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

But union claims of results disruption branded ‘scaremongering’ by schools minister

AQA staff plan second walkout days before A-level results

Exam board accuses Unison of trying to disrupt grading meetings

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 disruption are ‘wrong’

Threat of results delay as exam staff now balloted for strike action

AQA staff told they may face ‘dismiss and re-engage’ if they turn down pay offer

AQA investigating reports A-level chemistry paper was leaked

Largest exam board said it will take ‘any action necessary’ as integrity team probes allegations

Ofqual chief admits exam board mistakes caused ‘distress’

Chief regulator Jo Saxton also told school leaders handwriting is ‘here to stay’, and warn they face worse results than 2021

Under-fire AQA hints at returning more exam fees cash to schools

Exam board AQA has said it may be able to give schools more exam fees cash back later this year, ahead of a potential showdown meeting with disgruntled academy leaders. The country’s largest exam board has been widely criticised for returning only 26 per cent of fees back to schools, despite teachers shouldering a large […]

Exams 2021: AQA to return 26% of fees paid by schools

Exam board AQA has confirmed it will once again return just 26 per cent of entry fees paid this year after saving £45 million. In a statement today the board said it was returning all of the money it saved to schools “because, as we’ve always said, we’d never want to benefit financially from the […]

AQA apologises after ‘appalling’ late-night email demanding grade evidence within a day

The exam board AQA has apologised after it emailed some schools last night to demand grade evidence within less than 48 hours. Headteachers voiced their frustration on Twitter after receiving emails from the exam board demanding evidence be sent “with a deadline of 10am Wednesday”. Ofqual has said all evidence needs to be submitted within 48 […]