This week, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) will begin contacting the schools that have been selected to take part in the 2023 National Reference Test (NRT). What is the NRT and what should selected schools expect? The NRT …
On Thursday, over a quarter of a million students will get results for AS and A levels, new T Levels, and a range of level 3 vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs). This is the first summer exam series since 2019 …
Introducing reformed Functional Skills Reformed Functional Skills qualifications (FSQs) were first awarded in 2019 and today we have published research that we did in 2019 as part of our initial evaluation of those qualifications. Ofqual’s role is to make sure …
The last 2 years have been tough for students. That’s why we put in place an unprecedented package of support to make the path back to pre-pandemic arrangements as smooth as possible. Here are 10 things that you need to …
Next week, summer exams start for GCSEs, AS and A levels – the first summer exams for 3 years. More than a million students will sit exams in thousands of different exam centres. More than 70,000 examiners and moderators will …
Exams can cause a mixture of feelings – hope, excitement, pressure – but the experience we tend to associate most with exams is worry or stress. Feeling some level of apprehension around exams is normal. When something feels important to …
Students have been truly impressive in recent months. You continue to blow me away with your dedication to carry on learning, despite whatever curve balls the pandemic throws your way, and the resulting disruption to your education. I know that …
Nearly 100,000 students who took GCSE English language and maths exams in the November series in England will collect their results today (13 January 2022). I am delighted that these exams were able to go ahead, and that they were …
Today (16 December 2021) is results day for the autumn 2021 series for AS and A levels in England (GCSE results days are in January and February). We recognise the ongoing disruption that students continue to face, and pay tribute …
Exams and assessments are the fairest way for students to evidence what they know and can do. Whilst it wasn’t possible for all exams and assessments to go ahead during 2020-21, due to the pandemic, it is the government’s intention …