Sentences with phrase «exams regulator ofqual»

Exams regulator Ofqual has confirmed the changes it is making to GCSEs, in what it calls the biggest shake - up of exams in England for a generation.

Exams regulator Ofqual said this may be because of the readiness of schools to find students entitled to more time.

It also puts a duty on the exams regulator Ofqual to compare exam standards in England against those in the rest of the world and to ensure there is consistency in standards across comparable qualifications (i.e. that the same level of work is necessary).

But this scheme (described by some as a return to O - levels taken until the later 1980s) was abandoned in the face of strong opposition from the Liberal Democrats, the exams regulator Ofqual and MPs on the Education Select Committee.

They have written formally to exams regulator Ofqual, and exam boards AQA and Edexcel, threatening to seek a judicial review.

There is widespread confusion about England's new GCSE grading system, says the exams regulator Ofqual.

But the exams regulator Ofqual says a pass or grade 4 in maths would have been achieved in the upper tier paper with just 18 % of the overall marks.

The boards involved are investigating - as are England's exams regulator Ofqual and the Welsh government - which regulates exams taken in Wales.

But exams regulator Ofqual wrote to all exam boards last week to demand evidence their qualifications are up to scratch.

The exams regulator Ofqual today released its annual survey on the perception of A-levels and GCSEs.

The exams regulator Ofqual has published the results of its annual survey on perceptions of A-levels, GCSEs and other qualifications in England.

Under proposed reforms to the system by which schools can challenge results, set out recently by the exams regulator Ofqual, exam boards will eventually have to accept requests from schools for access to marked GCSE papers, as they already currently do for A levels, but it is not yet know when this will be implemented.

Appeals against GCSE and A level results have fallen by almost a quarter, the exams regulator Ofqual has said.

Mr Gove told the BBC that exam boards, in conversation with England's exams regulator Ofqual, were ensuring that new style exams, sat for the first time this year, were comparable with those in previous years.

From 2011, she chaired exams regulator Ofqual three days a week, working with then chief executive Glenys Stacey.

Last week, Ms Spielman, who is currently chairwoman of the exams regulator Ofqual, appeared before the committee for pre-appointment questioning.

Last week it was revealed that more than half a million pounds of public money is to be spent on explaining these changes and publicise the reforms, a move exams regulator Ofqual said was «essential», since the changes will eventually be brought in for all subjects.

Exams regulator Ofqual said it was «essential» that the major changes were communicated to a wide audience, and that research shows that understanding of the new grading system and other GCSE reforms has increased.

England's exams regulator Ofqual is being asked to measure qualifications against those used in other parts of the world.

Subject difficulty is «the lesser of three concerns» for pupils when choosing what to study, a report by the exams regulator Ofqual has found.

Exams regulator Ofqual said a return to end - of - course exams and alterations to key exams signal «more variability» than usual at school level.

According to Kathryn Albany - Ward, founder and director of Colour Blind Awareness, the papers are simply «not suitable for colour blind people», and she raised the issue with the exams regulator Ofqual in April.

A study from the exams regulator Ofqual has shown that students studying reformed biology have stronger practical skills than those who took the pre-reform qualification.

However, around 70 per cent of more than 400 parents and pupils surveyed by the exams regulator Ofqual did not understand the system.

According to data released by the exams regulator Ofqual, 355 appeals were made against results in 2016, in comparison to 466 in 2015.

Exams regulator Ofqual has warned that there is an increasing number of scams taking place in schools by individuals posing as exams officers in order to obtain unseen test papers.

Exams regulator Ofqual has put out a statement offering advice to schools and students following last night's Manchester incident.

Around 70 per cent of parents and pupils surveyed by the exams regulator Ofqual did not understand the new numerical GCSE grading system.

Exams regulator Ofqual has said that the increase in requests could be partly explained by the move towards linear assessment.

Questions would have to go through quality assurance processes before being used for a real exam and the plan would need to be approved by the exams regulator Ofqual in order to go ahead.

Commenting on the announcement by exams regulator Ofqual that it is requiring each exam board to take actions to improve the control of exam papers, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Exams regulator Ofqual that it is requiring each exam board to take actions to improve the control of exam papers

Meanwhile exam regulator Ofqual has been rebuked by MPs on the education committee, who said its role in qualification design was likely to come «under significant pressure» as the GCSE reforms progress.

Plans to replace competing exam boards with one single entity also reportedly fell foul of EU procurement rules, but Gove did not mention this during his statement, insisting instead that exam regulator Ofqual had warned him off the reform.

The exam regulator Ofqual — which has done such a great job in recent months upholding standards — was clear that there were significant risks in trying to both strengthen qualifications and end competition in a large part of the exams market.

«Michael Gove's ambitious timetable to overhaul GCSE and A-level examinations has been put back after exam regulator Ofqual said reforms to a series of subjects should be delayed.

Exam regulator Ofqual has said that there has been an increase in the number of pupils choosing to take «traditional» subjects, such at maths, science and English, at GCSE and A level.

Exam regulator Ofqual have explained that there will be «significant improvements» to the process of appealing against GCSE and A-level results, with proposals for a better system announced later this month.

The annual survey of perceptions, which was published by exam regulator Ofqual, also shows that 39 per cent of parents, 16 per cent of young people and six per cent of teachers are still unaware of the new system.

Exam regulator Ofqual has found that more than 90,000 GCSE and A-level results were changed after being challenged this summer.

The trust said the Department for Education, Ofsted and the exam regulator Ofqual were all aware of the developments.

Due to pressures from exam regulator Ofqual, harsher grading was used for this year's GCSE results as a way to curb «grade inflation» following criticism over some subjects» past papers.

A spokesman for the exam regulator Ofqual said that it remained up to universities to set their admissions rules.

In response, a spokeswoman for the exam regulator Ofqual said: «We are ourselves looking closely at the quality of marking in the exam system.

The head of England's exam regulator Ofqual has warned she will delay the education secretary's GCSE changes if there are problems with the timetable.

A spokesperson for the exam regulator Ofqual said: «The relevant exam board is responsible for informing Ofqual when situations like this occur and for taking any actions it considers appropriate in response.

«Cambridge International Examinations board are dealing with the incidents and have made the exam regulator Ofqual aware.»

In a letter to exam regulator Ofqual, Mr Gove said A-levels in their current form did not help students to develop a «deep understanding» of their subjects.

Mr McKenzie's resignation came as the exam boards and the exam regulator Ofqual were given more time to consider a legal challenge from teaching unions, schools and local authorities asking them to regrade English GCSE papers.

Mr Gove told the BBC that English exam regulator Ofqual was worried that there would be exams called GCSEs in Wales which would be structured differently from GCSEs in England.