Sentences with phrase «exams watchdog»

According to data from exams watchdog Ofqual, just 66 of 156 specifications have been accredited, leaving 58 per cent of exam papers still in draft form.

The group, Score, has criticised a decision by exams watchdog Ofqual «to push ahead» with changes to science A-levels ready for teaching in 2015.

Exams watchdog Qualifications Wales says changing entry patterns have contributed to the fall.

Last week, the head of exam watchdog Ofqual suggested some schools were making «strategic» use of challenges to A-level and GCSE grades.

Head teachers are calling for an independent exams watchdog to be set up in Wales with immediate effect.

England's exams watchdog told a board to change English GCSE grade boundaries against its will two weeks before this summer's results, it has emerged.

Exams watchdog Ofqual wants changes to English literature, maths, history and geography GCSEs to ensure students cover the full breadth of the subjects.

Reforms to make the school curriculum for 11 to 14 - year - olds more flexible and better tailored to pupils» needs have been published by the exams watchdog today.

While the exams watchdog Ofqual has told exam boards they must be able to show that rises in results correlate to better performances, teachers and exam bodies continue to argue pupils are taught better and work harder.

A new report from the exam watchdog the National Assessment Agency (NAA) has concluded that the UK's exam system costs at least # 610 million a year.

The exam watchdog says that despite this, it is still an important part of the course and contributes to student learning and progress, so all schools must continue to give students the opportunity within the timetable to complete the tasks.

In addition, the exams watchdog states that it expects it will be 2019, at the earliest, before exam boards will start to use the information from the test when they award GCSEs.

Exam watchdog Ofqual has issued a statement regarding allegations of malpractice or wrongdoing in Edexcel's C4 maths paper taken on 23 June 2017.

Exams watchdog Ofqual is changing how it publishes geographical breakdowns of data in Official / National Statistics outputs.

Exam watchdog Ofqual has announced that it intends to withdraw its criteria for Key Skills qualifications following a detailed review.

The blog from the exams watchdog, which is published on its website, states that schools should steer clear of predicting GCSE boundary marks following a change - up with exam papers.

Exams watchdog Ofqual has put out a statement outlining exam provisions to those affected by the Grenfell Tower blaze in London.

Exam watchdog Ofqual is planning to review rules regarding teachers writing and reviewing exam papers.

Exam watchdog Ofqual is inviting teachers to workshops to offer their perspectives on the assessment of this summer's reformed GCSEs, AS and A Levels.

Last summer, new rules were introduced by the exam watchdog to make sure that reviewers only changed marks when the original mark showed a clear error in marking.

The next chair of the exams watchdog Roger Taylor is an Ofqual board member and has had a career in the health sector, business and the media.

The head of England's exams watchdog has told MPs that an increase in the number of GCSE grade changes this year was down to exam boards failing to follow new rules on re-marking.

The exam watchdog, Ofqual, says it will contact schools with unusually high levels of pupils receiving extra time.

The head of England's exams watchdog has told MPs that a surge in the number of GCSE grade changes this year was the fault of exam boards that failed to follow new rules on re-marking.

The OCR exam board has today submitted its new draft qualifications for PE GCSE and AS - and A-level exams to exams watchdog Ofqual.

The exams watchdog announced in September that it would review the risks and benefits of teachers contributing exam questions while also teaching the qualification, after a series of high - profile cheating allegations at some of the country's most prestigious schools, including Eton and Winchester College.

A four is broadly being compared to a C grade, although the exams watchdog, Ofqual, warns against «direct comparisons and overly simplistic descriptions».

Giving evidence to the same panel of MPs before Mr Gibb, a senior official for the exams watchdog, Ofqual, answered questions about two security breaches that affected last summer's primary school tests.

The exams watchdog, Ofqual, said it had been monitoring national curriculum tests closely this year and would report its findings later in the year.

Exams watchdog Ofqual also said this week it was reviewing the teaching time of the ECDL.

Reforms to examinations for 16 - year - olds must be «thought through carefully», the exams watchdog for England has warned the government.

Figures from the exams watchdog Ofqual showed how schools moving large numbers of pupils into different exams each year are more likely to have unpredictable results.

Exams watchdog Ofqual conducted an inquiry into the fiasco, which concluded that January's GCSE English assessments were «graded generously» but the June boundaries were properly set and candidates» work properly graded.

The number of early entries for GCSE exams in England has fallen sharply, says the exams watchdog.

The exams watchdog Qualifications Wales says it intends conducting research looking at the benefits and disadvantages of early entry.

The exams watchdog's investigation showed that some boards had awarded extra marks despite not finding errors in the original marking and that re-marking rules imposed by England's exam regulator had been ignored.

Fewer teenagers are being entered for their GCSEs early, according to figures published by England's exams watchdog.

Sally Collier, chief regulator at England's exams watchdog, said the results reflected «years of careful planning».

The exams watchdog especially wants the views of teachers who work with colleagues who have access to confidential assessment material, or those who had said they knew the content of specific exams.

Too much pressure on schools in England to get good GCSE grades led to over-generous marking of coursework by teachers, the exams watchdog concludes.

Much of the government's plans to revamp England's exams system are being delayed by a year because of concerns by the exams watchdog, Ofqual.

England's exams watchdog, Ofqual, is to set out its initial findings into the row over English GCSEs.

Last year, Mr Gove signalled his intention to end modularisation, and the education White Paper published in November said the government would consult the exams watchdog Ofqual on how GCSEs could be changed.

Ahead of the hearing, leaked letters showed that exams watchdog Ofqual had ordered the exam board Edexcel to make changes in its grade boundaries.

The Ofqual exam watchdog in England has already warned that GCSE English, maths and all science results are likely to «look different» with grades possibly dropping this year because of changes to the exams and the patterns of entry.