As always at Tutors and Exams, we aim to keep you up to speed with what is going on with exams and after 2020 CAGโs and 2021 TAGโs attention is already turning to Summer 2022. In this article Ofqual chair Ian Bauckham has told Tes, teachers โneed to knowโ of...
Many of you may have wondered how we decide where to locate our private candidate examination centres. Hopefully this article will shed some light on the process we adopt, what factors we consider and our future plans.Since opening our first examination centre in Coventry in 2014, Tutors & Exams have...
We hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday. You all enjoyed the last one so letโs hear from The Education Hotel again but this time on SCHOOLS! The start of a new week (technically with the Bank Holiday) so we thought now would be a good time to share another guest...
Today, 12th March 2021, Tutors & Exams have released their Private Candidate Grading Timeline. This comes ahead of the Department for Education (DfE), Ofqual and Awarding Organisation announcements due for early next week.As you are no doubt aware, the DfE and Ofqual released the outcomes of their consultation on GCSE...
Given the unprecedented demand of applications for Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs) and the lack of clarity at this late stage from stakeholders (DfE, Ofqual and Awarding Organisations) regarding the process for grading private candidates, we are suspending entry applications from 23:59, Thursday 1st April 2021. This will allow us time...
Cambridge Assessment International Education have released information, 25th February 2021, on Summer 2021 grading. The main details include information surrounding the evidence required for schools. โToย assessย this grade, schools shouldย identifyย aย portfolio ofย threeย substantial pieces of workย fromย each studentย in every syllabus.โ We are working closely with CAIE to establish what โsubstantialโ means and how we can ensure...
Ofqual Regulated Qualifications Grading for Summer 2021ย Following the latest announcementย fromย Ofqualย earlier today,ย we haveย summarised the grading for Summer 2021 plans.ย Please note this does not apply to Cambridgeย Assessmentย International Educationย at this time.ย ย Partner Candidatesย All candidates who are learning through one ofย ourย partners or approved tutorsย featuredย on our website,ย yourย learning provider has been contacted, advised of the requirements for...
Today, 19th February 2021, we have received notification that Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) Exams 2021 (May/June Series) have been cancelled in the UK. CAIE have said:โFor schools in the United Kingdom, this means that exams for Cambridge IGCSE, O Level, and International AS & A Level will no longer...
What another extraordinary week for Summer 2021 Exams Updates! We have seen the cancellation ofย Pearson Edexcel International Qualifications across the worldย in addition toย Cambridge Assessment International Education stating that they are looking at alternative arrangements to exams in the UK.Are there anymore Summer 2021 Exams Updates? Yes there is. Ofqual have...
It probably comes as no surprise that Cambridge iGCSE and International A Levels are looking into alternatives to exams for Summer 2021 in the UK. Information for schools about Coronavirus (Covid-19) (cambridgeinternational.org)Please remember that Cambridge Assessment International Education iGCSE and iA Level exams are not regulated by Ofqual. What does the Cambridge...
