Number of exam grades challenged declines by 18 per cent But the number of overall appeals increases, as does their success rate
Ofqual boss hears pupils’ confessions on AI ‘It鈥檚 getting harder and harder to detect it,’ warns Sir Ian Bauckham
Ofqual must be bolder on digital exams The proposal to limit digital exams to only two subjects per exam board is unduly restrictive
Photographers removed from GCSE assessment over website images AQA deletes photographers’ names from exam after images ‘not appropriate for learners’ found on their websites
Progress 8: A third of pupils’ GCSE entries don’t fit reformed measure Changes will make ‘little difference’ to scores but likely to affect qualification entries, finds Datalab analysis
New British Sign Language GCSE rules confirmed, but will exam boards offer it? Charities welcome ‘landmark’ step in establishing British Sign Language GCSE, but next step rests with exam boards
DfE ignores Francis review and proposes sweeping progress 8 reform Government pledges reforms to subject make-up of key secondary school league table measure – despite curriculum review calling for no changes
Skills white paper to confirm V-levels and GCSE re-sit 鈥榮tepping stones鈥� New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T-levels
Cyber-attacks, exam fees and digital vision鈥eet the new head of Cambridge OCR Myles McGinley talks to Schools Week about his hopes for the future of curriculum and assessment