Native speakers and A level modern foreign languages: can you help?
...Italian and Russian this summer. Currently, this information is not readily available at the national level so if we can find out the numbers it will be a great starting...
A levels and GCSEs
HMC’s numbers simply don’t add up
Our full consultation and student survey covering proposals to change the review and appeals system for GCSEs, AS and A levels closed on Friday 11 March. Ofqual's Associate Director of Communications, Chris Shadforth, takes a closer look at some of …
Reflections on our 'review of marking' consultation - facts and figures
...below illustrates this using data for GCSE enquiries in 2014. Source: AQA There are a number of reasons why review requests may follow this pattern. Among these, the current enquiries...
Inter-subject comparability: continuing the debate
...TES today that we are not about to make any immediate changes in this area; the conference was purely an initial conversation and an opportunity to hear a number of...
Update on the National Reference Test
...will encourage students to make their best effort in answering the questions. The questions that we use in the test have to remain confidential because we will use them again...
How to choose your exam board
Every school and teacher wants to give their pupils the best chance of success when sitting their GCSEs or A levels. One choice they have is which exam board’s specification to adopt in each subject each year. As such, debates …
Letter to Sir Michael Wilshaw
Dear Sir Michael I refer to your comments broadcast in a recent LBC radio phone-in concerning Ramadan, which have been picked up by a number of the national newspapers today. I would like to confirm that exams have not been …
We’re looking for MFL & vocational subject experts
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Pete Arnold, Posted on:
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Categories:
A levels and GCSEs, Vocational and technical qualifications
Ofqual staff hold a great deal of knowledge regarding, among other things, assessment practices, standards, regulatory policy, and compliance. However, as a relatively small organisation, we do not have the necessary in-house subject expertise to address the full range of …
Why the National Reference Test trial should reduce worry about comparable outcomes
Earlier this year we announced our plans to develop and pilot a national reference test. Some teachers, parents and students are understandably concerned about “yet another test”, but others are...
Trends in out of tolerance awards
Comparing how out-of-tolerance awards (ones that are higher or lower than expected) from 2015 compare with previous years.