Exams

Photographers removed from GCSE assessment over website images

AQA deletes photographers' names from exam after images 'not appropriate for learners' found on their websites

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Ofqual boss ‘signals anxiety’ to DfE about AI in A-level coursework

Sir Ian Bauckham was questioned by MPs this morning on artificial intelligence risks, his new 'rebuke' powers and on-screen...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Ofqual: On-screen exams could be introduced by 2030

Ofqual says exam boards can submit proposals for two on-screen specifications for lower entry subjects

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Exams

New British Sign Language GCSE rules confirmed, but will exam boards offer it?

Charities welcome 'landmark' step in establishing British Sign Language GCSE, but next step rests with exam boards

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Exams

Ofqual to publicly ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards

The regulator says the new punishment will help it take a more 'agile' approach

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Exams

Exams: Try rest breaks before asking for extra time, schools told 

New JCQ guidance says supervised rest breaks 'often more effective and appropriate' than extra exam time

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
GCSE results 2025

GCSEs 2025: Top grades rise again but Ofqual hails ‘continued stability’

Proportion of GCSEs at grade 7 and above up 1.8 per cent on last year and 5.5 per cent...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens
Sam Sykes
Exams

Schools ‘over a barrel’ as exam fees rise again

Cost of exams will increase at a greater rate than school funding in 2026, with some provided by AQA...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker