PQA ruled out 24/02/2022 The government has confirmed that it will not be pursuing post-qualification admissions to Higher Education.
November 2021 English and maths GCSE results published 14/01/2022 Nearly 100,000 entries were made for GCSE English language and maths exams in the November 2021 series.
Autumn 2021 series: A Level entries remained low 17/12/2021 Final entry figures for autumn 2021 have been published.
National Reference Test results show disruption had more impact on maths than English 10/12/2021 Performance in maths shows a significant downward change according to the results of the National Reference Test.
Autumn GCSE entries total 0.2% of summer series 26/11/2021 The number of entries for GCSEs this autumn amounts to just 0.2% of the summer 2021 series.
Inquiry: The Future of Post-16 Qualifications 24/11/2021 The Education Select Committee has announced an inquiry into post-16, Level 3 education and qualifications.
Post-16 reforms delayed by a year 16/11/2021 The Department for Education will be delaying any de-funding of post-16 qualifications at Level 3 by a year.
TAGs confirmed as contingency measure 11/11/2021 If exams are cancelled next year, a TAGs process has been confirmed as the contingency for 2022.
What are the Government’s plans for the reform of Level 3 vocational qualifications for 16-19 year olds? 08/11/2021 Earlier this year, the Government confirmed its plans to create two new learning routes. What are OCR’s views on the Level 3 reforms?
Accessibility of assessment is on Ofqual’s radar 02/11/2021 Ofqual is proposing additional guidance for AOs to help the design and development of accessible assessments.