Exams & Qualifications
The pandemic has seen educators and exam bodies start to look at the future place and style of the traditional examination and assessment framework.
Independent schools investigated over grade malpractice
Exam boards are investigating a number of independent schools for exam malpractice after “credible evidence” emerged that some over-inflated teacher...
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International Baccalaureate plans move to digital exams
The International Baccalaureate will eventually move to digital exams that could even be sat in virtual reality, The Times reports....
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Fair access: ‘We now have a metric based on individual pupil experience’
John Blake, the director for fair access and participation at the Office for Students, was quoted in the Telegraph this...
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Record number of state school students to start at Cambridge
A record number of state-educated students will be admitted to Cambridge this autumn, The Times reports. The proportion of state-school...
Read moreIndependent schools see starkest drop in top GCSE grades
Independent schools have seen a sharper fall in top GCSE grades than state schools, today’s exam results reveal, The Telegraph...
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GCSEs 2022: German and music could ‘disappear’ from state schools
Less popular GCSE subjects such as music and German could become too expensive to offer and disappear from state schools,...
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‘The achievements of IB Diploma students have been remarkable’
As schools and students celebrate A-level results, we musn’t forget the thousands of students around the world who received their...
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