust in exams’, Ofqual chair warns
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Mar 12, 2019
Ofqual rules out tendering to take over apprenticeship quality assurance
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Mar 12, 2019
Chief Regulator and Chair of exams and qualifications regulator questioned
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Mar 8, 2019
Exam stress is ‘not necessarily a bad thing’, says Ofqual
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Mar 1, 2019
Ofqual sparks immediate backlash over plans to force awarding organisations to conduct no-notice audits
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Feb 25, 2019
Ofqual proposes getting tougher on exam centres
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Feb 25, 2019
Ofqual issues warning about higher tier GCSE grade boundaries
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Feb 4, 2019
The exams system doesn’t put children at its heart
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Feb 2, 2019
Revisions to music and dance GCSE, AS and A levels
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Jan 29, 2019
Ofqual confirm arrangements for GCSE Computer Science
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Jan 29, 2019
Music and dance GCSEs changed after 'disproportionately severe' marking
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Jan 29, 2019
Ofqual confirms changes to music and dance exams
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Jan 29, 2019
Ofqual confirms its long-term plan for GCSE computer science assessments
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Jan 25, 2019
GCSE computer science will include programming exam from 2022
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Jan 23, 2019
Long-term plan for GCSE computer science confirmed
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Jan 23, 2019
Ofqual fine and legal costs land an awarding organisation with a six-figure bill
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Jan 18, 2019
Ofqual issues warning over GCSE tiers
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Jan 15, 2019
Need to know: Are nearly half of GCSE and A-level grades wrong?
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Dec 17, 2018
Policy Eye - highlights of the week ending 14 December
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Dec 14, 2018
Check ‘consistency’ when considering reviews of coursework marking, schools told
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Dec 14, 2018
Ofqual reports relating to GCSEs, AS and A levels in summer 2018
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Dec 13, 2018
Big drop in exam security breaches despite high-profile social media leaks
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Dec 13, 2018
Maths scores up in GCSE national reference test
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Dec 13, 2018
Reviews challenging GCSE marks up by 4%
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Dec 13, 2018
Exam social media activity doubled in 2018
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Dec 13, 2018
Ofqual reports 23% decline in GCSE grades changed at marking review
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Dec 13, 2018
National Reference Test results: Maths scores rise but no change for English language
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Dec 13, 2018
Evidence of grade inflation in applied generals, says Ofqual
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Dec 12, 2018
Exams boards told to ‘strengthen controls’ after ‘unwarranted’ rise in BTEC grades
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Dec 12, 2018
Strengthening vocational and technical qualifications
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Dec 12, 2018
Awarding bodies told to ‘strengthen controls’ on applied generals after ‘unwarranted’ rise in grades
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Dec 12, 2018
Need to know: The GCSE national reference test
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Dec 10, 2018
Provisional November 2018 exam entries: GCSE
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Dec 6, 2018
Exam special consideration requests highest for at least 5 years
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Dec 6, 2018
Exam board marking league tables delayed by monitoring concerns
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Dec 3, 2018
Half of GCSE and A Level grades could be wrong
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Dec 1, 2018
New method of exams marking ‘could transform’ teacher workload
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Nov 30, 2018
No action to be taken on severe A level grading
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Nov 28, 2018
Opportunities for improving quality of marking
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Nov 27, 2018
Ofqual looking at alternatives to exam marking
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Nov 27, 2018
'Significant number' of examiners unhappy with online standardisation
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Nov 27, 2018
Marking consistency varies across subjects, finds Ofqual
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Nov 27, 2018
Latest research and data from Ofqual
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Nov 27, 2018
Why Ofqual won't be rescuing languages
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Nov 26, 2018
Reviewing inter-subject comparability
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Nov 21, 2018
Ofqual review is 'missed opportunity' on languages
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Nov 21, 2018
Ofqual won’t relax grade boundaries for science and MFL A-levels
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Nov 21, 2018
Ofqual won't make science and MFL A-levels easier
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Nov 21, 2018
Supporting Exams Officers
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Nov 19, 2018
Exams ‘useless’ for computer science, say experts
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Nov 13, 2018
Ofqual consults on changes to reformed music and dance qualifications
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Nov 9, 2018
Music pupils lost all marks for short performances
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Nov 9, 2018
Ofqual told to minimise fears around tests cheating
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Nov 6, 2018
Ofqual: ‘Not possible’ to use non-exam assessment in computer science
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Nov 5, 2018
Ofqual launches consultation on regulating fully-funded digital skills training
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Nov 5, 2018
National assessments regulation annual report 2018
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Oct 30, 2018
Ofqual wants stronger rules on SATs oversight amid cheating reports
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Oct 25, 2018
The schools most likely to see GCSE grade swings
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Oct 10, 2018
Perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications
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Sep 26, 2018
Ofqual survey into perceptions of vocational qualifications: 7 key findings
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Sep 26, 2018
National Reference Test dates announced for 2019
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Sep 24, 2018
Over 5,000 qualifications affected by exam malpractice
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Sep 24, 2018
Supporting Exams Officers
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Sep 20, 2018
EPA assessor capacity: Will England be able to cope in the long-term?
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Sep 14, 2018
Improving GCSE and A level standard setting: A world of learning
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Sep 11, 2018
Ofqual: 'Our exams system is as good as any'
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Sep 10, 2018
Information re non-executive appointments to DfE's public bodies: April 2018 - March 2019
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Sep 10, 2018
National reference test 2019 dates revealed
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Sep 10, 2018
Ofqual U-turns on T-level plans that would have forced students to wait a year for a retake
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Sep 3, 2018
Ofqual ‘closely monitoring’ investigation by awarding organisation into ‘copy and paste’ assessments
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Aug 30, 2018
Ofqual investigating provider after inspectorate found copy and paste assessments
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Aug 28, 2018
Awarding organisations: scope of recognition
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Aug 24, 2018
GCSE 2018 variability charts: Are your results normal?
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Ofqual
Aug 23, 2018
Monitoring GCSE, AS and A level exams: Summer 2018
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Aug 23, 2018
Apply to be an external expert with Ofqual
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Aug 22, 2018
Latest information and updates from Ofqual
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Aug 20, 2018
Latest research and data from Ofqual
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Aug 20, 2018
Ofqual lowers pass grade for higher tier science
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Aug 20, 2018
Ofqual saves ‘wrongly entered' GCSE pupils from failure
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Aug 20, 2018
GCSE elite set to shrink to just 1,000 super-smart teens
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Aug 19, 2018
Private schools should pay more for exams re-marking to make system fair, leading headteacher says
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Aug 18, 2018
Ofqual re-launches results-day app to allow comparisons of annual variations in GCSE and A-level results
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Aug 14, 2018
New A-level and GCSE grades will be handed out fairly, says Ofqual
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Aug 13, 2018
Sector leaders unite against T-level plans that would force pupils to wait a year for a retake
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Aug 8, 2018
Ofqual's organisation chart
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Jul 31, 2018
Potential "safety net" for students who narrowly miss a pass in externally-assessed units in applied general and tech level qualifications
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Ofqual
Jul 30, 2018
OCR forced to pay £187K for GCSE exam blunder
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Jul 27, 2018
Exam boards monitor Twitter to catch pupils sharing exam answers with classmates
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Jul 26, 2018
Ofqual to audit EPAOs amid ‘capacity and capability’ concerns
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Jul 26, 2018
Regulating apprenticeship end point assessments
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Jul 26, 2018
Open consultation: Ofqual’s approach to regulating Technical Qualifications
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Jul 26, 2018
Malpractice for GCSE and A level: summer 2017 exam series
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Jul 23, 2018
Ofqual announces its decision on teacher involvement in the development of confidential assessment materials
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Jul 23, 2018
Ofqual raps exam boards for 'misleading' seminars
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Jul 19, 2018
Ofqual: Don’t enter grade four pupils for higher tier GCSE papers
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Jul 14, 2018
Ofqual launch 52 question T-level consultation – but four week deadline a ‘shame’
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Jul 10, 2018
Ofqual mulls grading change for language and science A-levels
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Jul 5, 2018
Ofqual mulls grading change for language and science A-levels
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Jul 5, 2018
Sixth forms ‘tighten entry criteria’ for A-levels after reforms
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Jul 5, 2018
Exam board to be fined record £175,000 after mixing up Montagues and Capulets in GCSE paper
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Jul 2, 2018
OCR will be fined £175,000 for its Romeo and Juliet mix-up
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Jul 2, 2018
Spelling and grammar increased in functional skills
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Jun 28, 2018
A-level maths paper 'leaked online' night before exam
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Jun 23, 2018
Exam board launches investigation into security breach after Maths A-level questions are leaked online
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Jun 22, 2018
Ofqual investigates ‘allegations of malpractice’ in Edexcel A-level maths paper
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Jun 22, 2018
New-style exams may distort A-level and GCSE results - Ofqual
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May 24, 2018
AS level entries fall by 60 per cent
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May 24, 2018
'Variation' expected in exam results
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May 24, 2018
Call for evidence on assessment of qualifications in centres
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May 16, 2018
Help Ofqual evaluate 2018's new GCSEs, AS and A levels
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May 16, 2018
Help Ofqual evaluate 2018's new GCSEs, AS and A levels
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May 15, 2018
Help Ofqual evaluate 2018's new GCSEs, AS and A levels
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May 15, 2018
Help Ofqual evaluate 2018's new GCSEs, AS and A levels
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May 14, 2018
Ofqual announces its decision on teacher involvement in the development of confidential assessment materials
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May 14, 2018
NEU comment on Ofqual: teacher involvement in content of exam papers
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May 11, 2018
Ofqual clampdown 'undermines teachers' integrity'
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May 11, 2018
A level biology students show stronger practical skills
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May 10, 2018
Call for evidence on assessment of qualifications in centres
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May 10, 2018
Ofqual: New biology A-level has improved pupils’ practical skills
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May 10, 2018
Special investigation: The fallout from mass exam reversal
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May 4, 2018
External quality assurance of end-point assessments
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May 1, 2018
Not making the grade – why we should scrap GCSEs
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Robert Halfon
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May 1, 2018
Ofqual investigates examiners’ experience and background
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Apr 29, 2018
Only Ofqual should be allowed to regulate apprenticeship standards
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Apr 24, 2018
Ofqual’s 2017 exam survey: the main findings
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Apr 22, 2018
Perceptions of qualifications in England: wave 16
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Apr 19, 2018
Ofqual won’t regulate private teacher-examiner numbers despite cheating scandal
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Apr 18, 2018
Ofqual responds to Education Committee hearing re regulation of qualifications and assessments
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Apr 18, 2018
Correspondence from the Ofqual Chief Regulator regarding examinations (10 April 2018) - download
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Apr 17, 2018
External quality assurance of end-point assessments
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Apr 12, 2018
IoH and AI surrender Ofqual recognition
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Apr 6, 2018
Ofqual pledges to do more to make exam grades reflect changes in pupil performance
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Apr 3, 2018
Ofqual to probe into malpractice among providers
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Colleges
Apr 3, 2018
Latest information and updates from Ofqual
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Mar 29, 2018
Ofqual investigation concludes troubled KS2 Sats were 'inconsistent'
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Mar 29, 2018
Success rate for school exam appeals more than doubles, and four other key points from today's Ofqual figures
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Mar 29, 2018
Combined science GCSE grades: A letter to Heads
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Mar 26, 2018
Ofqual admits to marking variable in English exams during heated debate with secondary school leaders
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Mar 21, 2018
Ofqual launches a further consultation into the involvement of teachers in the development of confidential assessment materials
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Mar 20, 2018
Potential "safety net" for students who narrowly miss a pass in externally-assessed units in applied general and tech level qualifications
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Ofqual
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Mar 20, 2018
Ofqual cracks down on exam board reviewers’ marking changes
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Mar 20, 2018
IfA ‘concerns’ revealed over quality assurance conflict of interest
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Mar 16, 2018
Schools must identify teachers with 'conflicts of interest' in the wake of exam cheating scandal
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Mar 14, 2018
Teachers who help set exams face tough new regulations
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Mar 14, 2018
Consultation into strengthening teacher-examiner safeguards
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Mar 14, 2018
Teachers to face tighter rules for setting exams to avoid cheating
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Mar 14, 2018
Teachers still allowed to set exams in own subjects despite private school cheating scandal, regulator says
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Mar 14, 2018
Ofqual clamps down on teacher-examiner cheating
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Mar 14, 2018
Four things Ofqual says exam boards can do to clamp down on teacher-examiner cheats
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Mar 14, 2018
Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: October to December 2017 statistics
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Mar 8, 2018
Sir Gerry Berragan keynote speech: Ofqual Conference 2018
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Mar 2, 2018
Securing the Qualifications Landscape: The 3 'R's
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Ofqual
Sally Collier
Mar 2, 2018
OCR suffers 20% drop in awards as schools flee iGCSE
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Mar 2, 2018
Securing the qualifications landscape: The 3 'R's
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Ofqual
Sally Collier
Mar 2, 2018
Ofqual to fine OCR over textbooks that gave answers to GCSE computing controlled assessments
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Mar 2, 2018
IfA boss hits back at vested interests against apprentice reforms
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Ofqual
Feb 27, 2018
Ofqual opens apprenticeship assessment consultation
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Feb 26, 2018
Ofqual now expects teachers to play the role of moderator as well as everything else – it's not acceptable
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Feb 25, 2018
New members announced for Ofqual board
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DfE
Feb 22, 2018
Annual Qualifications Market Report
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Feb 22, 2018
England's GCSE awards increase by 2%
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Feb 22, 2018
College boss joins Ofqual board
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Feb 22, 2018
Academy trust CEOs among Ofqual board appointments
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Ofqual
Feb 22, 2018
GCSE awards up two per cent as schools respond to league table changes
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Secondary
Feb 22, 2018
Round-table discussion: - Making the grade? Exam accuracy and its implications
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Ofqual
GCSEs
A-levels
Marking
Feb 14, 2018
FE qualification reviews could impact on sector, Ofqual warns
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T-levels
Feb 14, 2018
Ofqual’s turn to raise T-level worries
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Feb 14, 2018
Thousands of teachers caught cheating in exams
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Ofqual
Feb 11, 2018
Ofqual to audit awarding organisations amid concerns with provider relationships
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Feb 9, 2018
Revised arrangements for GCSE computer science
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Feb 8, 2018
Ofqual 2017-18 Supplementary Estimate Memorandum (pdf)
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Feb 6, 2018
Access arrangements for SEND pupils ‘too strict and confusing’, say exam officers
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Ofqual
Feb 4, 2018
Ofqual: Teachers who leak exam questions corrode confidence in the system
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Jan 24, 2018
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Jan 23, 2018
Policy Eye - Highlights of the week ending 12th January 2018
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Jan 12, 2018
Botched computing test won’t count towards final GCSE grades, Ofqual confirms
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Jan 8, 2018
GCSE computer science pupils to receive no marks for coursework, Ofqual confirms
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Jan 8, 2018
GCSE computing: Students' work will not count
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Jan 8, 2018
Need to Know: Cheating in GCSE computer science
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Jan 8, 2018
The fail-safe way to beat exam cheats
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Jan 7, 2018
Exam malpractice by school staff up by 149%
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Jan 5, 2018
Staff exam malpractice up by 150%
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Jan 5, 2018
New GCSE 9 to 1 grades are here
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Dec 22, 2017
AQA admits breaking rules on exam re-marks
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Dec 21, 2017
AQA have provided assurance to Ofqual
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Dec 21, 2017
AQA to review staff training after grade change debacle
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Dec 21, 2017
Sharp fall in grade challenges after schools given free access to exam scripts
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Dec 20, 2017
Ofqual chief blames exam boards for big rise in GCSE grade changes
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Ofqual will regulate T-levels, boss insists
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Dec 19, 2017
Ofqual boss 'disappointed' by surge in GCSE grade changes, and 4 other things we learned today
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Dec 19, 2017
52% rise in GCSE grade changes happened because exam boards ‘didn’t follow rules’
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Dec 19, 2017
Ofqual questioned on reform of GCSEs and A-levels qualifications
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Memorandum from Ofqual on Primary assessment
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Dec 18, 2017
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Dec 15, 2017
Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 15 December 2017
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Dec 15, 2017
School examiners ignoring new rules on re-marking
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Dec 15, 2017
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Dec 14, 2017
Ofqual criticises exam boards for flouting new rules on remarks amid huge spike in GCSE grade changes
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Dec 14, 2017
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Dec 14, 2017
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Dec 14, 2017
Number of GCSE and A-level grades changed on review rises by 40%
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Dec 14, 2017
GCSE grade changes increase by 52% – mostly due to GCSE English
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Dec 14, 2017
Watchdog says stronger safeguards needed to prevent teachers leaking exam papers
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Dec 14, 2017
Ofqual reports on difficulty of new ‘fat maths’ GCSEs
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Dec 14, 2017
Ofqual to consult on reducing cheating by teacher-examiners
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Dec 14, 2017
GCSE and A-level remarks: What you need to know
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Dec 11, 2017
Requests for special consideration in GCSE and A levels rise by 19%
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Dec 6, 2017
Exam special consideration requests up 19%
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Dec 6, 2017
Schools save over £1 million in late exam entry fees
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Dec 4, 2017
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Dec 1, 2017
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Dec 1, 2017
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Dec 1, 2017
Daily roundup 1 December: Grouping, 'open relationship', and fast food
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Dec 1, 2017
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Dec 1, 2017
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Dec 1, 2017
Numbers given extra exam time soaring
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Dec 1, 2017
One in six children are now given extra time in public exams, official figures show
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Nov 30, 2017
The day of data: What we learned from a deluge of government statistics and announcements
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Nov 30, 2017
English GCSE resits surge as overall number of retakes plummets
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Nov 30, 2017
Ofqual reports 26% rise in exam papers modified for access
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Nov 30, 2017
Number of pupils requesting extra time in exams rises, Ofqual data shows
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Nov 30, 2017
Resits in GCSE English language rise by a third after first year of reformed exams
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Nov 30, 2017
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Nov 30, 2017
ISC statement following the Education Select Committee hearing on integrity of public exams
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Nov 29, 2017
Eton headmaster admits his teachers helped set seven exams sat by his own pupils
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Nov 29, 2017
Examiners could be barred from setting papers in courses they teach to pupils, exam regulator says
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Nov 28, 2017
NAHT comment on changes to assessment arrangements for GCSE computer science
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Nov 28, 2017
Assessment: The 'worrying' rise in exam malpractice – and four other trends discussed by experts today
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Nov 28, 2017
Coursework to be dropped over cheat fear
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Nov 28, 2017
Ofqual considers changes to computer science GCSE after ‘widespread’ rule breaches
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Nov 27, 2017
NASUWT comments on Ofqual proposals on computer science
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Nov 27, 2017
Ofqual announce NEA consultation
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Nov 27, 2017
Computer science GCSE in disarray after tasks leaked online
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Nov 27, 2017
Ofqual says marks for computing coursework should end after widespread malpractice in GCSE
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Nov 27, 2017
External quality assurance of end-point assessments: status
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Nov 27, 2017
Integrity of public examinations scrutinised
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Nov 24, 2017
28 November at 10:00 a.m: Education Committee to hold session with Ofqual on integrity of public examinations
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Nov 24, 2017
Late entry to GCSEs continues falling – but not for OCR
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Nov 23, 2017
Shaping the qualifications landscape
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Nov 21, 2017
Three in ten vocational qualification tests fail Ofqual standards
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Nov 21, 2017
BBC Panorama, 13 November 2017
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Nov 14, 2017
Ofqual's statement on alleged malpractice at training centres
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Nov 14, 2017
National Numeracy responds to functional skills consultation
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Nov 13, 2017
‘Special consideration’ in GCSEs and A levels: What you need to know
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Nov 13, 2017
Accelerate' GCSE and A-Level re-mark data to address concerns, urge unions
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Nov 3, 2017
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Oct 26, 2017
Sally Collier Keynote Speech: FAB Conference 2017
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Oct 25, 2017
Understanding validity
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Oct 19, 2017
Ofqual: call for evidence on teacher involvement in developing exam papers
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Oct 16, 2017
Ofqual accused of ‘refusing to engage’ with colour-blindness
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Oct 13, 2017
The Ofqual handbook is now live
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Oct 12, 2017
Ofqual publishes preview version of new online handbook
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Oct 12, 2017
Subject choices are guided by enjoyment and usefulness over difficulty, Ofqual research finds
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Oct 6, 2017
Ofqual rules 2016 SATs reading test was ‘unduly hard’
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Oct 5, 2017
Heads gathering to discuss 'unreliable' exam grading
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Oct 2, 2017
Ofqual seeks views on ability of teachers to leak exam questions
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Sep 28, 2017
Ofqual calls for evidence on 'risks and benefits' of teachers writing exams
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Sep 28, 2017
Ofqual consults on reform of functional skills
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Sep 27, 2017
Ofqual considers special treatment for new AOs
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Sep 22, 2017
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Sep 20, 2017
Prevention and repair essential in domestic abuse cases
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Sep 19, 2017
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Sep 19, 2017
National reference test 2018 - information for schools
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Sep 19, 2017
National Reference Test 2018
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Sep 18, 2017
National Reference Test dates announced for 2018
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Sep 18, 2017
Education's big beasts to be grilled by former teachers at Education Select Committee
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Sep 13, 2017
Ofqual lists current external quality assurance of end-point assessments
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Sep 6, 2017
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Sep 4, 2017
Media studies exam specification delays leave schools in the dark
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Sep 2, 2017
Cheat claims may stop teachers setting A-level exams
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Sep 1, 2017
Government orders investigation into public school cheating scandal as regulator considers change in rules
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Aug 31, 2017
Public school cheating scandal sparks review into exam rules
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Aug 31, 2017
School exam rules to be reviewed after cheat row
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Aug 31, 2017
Review of exam setting processes
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Aug 31, 2017
Ofqual to review rules in wake of exam leak allegations
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Aug 31, 2017
Ofqual to review rules on teachers setting exams amid Eton cheating scandal
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Aug 31, 2017
Exams regulator Ofqual to review rules around teachers writing exam papers
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Aug 31, 2017
Teachers always cheat, says Ofqual
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Aug 29, 2017
GCSE results: Why did the pass rates fall?
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Aug 24, 2017
Guide to GCSE results for England, 2017
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Aug 24, 2017
GCSE results 2017: Six key points
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Aug 24, 2017
GCSE results 2017: Top grades and 'pass' rates drop as tougher exams make debut
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Aug 24, 2017
Independent schools successfully challenge more GCSE results, leading to 'double disadvantage' for state pupils
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Aug 24, 2017
New GCSE 9 to 1 grades coming soon
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Aug 23, 2017
Response to Daily Telegraph story on new GCSE grades
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Aug 22, 2017
Confused about new GCSE grades? You've 'not thought about it hard enough', says Ofqual board member
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Aug 21, 2017
CIEH are no longer regulated by Ofqual
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Aug 18, 2017
Pupils with 'gibberish' new GCSE grades could miss out on jobs, say employers
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Aug 18, 2017
Guide to AS and A level results for England, 2017
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Aug 17, 2017
Grades will be fair, UK exam regulator tells A-level students
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Aug 17, 2017
Teenagers to find out A-level results
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Aug 17, 2017
A-level grades will be fair, UK exam regulator tells students
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Aug 17, 2017
Native speakers ‘gaming’ modern language A level exams
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Aug 16, 2017
What entry level qualifications available for students?
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Aug 15, 2017
Climbdown on tougher grades ‘ruins’ exam reform
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Aug 14, 2017
A levels exam chiefs deny ‘dumbing down’ standards for better results
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Aug 13, 2017
Functional Skills maths teachers needed for Ofqual study
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Aug 11, 2017
Are you a current Functional Skills maths teacher?
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Aug 9, 2017
Removing key skills criteria
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Aug 9, 2017
Confusion reigns over new rules for independent coursework reviews
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Aug 9, 2017
Removing key skills criteria
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Aug 3, 2017
DfE call for £600-a-day assessment consultants branded ‘recipe for failure’
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Aug 3, 2017
'We don’t want chaos and confusion': Meet the woman behind the new GCSE grades
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Aug 2, 2017
The impact of qualification reform on A level science practical work
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Jul 28, 2017
Dropping practicals from science A-level grades gets mixed response, says Ofqual report
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Jul 28, 2017
Distinguishing between marking errors and differences of opinion
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Jul 27, 2017
Examiners disagree on review marks in 72% of sample scripts
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Jul 27, 2017
Pupil's GCSE result jumped six grades after a post-results review
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Jul 27, 2017
Campaign to avoid confusion over new GCSEs
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Jul 26, 2017
Government to spend half a million pounds explaining confusing GCSE exam reforms
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Jul 26, 2017
£380,000 of public money spent on explaining GCSE reforms – including numerical grades
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Jul 26, 2017
Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 21 July 2017
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Jul 21, 2017
Updates from Ofqual - July 2017
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Jul 18, 2017
Ofsted and Ofqual boards criticised for lack of racial diversity
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Jun 30, 2017
Policy Tracker – Keeping track of what happened in the world of education in June 2017
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Jun 30, 2017
Ofqual announces additional GCSE, AS and A level grounds for appeal
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Jun 29, 2017
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Jun 29, 2017
Ofqual warns Ofsted, RSCs and governors against 'knee-jerk reactions' to GCSE results
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Jun 29, 2017
Coding the curriculum: new computer science GCSE fails to make the grade
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Jun 29, 2017
Additional GCSE, AS and A level grounds for appeal
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Jun 28, 2017
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Jun 28, 2017
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Jun 28, 2017
Ofqual statement on alleged exam leaks
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Jun 26, 2017
Allegations of malpractice in Edexcel's C4 maths paper
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Jun 23, 2017
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Jun 23, 2017
Barclays UK CEO responds to today's Ofqual Computing/ICT Figures
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Jun 22, 2017
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Jun 21, 2017
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Jun 21, 2017
Coding the curriculum: new computer science GCSE fails to make the grade
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Jun 21, 2017
Computing in schools - alarm bells over England's classes
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Jun 19, 2017
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Jun 15, 2017
2017 exams: Progress 8 driving drop in languages, and 4 more findings
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Jun 15, 2017
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Jun 15, 2017
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Jun 15, 2017
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Jun 14, 2017
Kensington fire: Ofqual statement
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Jun 14, 2017
Biology A-level students mark down exam board after yet another error
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Jun 13, 2017
Capulets and Montagues: UK exam board admit mixing names up in Romeo and Juliet paper
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May 26, 2017
Latest OCR policy briefing released - May 2017
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May 26, 2017
OCR English literature exam, 26 May 2017
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May 26, 2017
Manchester attack: Ofqual says heads 'best placed' to decide if exams should go ahead
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May 23, 2017
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May 23, 2017
Ofqual statement on Manchester incident: advice for schools and students
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May 23, 2017
A-level language grades will increase to correct historic undergrading
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Apr 29, 2017
Ofqual’s position on inter-subject comparability and native speakers in modern foreign languages
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Apr 27, 2017
Primary assessment report to be published
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Apr 26, 2017
Exam regulator rejects rationing of high grades
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Apr 22, 2017
Setting grade standards in A level modern foreign languages
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Apr 21, 2017
Report cheating, malpractice or wrongdoing, Ofqual urges
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Apr 21, 2017
A-level language grades skewed by results of native speakers – study
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Apr 21, 2017
Setting grade standards in A level modern foreign languages
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Apr 21, 2017
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Apr 21, 2017
Ofqual rules out rationing top grades for bright pupils taking 'hard' subjects
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Apr 21, 2017
Ofqual ditches plans to regulate ‘easy’ and ‘hard’ subjects
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Ofqual 2017-18 main estimate memorandum
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Apr 20, 2017
Call for 'urgent clarification' of new GCSE grades as teachers warn of pupils being entered for wrong exams
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Apr 17, 2017
9 to 1 GCSE grading webinar March 2017
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Apr 11, 2017
Ofqual welcomes new members to the board
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Apr 10, 2017
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Apr 10, 2017
Ofqual welcomes new members to the board
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Apr 10, 2017
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Apr 6, 2017
AELP CEO comments on MPs’ report on the apprenticeship levy
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Apr 3, 2017
Apprenticeship Accountability Statement
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Apr 3, 2017
Ofqual unveils corporate plan 2017 to 2020
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Mar 31, 2017
Ofqual omits ‘strong’ grade from new GCSE guidance
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Mar 31, 2017
Flagship apprenticeships policies will not fill growing skills gap, MPs warn
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Mar 31, 2017
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Mar 30, 2017
Schools won't be judged on fast-track ECDL IT qualification from next year
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Mar 29, 2017
New GCSE ‘pass’ lowered from grade 5 to 4 in DfE U-turn
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Mar 28, 2017
Applied General qualifications to remain
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Mar 27, 2017
Ofqual should not have double standards
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Mar 27, 2017
Only two pupils will get straight top grades in new GCSEs, DfE adviser predicts
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Mar 27, 2017
Ofqual boss: lack of end point assessment organisations is ‘not irresponsible’
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Mar 24, 2017
Parents and employers will be 'confused' by new numerical GCSE grades, Ofqual chief admits
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Mar 23, 2017
2017 National Reference Test successfully completed
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Mar 22, 2017
Number of appeals against GCSE and A Level results drops by quarter
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Mar 21, 2017
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Mar 21, 2017
Data released on appeals for 2016 GCSE and AS and A level exams
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Mar 21, 2017
Institute for Apprenticeships most popular for external quality assurance
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Mar 17, 2017
Incoming ASCL general secretary warns of confusion over new GCSE grading system
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Mar 7, 2017
Ofqual ramps up publicity amid 'confusion' over numerical GCSE grades
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Mar 6, 2017
Ofqual conference 2017 - presentations from the day
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Mar 3, 2017
New GCSE 9 to 1 grades coming soon
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Mar 3, 2017
Ofqual challenges ‘blurred’ responsibilities in apprenticeship programme
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Feb 28, 2017
Exam board faces £50,000 Ofqual fine for handling of qualifications fraud case
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Feb 27, 2017
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Feb 27, 2017
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Feb 24, 2017
Pupils to sit times tables check from 2019
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Feb 22, 2017
Fast-track ECDL IT qualification dropped from league tables after 'gaming' fears
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Feb 22, 2017
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Feb 22, 2017
Ofqual ‘extremely cautious’ about more primary testing changes
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Feb 22, 2017
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Feb 17, 2017
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Feb 17, 2017
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Feb 16, 2017
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Feb 16, 2017
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Feb 16, 2017
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Feb 14, 2017
More GCSE maths pupils could be denied chance of securing top grades, research suggests
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Feb 10, 2017
Independent school pupils more likely to get extra time in exams than state school peers
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Feb 10, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 3, 2017
Ofqual Supplementary Estimates 2016/17 - Memorandum to Education Select Committee
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Feb 3, 2017
Ofqual: security industry plagued by 'assessment malpractice'
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Jan 31, 2017
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Jan 31, 2017
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Jan 30, 2017
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Jan 20, 2017
Security qualifications fraud 'public safety risk'
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Jan 13, 2017
Most parents and students don't understand new numerical GCSE grades
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Jan 13, 2017
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Jan 12, 2017
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Dec 23, 2016
FE data library: vocational qualifications
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Dec 19, 2016
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Dec 18, 2016
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Dec 16, 2016
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Dec 15, 2016
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Dec 15, 2016
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Dec 13, 2016
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Nov 25, 2016
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Markers disagree with 'correct' grades on half of English literature exam papers
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Nov 14, 2016
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Record number of GCSE and A-level papers get extra marks after 'special consideration'
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Nov 3, 2016
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