Samantha Booth | FE Week

Ian Bauckham made permanent chair of Ofqual

Academy trust boss Ian Bauckham has been appointed as Ofqual’s permanent chair, the exams regulator has announced. Bauckham, chief executive of the Tenax Schools Trust, has been the organisation’s interim chair for the past year, succeeding Roger Taylor who stepped down last December. He will begin a three-year term as its permanent chair from next […]

Exams 2022: Ofqual confirms ‘plan B’ details

Exams watchdog says schools and colleges should ‘guard’ against ‘over-assessment’ of students

Avoid ‘complex language’ and stereotypes to make exams accessible, says draft guidance

Ofqual launches consultation on draft accessibility guidance for exam boards

2022 exams: What you need to know about plan B

DfE and Ofqual seeking views on draft teacher assessed grades guidance

2022 exams: Adaptions and grading plan finally confirmed

Assessment adaptations and Covid contingencies have been revealed.

Reshuffle: Meet the new education ministers

The new ministerial team is complete, but their responsibilities are yet to be confirmed

Drop in A-levels diversity, and 4 more EPI findings

Students who take more diverse A-levels earn more money than their peers, a new report has found mid warnings government reforms are narrowing subject choice. Here’s what you need to know from the Education Policy Institute report, commissioned by Royal Society, into A-level subject choice. 1. A-level subject choices ‘narrowest since 2010’ Researchers categorised qualifications […]