Sentences with phrase «of exam watchdog»
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.
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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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Lawyers challenging this summer's GCSE English grades have accused two exam boards and the watchdog Ofqual of grade manipulation and a statistical fix.
Exams watchdog Ofqual wants changes to English literature, maths, history and geography GCSEs to ensure students cover the full breadth of the subjects.
The exams watchdog Qualifications Wales says it intends conducting research looking at the benefits and disadvantages of early entry.
The number of early entries for GCSE exams in England has fallen sharply, says the exams watchdog.
The watchdog conducted a review of rules and safeguards in place to stop confidential information being disclosed after two high - profile private schools became embroiled in a controversy over exam breaches in August.
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.
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.
The watchdog won a legal challenge from schools, heads and pupils over the grading of last year's English GCSE results, after exam boards were told to move grade boundaries.