Ofqual

Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief

The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Exams

Exam board fined £250k over string of rule breaches

Ofqual found teachers who also drew up assessments could have known which papers pupils would take, and conflicts among...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofqual

MPs give Sir Ian Bauckham the nod for Ofqual top job

MPs hope he will serve a full term and 'restore much-needed stability' to Ofqual

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Exams

AQA uses injunction to clamp down on exam paper cheats

England's largest exam board said it is taking 'proactive enforcement against those who try to undermine confidence in exams'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

2024 league tables delayed until after parents pick secondary school

Government also extends deadline for school results checking exercises until November 7 after issues with results

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Exams

Deadline for results checking service extended after tech issue

New data service hit by technical problems in the first year it has been moved back in-house to the...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Ofqual issues cyber warning over coursework as 1 in 3 secondaries hit

Scores of coursework could be lost from 'weak' security, as many teachers went without tech training last year, regulator...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
BTECs

Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
A-level results 2024

A-level results 2024: Future exams will be pegged to more generous 2023 baseline

Students achieved more A*s this year than every year since 2010 (outside of teacher grades), despite Covid learning loss....

John Dickens
John Dickens and Samantha Booth