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grades and results

GCSE and A Level Results & Results

It doesnโ€™t seem five minutes since we started thinking about Summer 2023. Here we are, the end of the exam series and already thinking ahead to GCSE grades and A Level Results & Resits. Where does the time go! GCSE and A Level Results You may be wondering, โ€œwhen do the GCSE...

What to do when a student writes nothing in their exam

We all know how important exams are, so what do you do in this situation? If a student hands in a blank page during a mock exam, here are some tips for giving support. After all the hard work, all the practice, you see that a student has simply written nothing....

Happy New Year Private Candidates!

Dear friends, learners, colleagues and partners, Happy New Year! We trust you all had a wonderful festive period and didnโ€™t overdo it! Here at T&E HQ itโ€™s been non-stop, although all of our staff have managed to take some time off to re-charge the batteries for what is likely to be an...

6 ways to keep students revising in run-up to Christmas

As weย approach the festive period, not many peopleโ€™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 find...

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 Ofqualโ€™s consultation exercise, which closed on 13th October 2021.Jo Saxton, Ofqualโ€™s new Chief...

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 on...

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 happen but...

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 after...

Private Candidate Grading Timeline

Private Candidate Grading Timeline

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...

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