GCSE and A-Level exams could be set for major shake-up
Inside the changes to GCSE and A-Level exams
- Ofqual, the exams watchdog, has launched a consultation on proposals to move some GCSE and A-level exams onto screens by the end of the decade.
- The plans suggest smaller-entry GCSE subjects, such as German, and most A-level exams, excluding maths, could be taken digitally.
- Exam boards will be invited to propose two new specifications for on-screen assessment, but subjects with more than 100,000 entries will not be eligible at this stage.
- To ensure fairness, devices for on-screen exams would need to be provided by schools rather than students using their own personal equipment.
- The consultation runs until 5 March, with the earliest on-screen exams not expected until the end of the decade, following further technical consultations and specification approvals.