This year saw the number of both male and female students taking A-level computing in the UK increase when compared to 2020. In 2021, 13,829 students in the UK in total took computing at A-level, an ...

Regulator proposes strict limits on screen-based testing, cites infrastructure concerns and lack of evidence for benefits ...

Building and developing a strong, technology-led economy is among the ambitions set out in the government’s Industrial Strategy, which focuses on improving productivity through technologies such as ...

A number of GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on screens by 2030 under new proposals from the exams watchdog. Proposals in a consultation launched on Thursday could see GCSEs in smaller-entry ...

Qualifications watchdog launches consultation amid complaints from pupils about writing fatigue in exams Students could be sitting some of their GCSEs and A-levels on a laptop by the end of the decade ...

The latest set of GCSE and A-Level results in the UK have highlighted some major concerns for the technology sector and access to future skilled workers - as well as showing no signs of tackling the ...

A number of GCSE and A-level examinations could transition to digital formats by the end of the decade under new proposals from the exams regulator. Plans outlined in a consultation document published ...

Students sitting GSCEs and A-Levels could take some of their exams on screens under plans for a major shake-up. Ofqual’s proposals could see some GCSE exams in smaller-entry subjects, including some ...

Exams regulator Ofqual is consulting on allowing exam boards to each submit proposals for two qualifications with onscreen elements. The regulator is also proposing that devices to take exams on ...

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 ...