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DfE delays ‘devastating’ level 2 qualification reforms for a year

Ministers want to streamline the level 2 post-16 qualifications market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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‘Difficult to swallow’: Leaders criticise exam fee hikes of up to 17%

Exam boards will earn several million pounds more from schools - but say they have to cover the costs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Private schools under investigation for gaming teacher grades

Exam boards are investigating malpractice at some independent schools after 'credible evidence' they over-inflated grades

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools should collect plan B exams evidence, government proposes

Ministers also looking to consult on long-term contigency plans for exams after 'learning importance' of system resilience

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual chief: Schools don’t need another ‘big assessment experiment’

Dr Jo Saxton said she is not a' grade inflation warrior' but wants 'fairest' qualifications for students

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ministers confirm exams and grading plan for 2023

Grades will return to pre-pandemic standards, but with 'soft landing' protections and exam aids in some subjects

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual seeks schools’ evidence on BTEC results delays

Two week window to open for schools to submit evidence on summer delays

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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More school leavers without university places after exams return

Heads demand better-funded careers advice after official figures show 40,000 applicants were still without a place in mid-September

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams: Stick or twist, we need quick decisions from the new DfE 

It is right to return to pre-Covid grade boundaries as soon as possible, writes Geraint Jones, but we now...

JL Dutaut
Professor Geraint Jones