Ofqual boss ‘signals anxiety’ to DfE about AI in A-level coursework Sir Ian Bauckham was questioned by MPs this morning on artificial intelligence risks, his new ‘rebuke’ powers and on-screen exams
Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for exam rule breaches Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students taking language qualifications
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
Ofqual to publicly ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards The regulator says the new punishment will help it take a more ‘agile’ approach
GCSEs 2025: Top grades rise again but Ofqual hails ‘continued stability’ Proportion of GCSEs at grade 7 and above up 1.8 per cent on last year and 5.5 per cent on pre-pandemic 2019
Ofqual probe finds exam extra time figures wrong for years Statistics withdrawn after regulator review finds they ‘significantly overstated’ the number of access arrangements
GCSE entries fall in German, science and history GCSEs Exam entries fall in over half of EBacc subjects, new Ofqual figures show
Calls for language GCSEs to be graded less harshly Analysis also suggests computer science is graded most harshly
Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year