Awarding

Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation

Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Awarding

Leaders sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5%

Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
16-19, Awarding

Missed deadline risks thousands of BTEC results

Scores of schools and colleges missed the July 5 BTEC data deadline

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding

AQA also hit by exam paper cyber attack

Surrey Police investigating fraud and computer misuse allegation at England's largest exam board

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Awarding

Police investigate stolen exam papers after cyber-attack 

Officers are working with the DfE and National Crime Agency

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Awarding, Colleges

Six specialist colleges honoured at Natspec Innovation Awards 2023

Forest bathing and foodbank donations among the initiatives awarded

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Awarding, Qualifications

First approved digital functional skills awarding body revealed

New courses set to be launched in August 2023

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Assessment, Awarding

Penalties soar for taking devices into exams

Ofqual figures indicate four times as many penalties for VTQ exams in 2022 than the previous year

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Awarding

Ofqual’s new deadlines to avoid repeat of BTEC results delays debacle

Regulator sets three deadlines before August results day for awarding bodies to abide by

Jason Noble
Jason Noble