Welsh minister orders GCSE regrade
Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews has issued a direction to examination board WJEC to re-grade this summer's English GCSE English language results for qualifications delivered in Wales.
TES Editor: 'Bit rich' kids have to pay for Ofqual's mistake
The editor of the Times Education Supplement, Gerard Kelly, told ITV News that the letters leaked to his publication show GCSE students were penalised for Ofqual's earlier mistake in the January exam paper, were a majority of students performed better than expected.
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Ofqual defends English GCSE results
Ofqual denied applying pressure to exam boards to change their grades, saying it was merely playing its proper role in regulating standards.
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Schools alliance demands GCSE probe
Schools alliance have announced they have formed an alliance to demand an independent inquiry into the GCSE English grading fiasco.
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Exams regulator Ofqual to probe GCSE results
Exams regulator, Ofqual is to look again at some GCSE English results amid claims that thousands of students have been treated unfairly.