Exams

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

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

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Samantha Booth
News

Ex-ballerina to lead new cultural education plan

Baroness Deborah Bull will chair project to ensure schools offering 'rich and diverse' opportunities for all

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Samantha Booth
Exams

GCSE results 2022: 8 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from data on the first summer exams since 2019?

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Pearson warns 7,000 pupils won’t get BTEC results tomorrow

It comes as exam boards finally admit nearly 2,000 grades still to be issued five days after results day

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Exams

Ofqual launches BTECs delay review but Pearson tight-lipped on number in limbo

Labour and sector leaders demand answers over four-day wait

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Ofsted should check Oak lessons are up to scratch, think tank urges

But national curriculum body dismisses the idea - saying it will remain 'by teachers for teachers'

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Major exam reform the ‘last thing schools need’, warns ex-DfE adviser

'Incremental improvement' model would help 'resource-starved' schools, Sam Freedman says

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Samantha Booth
A-level results 2022

A-level results day 2022: Teachers face AQA exams portal issues

Board says results delivery not impacted by 'issues' with 'working' system

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Samantha Booth
A-level results 2022

A-level results 2022: 6 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from data on the first summer exams since 2019?

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth