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Ofqual REMOVES mock exam appeals policy just hours after publication

The exams regulator sensationally removed its guidance on mock exam appeals just hours after first publishing it – claiming…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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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…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government will pay exam appeal fees, says Williamson

The government will cover fees for failed appeals against exam grades following a huge backlash over A-level results. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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 schools…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Office for Students loses court case over refusing provider admission to higher education register

The Office for Students has lost a Court of Appeal case over its decision to refuse a provider admission…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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New rules on multiple placements and digital skills for traineeships published by ESFA

New rules on funding 19 to 24 year-olds completing traineeships have been released by the Education and Skills Funding…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


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Legal action threat over A-level results fiasco

The government may face legal action on behalf of students affected by this year’s A-levels debacle. At least two…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Colleges demand urgent review into “biased” A-level grading process

The Association of Colleges has written to education secretary Gavin Williamson and Ofqual chief regulator Sally Collier calling for…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Top results for vocational qualifications see “small increase,” reports Ofqual

Ofqual has found the number of top grades awarded for certain vocational qualifications has had a “small” increase on…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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A-level results 2020: Top grades up by 2.4 percentage points

The proportion of top A-level grades handed to students in England has increased by 2.4 per cent this year….

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Sixth form colleges cry foul over standardisation as principals report problems with A-level results

The body representing sixth form colleges has demanded action after the vast majority of principals reported lower-than-expected A-level grades…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofqual to provide guidance on “valid mock grades”

Ofqual has announced it will publish guidance on how colleges can use “valid mock grades” to appeal A-levels and…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

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