Tag Archives: GCSEs

GCSE exam paper withdrawn as examiners tip off teachers

Posted on 28/12/2011 by Sam Pearce

As published by Guardian.co.uk Examiners shared “inappropriate” information about a GCSE paper due to be taken by pupils in January, the exams regulator has warned. Ofqual says an information and communications technology (ICT) paper set by the WJEC exam board … Continue reading →

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Fines for exam board errors proposed

Posted on 10/10/2011 by Sam Pearce

Last friday (7th Ocober), guardian.com printed a story stating that exam boards are facing fines from the government’s qualifications regulator after a string of errors in this summer’s GCSE and A-levels. Ministers will tomorrow propose an immediate change to the … Continue reading →

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Interactive tests planned for GCSE and A’ Level qualifications

Posted on 25/07/2011 by Sam Pearce

Reported in the Guardian last night, Britain’s biggest exam board the AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) is planning trials of an interactive test that will generate harder or softer questions depending on how a candidate performs. The examination board reports … Continue reading →

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