A-level disadvantage gap widest since records began New data also shows record number of schools needing extra arrangements for exam students
Private schools under investigation for gaming teacher grades Exam boards are investigating malpractice at some independent schools after ‘credible evidence’ they over-inflated grades
Schools should collect plan B exams evidence, government proposes Ministers also looking to consult on long-term contigency plans for exams after ‘learning importance’ of system resilience
Ofqual chief: Schools don’t need another ‘big assessment experiment’ Dr Jo Saxton said she is not a’ grade inflation warrior’ but wants ‘fairest’ qualifications for students
Ministers confirm exams and grading plan for 2023 Grades will return to pre-pandemic standards, but with ‘soft landing’ protections and exam aids in some subjects
Pearson faces record 拢1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work ‘No evidence’ students received the wrong outcomes but schools awarded 拢300k compensation
GCSE results 2022: Only 9 per cent drop in top grades The fall in top GCSE grades takes results only a third of the way back to 2019 levels, when Ofqual promised a ‘midway point’
Teachers back digital exams in principle, but school tech not yet up to scratch Research by exam board AQA finds substantial barriers to digitising exams in England, despite support for the model
Fine exam boards for GCSE errors, education MPs demand Exams regulator Ofqual will ‘consider regulatory action’