GCSE maths research complete
In January we began a research programme looking at differences across the four reformed and accredited GCSE maths specifications – those of AQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC. The work has...
A shared moral compass
When is helping a student not in his best interests, or fair to other students? It is a tricky question, and one of many we considered with a small group...
GCSE maths research programme: an update
You may recall that we launched a research programme looking at the four new Ofqual accredited GCSE maths specifications in late January. If you need a refresher on what we’re...
GCSE English literature - learning and understanding, not memory
I am sure many of you will have seen comments in the media over the past few days about the benefits or costs, practicalities or need for students to memorise...
GCSE maths research programme update
I hope many of you reading this blog are already aware of the research programme we are undertaking to reassure ourselves, the exam boards, students and other stakeholders regarding the...
An introduction to our new approach to regulating vocational qualifications
...designed for, like judging a school or determining a college’s funding. This can distort teaching and can lead to so-called ‘teaching to the test’, where passing the qualification is the...