Exams

GCSEs 2024: More generous grades for French, German and computer science

Ofqual said language changes will align grades with Spanish, while computer science results found to have been ‘more stringent’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Computer science

GCSE computer science: Students to learn about ‘impact’ of AI

DfE proposes first changes to 'outdated' subject content since 2015

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment

Workforce woes hit national computing centre’s CPD recruitment

The £84 million government-funded centre was rated 'requires improvement' for a CPD KPI

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Exams

OCR to launch first fully-digital GCSE in 2025

On-screen computer science exam would allow for a 'more authentic assessment', but schools can opt out

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

OCR to review difficulty of GCSE computer science paper

Follows backlash over exam leaving pupils 'completely disheartened' and warning it will put more youngsters off the subject

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Exams ‘useless’ for computer science, say experts

Computing experts have questioned the future of the subject in schools after Ofqual launched a consultation on plans to...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Computer science GCSE will be exam-only until 2020

Computer science GCSEs will continue to be assessed purely on exams until 2020 after tasks from the test were...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Botched computing test won’t count towards final GCSE grades, Ofqual confirms

A 20-hour non-examined assessment in computer science will not count towards pupils’ final GCSE grades in 2018 or 2019...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Computing teachers to get 40 hours of training to upskill

Computing teachers without qualifications in their subject will receive at least 40 hours of continuing professional development through an...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker