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Advanced British Standard consultation: What you need to know

Ministers seek views on their plans for new 16 to 19 qualification dubbed 'headless chicken policymaking'

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Exams: Pupil cheating rises by a fifth, with harsher punishments

The number of pupils caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams continues to rise

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
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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
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Only public confidence stopping us from using AI in marking, says AQA

AQA's boss said artificial intelligence could be used 'pretty much tomorrow morning' to mark markers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Thousands more kids leaving school without GCSE grades ‘new norm’

Analysis shows 3.3 per cent of pupils received no grade in English in 2023, compared with 1.7 per cent...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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GCSE students set to be given exam aids for one more year

It follows Nick Gibb, ex-schools minister, saying there was 'an expectation' the support would not be offered this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Sir Ian Bauckham appointed interim Ofqual chief

Current chair of the regulator to serve for 12 month period from January after Dr Jo Saxton departs for...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual set to have interim boss for a year

Temporary chief regulator to be appointed on 'exceptional basis' to deal with 'challenging period' ahead

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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GCSE disadvantage gap widens again

Gap in attainment between poorer pupils and better-off peers widest since 2011

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker