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18 June 2026

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Freddie Whittaker

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News

Sally Collier to be replaced by Dame Glenys Stacey as Ofqual chief regulator

The chief regulator of Ofqual Sally Collier is to leave following the exams fiasco that has engulfed ...

Freddie Whittaker

25 Aug 2020
News

Government to U-turn on masks in colleges

Staff and students will be expected to wear face coverings in colleges in England from September following ...

Freddie Whittaker

25 Aug 2020
News

Government will pay exam appeal fees, says Williamson

The government will cover fees for failed appeals against exam grades following a huge backlash over ...

Freddie Whittaker

15 Aug 2020
News

Ofqual publishes criteria for ‘valid’ mock exam appeals

Mock exams must meet eight separate criteria to be classed as ‘valid’ and used as part of an appeal for ...

Freddie Whittaker

15 Aug 2020
News

Ofsted director seconded to government Covid response team

A senior Ofsted director has been seconded to a government team planning for the return of students to ...

Freddie Whittaker

14 Aug 2020
Opinion

The government must address ‘inexplicable variations’ in sixth form colleges’ A-level results

Sixth form colleges are reporting that their A-level results do not reflect the grades they provided, or ...

BILL WATKIN

13 Aug 2020 | Opinion
News

Exams 2020: Ofqual confirms final appeals process for GCSEs and A-levels

Schools and colleges will be able to appeal against GCSE and A-level results if they feel data used to ...

Freddie Whittaker

6 Aug 2020
News

Rule change restricting use of 16-19 tuition fund branded ‘bureaucratic madness’

An “unwelcome” change to the rules for the government’s 16 to 19 tuition fund which restricts the learners ...

Freddie Whittaker

6 Aug 2020