Maths and science students to get ‘cheat sheets’ until 2030

Maths and science GCSE students will not have to memorise formulae and equations for their exams until at least 2030 under government plans.
Daily Mail

Extraordinary data blunder led to overestimate of special needs pupils getting extra time in exams by 50% - Ofqual admits

Exam chiefs have had to withdraw 10 years of data after admitting they got figures for extra exam time wildly wrong. In an extraordinary blunder, Ofqual, the exams regulator, overestimated the ...
The Financial Times

English GCSE and Ofqual

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On Thursday afternoon, journalists were taken into the basement of a Westminster building, fed chicken satay ...
London Evening Standard

Complex language could be avoided in some exams to make them accessible – Ofqual

England’s exams regulator has published proposed guidance to help exam boards design papers that are fairer for pupils with disabilities. Ofqual wants exam boards to design exams that are accessible ...