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Making grades as fair as they can be: advice for schools and colleges

Posted by: Cath Jadhav, Posted on: 15 May 2020 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs
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We will shortly publish the outcome of our consultation on arrangements for awarding grades in GCSEs, AS and A levels this summer. In a few weeks the window will open for schools and colleges to submit centre assessments grades and …

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Arrangements for summer 2020

Posted by: Cath Jadhav, Posted on: 9 April 2020 - Categories: Uncategorized
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Last week we announced our plans for making sure students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels, as well as extended project qualifications and the advanced extension award in maths, get grades this summer. We published information for teachers, heads of …

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Leaving their mark – a look at GCSE, AS and A level examiners

Posted by: Charlotte Lockyer, Posted on: 28 February 2020 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs, Exams
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With the first GCSE exams a little over 10 weeks away, exam boards are putting the final touches to their preparations for the summer. An important part of this is the recruitment of sufficient examiners to ensure that GCSEs, AS …

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Ten things you need to know about the National Reference Test

Posted by: Cath Jadhav, Posted on: 21 February 2020 - Categories: Uncategorized
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The National Reference Test (or NRT) is now in its fourth year, and schools across England are getting ready to take the test in the coming weeks. This test measures the performance of year 11 students in English language and …

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Tackling test anxiety - some practical tips

Posted by: Michelle Meadows, Posted on: 14 February 2020 - Categories: Uncategorized
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On a cold February day, the summer exam season might seem a long way off. But for lots of students February half term is the time when they begin to prepare for exams. Time to draw up revision timetables and …

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GCSE tier entry in 2020

Posted by: Cath Jadhav, Posted on: 23 January 2020 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs, Exams
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As the deadline approaches for making GCSE entries, we know that schools and colleges will be thinking carefully about the appropriate tier of entry for their students in those subjects that are tiered – maths and statistics, the science suite …

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Save the date: GCSE and A level exam contingency day 2020

Posted by: Julie Swan, Posted on: 17 January 2020 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs, Exams
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Students taking GCSEs, AS or A levels this year should be available from the date of their first exam up to and including 24 June 2020. This is in case one of their exams has to be rearranged because of …

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Exploring the potential use of AI in marking

Posted by: Beth Black, Posted on: 9 January 2020 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs, Other
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On a fairly regular basis, we hear about some new, possible application for Artificial Intelligence which can potentially supplement or replace complex human judgement – the sort of judgements which can take humans a long time.

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