Ofqual is launching a three-month public consultation about the introduction of on-screen assessments as teachers say pupils ...

On-screen exams could be introduced for some GCSE and A Level subjects by 2030, the head of Ofqual has said, in a big step towards making exams digital. Ofqual plans to allow exam boards to introduce ...

A number of GCSE and A-level examinations could transition to digital formats by the end of the decade under new proposals ...

GCSEs in smaller-entry subjects – and most A-level exams – could be moved onto screens by the end of the decade ...

DAP’s Youth wing has questioned why critics continue to oppose the recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), ...

Exams regulator Ofqual is consulting on allowing exam boards to each submit proposals for two qualifications with onscreen elements.

The number of pupils in Wales studying international languages after GCSE has fallen sharply, prompting a warning from British Council Wales that recent progress in language learning could be lost ...

A sharp drop in the study of languages at A level in Wales has sparked concerns over one subject disappearing from the curriculum altogether. A British Council Wales report, published today, shows a ...

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE level is considered optional rather than a core subject, research suggests. The ...

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