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News Review 29 April 2019
As Scottish exams get underway, TES reports that the Unite union has started to ballot its members over strike action that could impact on both the exams and results day in August.
30 Apr 2019 1:39pm
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News Review 09 April 2019
Schools Week looks at a recent Ofqual report which states that less than a third of head teachers believe GCSEs prepare pupils for work, although 71% think that they prepare students for further study.
09 Apr 2019 11:41am
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News Review 01 April 2019
Schools Week shares details of an interim report produced by a commission set up by the Association of School and College Leaders to investigate the predicament of those who do not reach grade 4 in GCSE English and maths.
01 Apr 2019 1:51pm
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Free assessment checklist for schools and colleges
The CIEA believes that effective assessment is an integral part of high-quality teaching and learning.
25 Mar 2019 2:18pm
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News Review 19 March 2019
The Telegraph reports that Cambridge International, one of the UK’s major exam boards, has defended claims that their IGCSEs are “easier” GCSEs, stating that there is “no evidence” to support such allegations.
19 Mar 2019 10:43am
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News Review 11 March 2019
FE Week reports that Sir Gerry Berragan, Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, has revealed his organisation is working with the Education and Skills Funding Agency to “strengthen” the approvals process for its register of end-point assessment organisations to ensure a more robust system.
11 Mar 2019 3:09pm
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Ofqual news March 2019
Ofqual’s Exam Stakeholder Engagement Group and Vocational and Technical Group meetings were held recently. Slides from the presentations can be found below.
11 Mar 2019 1:47pm
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E-Assessment Awards finalists announced
The e-Assessment Association has announced the shortlisted finalists for its international awards programme, The e-Assessment Awards.
06 Mar 2019 12:28pm
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Ten reasons for engaging with the CIEA
The CIEA is a not-for-profit charity operating under Royal Charter, dedicated to improving educational assessment wherever it takes place. We believe there are many benefits of working with us to improve your assessment practice.
20 Feb 2019 8:59am
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News Review 18 February 2019
TES reports that a snap poll of 500 students conducted by The Student Room chat forum has revealed that 62 per cent want to keep GCSEs.
18 Feb 2019 10:00am
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News Review 12 February 2019
Ofqual Chair Roger Taylor discusses preparations for this year’s GCSE and A-level exams in an article for TES this week.
12 Feb 2019 9:56am
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Independent Commission into Exam Malpractice – call for evidence
Since its launch in July 2018, Sir John Dunford’s Independent Commission into Exam Malpractice, has considered evidence from a wide range of educational organisations, sector leaders and government bodies.
04 Feb 2019 3:32pm
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News Review 04 Feb 2019
The BBC reports that the House of Lords has approved plans to expand two year degree courses at universities.
04 Feb 2019 3:00pm
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News Review 29 January 2019
Ofqual has confirmed that exam boards will be able to choose how to assess pupils’ programming skills in the computer science GCSE from 2022 onwards, reports Schools Week.
30 Jan 2019 12:08pm
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News Review 21 January 2019
Schools Week reports that civil servants from the Department for Education have been redeployed to help prepare for a no-deal Brexit on grounds that the DfE is seen as a non-priority “no deal” department.
21 Jan 2019 3:33pm