Ofqual’s standardisation marking system resulted in “rampant” inflation of grades for niche subjects such as Latin and classics, a charity has said, while state schools and colleges were unfairly hit ...

The former head of England’s exam regulator has said that last year’s grading fiasco was caused by “human-decision making” rather than a controversial algorithm. Thousands of A-level results were ...

The students who stood outside the Department for Education this summer protesting the Ofqual algorithm did something few before have managed: they made algorithms political. They showed the unfair ...

It was a "fundamental mistake" to believe a controversial algorithm initially used for A-level and GCSE results would "ever be acceptable to the public", the head of the exams watchdog has said. Roger ...

England’s exam regulator “chose to carry on” despite concerns over a controversial algorithm used to calculate grades this year, the education select committee has said. Ofqual pushed ahead with the ...