6 ways to keep students revising in run-up to Christmas
As we approach the festive period, not many people’s first thoughts are of revision and study, but many students will be sitting exams when they return in January. It's not always the easiest thing to do around Christmas!We took these 6 top tips from an article on that you may...
Ofqual Announcement: 11th November 2021
Ofqual have today published guidance for schools, colleges and other exam centres on contingency arrangements for students entering GCSEs, AS and A levels, the Advanced Extension Award and Project qualifications in summer 2022. This follows on from Ofqual’s consultation exercise, which closed on 13th October 2021.Jo Saxton, Ofqual’s new...
Exam Timetables: Summer 2022
We are pleased to announce that Awarding Organisations have now released exam timetables for Summer 22. By doing so, candidates are now able to put arrangements into place to ensure they are available for examinations they have, or intend, to enter for.All Awarding Organisations examination timetables can be found...
Exams: Covid grade inflation to be wound back over two years
BBC reported that GCSE and A-level grades in England will be returned to pre-Covid levels over the next two years, the government has announced.Next summer's grades will be wound back to a "mid-point" between 2019 and 2021, after two years of unusually high grade inflation.Ministers say exams will...
Marcus Rashford – Social Media Usage Added to GCSE Curriculum
You may have seen our post on Facebook yesterday from Simple Politics that Marcus Rashford's social media usage will now form part of exam board AQA's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and follows the footballer's increasing profile and influence on a series of social issues during the pandemic.
It comes...Record Breaking GCSE Results and Top Grades 2021
GCSE students have received another set of record grades, in the second year of Covid disruption due to exams in England.Top grades (7/As and above) rose to 28.9% from 26.2% last year, while grades 4/Cs and above - seen as passes - rose to 77.1% up from 76.3%.Girls...