on February 10, 2012
TES article – Anthony Little seeks to scrap GCSEs in favour of a basic school leaving certificate.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 4, 2012
TES editorial – The government is engaged in a spot of housekeeping. It thinks that thousands of vocational qualifications aren’t fit for purpose and shouldn’t count in league tables TES article – A technical college fears that its work will be ‘discredited’.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 4, 2012
TES Scotland article – Council’s decision to hold off introduction of new qualifications is praised by unions. TES Scotland article – Why all eyes are on the council that broke ranks.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on February 4, 2012
BBC News education – Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland’s largest teaching union has said.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on January 17, 2012
Pye Tait Survey Zone – Ofqual: Producing Effective Criteria for Qualifications Online Survey of Stakeholders.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on January 13, 2012
TES Scotland – Commercial pressures and an unhealthy focus on attainment figures should tick us all off.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Performance Data, Secondary
on January 13, 2012
TES Scotland – Secondary schools have been accused of going to extraordinary lengths to boost the grades of borderline pupils while neglecting the majority.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Performance Data, Secondary
on December 16, 2011
TES article – Courses offering ‘insider information’ in exchange for cash are branded ‘immoral.’ TES editorial – Our A-C obsession paves the way for scandal. TES letter – Focus on tests led to exam impropriety.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on December 15, 2011
Ofqual – Ofqual confirms the changes that will be made to GCSEs in England for teaching from September 2012. DfE news – End for GCSE modules and spelling, punctuation and grammar marks restored to exams.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on December 9, 2011
Ofqual – National Assessment Arrangements 2010/11 Report.
Posted in Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Statutory Assessment
on October 31, 2011
DfE news – All vocational qualifications to be judged against strict new rules.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on October 14, 2011
The Telegraph – Education reforms risk ‘mass failure’, says exams chief.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on October 14, 2011
Ofqual: ‘A New Look at Standards’ – On October 13th exams regulator Ofqual gathered together education professionals and other interested parties to take a new look at the debate over ‘standards’. Ofqual: ‘A New Look at Standards‘ – presentations from the event. DfE news – Michael Gove’s speech to Ofqual Standards Summit TES article – [...]
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on October 14, 2011
Ofqual – consultation into the implementation of reforms to GCSEs. Northern Ireland Executive – Education Minister, John O’Dowd, is seeking views from the public and education professionals on proposed changes to the GCSE examination system.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on October 14, 2011
Ofqual – Ofqual, together with its regulatory partners in Wales (DfES) and Northern Ireland (CCEA), has published (7 October 2011) an independent report into the introduction of controlled assessment within GCSEs.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
Guidance to support teachers with assessment responsibilities to develop their roles.