Exams

Ofqual chief criticised over ’embarrassing’ claim teacher grades ‘more accurate’ than exams

The head of England’s exams regulator has been criticised over his “embarrassing” claim that teacher-assessment grades were “likely to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Six things we learned about Ofqual from its annual report

Ofqual received more than 7,000 phone calls last August over the exams fiasco, new figures show. The exams regulator...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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2021 grade appeals have ‘very high’ threshold to meet, says Ofqual chief

Appeals to exam boards over grades issued this summer will have a “very high” threshold to meet, and there...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual loses Stacey’s input as 2021 committee disbanded

An Ofqual committee originally set up to oversee the summer exam series is to be disbanded as GCSE and...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual boss admits teachers face ‘heavier responsibility’ in exams replacement plan

Ofqual’s chief regulator has acknowledged teachers have been given a “heavier responsibility” under the proposals to replace exams this...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Former Cambridge Assessment chief set for interim Ofqual role

A former exams company chief executive is set to replace Dame Glenys Stacey as the chief regulator at Ofqual,...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter