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T Level results grow substantially as more students achieve more A and A* grades in A Level maths
Clearer data on qualifications and outcomes means stronger local understanding, says Ofqual’s Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.
Ofqual has fined OTHM Qualifications £25,000 after finding serious and repeated failures in the way the organisation handled malpractice allegations.
Ofqual has fined Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (EAL) £150,000 for serious and repeated failures in the delivery of apprenticeship qualifications.
A speech given by Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, at the Wellington Festival of Education.
Free, classroom-ready lesson plans on the rule of law are now available to every school in England and Wales, following a new partnership between the Attorney General's Office, Oak National Academy and the Association fo…
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Just over 75,000 students in England sat Pearson's A Level maths exams but failures in design and delivery of the assessments caused significant public concern.
Government launches first of its kind guidance on creating dedicated teaching and support spaces for children with SEND.
Biodiversity, conservation and human influences on the natural world among the topics of study, as public encouraged to have their say on the new qualification.
Marking errors affected more than 60,000 candidates taking international English language tests.
Scale of the challenge should not be underestimated and requires speedy action, says Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.
Ofqual's Chief Regulator urges students not to take mobile phones or smart devices into exam halls as the summer 2026 GCSE and A Level series begins.
The first ‘Chief Regulator’s Rebuke’ has been handed to WJEC CBAC Ltd for serious failures involving 4 of its Eduqas GCSE, AS and A level qualifications.
AS and A Level physics exam materials containing errors were delivered to over 14,000 students which affected some grades.
Women across the country will be better heard and served under new plans set out in the renewed Women’s Health Strategy.
In a wide-ranging address at the ASCL conference in Liverpool today, the Education Secretary set out her vision for a new era of education.
Letter from Sir Ian Bauckham, Ofqual's Chief Regulator, to exam board chief executives asking for implementation of stronger measures to address malpractice.
A letter from Sir Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator at Ofqual, to Georgia Gould MP, Minister for School Standards on expectations for students taking GCSEs from 2028.
This letter outlines the Department for Education’s decision on arrangements for the current specifications of GCSE maths, physics and combined science.
University of West London failed to properly oversee how a third party delivered graded music assessments and issued certificates.
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