Assessment

BTECs defunding delayed and first V-level subjects revealed

Defunding will now begin from autumn 2027, instead of this year, in finance, digital, education and early years –...

Freddie Whittaker
Billy Camden and Josh Mellor
Assessment

Ofqual boss hears pupils’ confessions on AI

'It’s getting harder and harder to detect it,' warns Sir Ian Bauckham

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

DfE wants to ditch ‘average’ labels for school progress scores

The current 'confidence interval' ratings can limit understanding of a school's performance, the government has said

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

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
Assessment

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
Assessment

New GCSE results app to be rolled out nationwide

It follows a pilot where just six per cent of invited schools and colleges took part, but ministers hope...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

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
Assessment

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
Assessment

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