Ofqual Chief Regulator responds to article in TES, 2 October 2015
Glenys Stacey responds to the TES article 'Experts fear 'race to the bottom' after Ofqual drops extra science GCSE checks'.
A levels and GCSEs
GCSE, AS and A level reform: The accreditation process
With the reform of GCSEs, AS and A levels well underway, many will be wondering how accreditation of these qualifications works. Ofqual's Phil Beach explains the process.
Supplementary GCSE science research
...GCSEs or A levels prior to exam board specifications being accredited. Given the amount of change in GCSE science we decided that it would be appropriate to undertake some supplementary...
A level awarding in 2016 and 2017
...courses for new linear A levels and this means the exam boards will have to change the way they set standards. We have agreed a principle with the exam boards:...
Clarification of provisional citizenship data
...Short and Full courses out, there is around a 45% fall in Short Course entries this year and about a 10% rise in Full Course entries. As I made clear...
GCSE marking and grading
...is to align standards between exam boards in a subject and over time. So it should be no easier, or difficult, to get a particular grade with one board than...
Assessing drama
We are aware that a petition is circulating suggesting that the new GCSE drama course contains more written elements than practical elements and calls on others to object; We want...
New GCSE maths sample exam papers
Many of you reading this blog will know of the work we have been doing to review exam boards’ sample GCSE maths papers. Those particularly interested in the detail may...
Summer 2015 GCSEs, IGCSEs, AS and A levels
...are overseeing awarding this summer on our website. Glenys Stacey Chief Regulator i When we refer to IGCSEs, we are including Level 1/2 Certificates which are commonly known as IGCSEs....
Some thoughts following my talk to Surrey Secondary Heads in Dorking
As Ofqual’s Chief Regulator, I care deeply about assessment, of course, but it is only one part of the system; qualifications should be designed to deliver the curriculum aims first...