Exam board Pearson could be fined a record-breaking £1.35 million for allowing examiners to remark their own work and issuing incorrect certificates – with schools and colleges to be paid £320,000 in compensation.
Regulator Ofqual has published two notices saying it intends to fine the global company based on failures in awarding GCSE and A-levels between 2016 and 2019.
This appears to be Ofqual’s largest ever fine – following a similar breach by AQA pre-pandemic.
It comes as Pearson faces further pressure after delays to thousands of BTEC results this summer.
