Exams

‘Difficult to swallow’: Leaders criticise exam fee hikes of up to 17%

Exam boards will earn several million pounds more from schools and colleges - but say they have to cover...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment, Exams

Ministers confirm exams and grading plan for 2023

GCSE and A-level grades will return back to pre-pandemic levels

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
BTECs, Exams

Ofqual seeks colleges’ evidence on BTEC results delays

Thousands of students did not receive their results on time this summer

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Pearson faces record £1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work

'No evidence' students received the wrong outcomes but schools and colleges awarded £300k compensation

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams, Results 2022

Students deserve to see accountability over delayed results

Awarding organisations, education institutions and the exams regulator should be open and honest about what’s led to delayed qualification...

Shane Chowen
Bernie Savage
Exams

Leaked AQA chemistry A-level paper was stolen from Parcelforce van

Students who had 'full access' to leaked paper disqualified, but exam board confirms no impact on grade boundaries

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

AQA staff to strike on A-level and GCSE results days, Unison confirms

But union claims of results disruption branded 'scaremongering' by minister

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Exams

1,600 university places delayed after awarding body misses Access to HE submission deadline

An investigation has been launched by the HE Quality Assurance Agency

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exams

Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike

Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger