Chinese New Year – which takes place this weekend – will feature in a new GCSE in Chinese from exam board AQA. This is part of a drive to boost young people’s understanding of Chinese culture, as well as language.
Exam board and education charity AQA has appointed Professor Toby Salt as its new Chief Executive – taking over from Andrew Hall, who is retiring in August.
Dr Lena Gray, Head of Research for AQA’s Centre for Education Research and Practice (CERP), has been appointed an Honorary Norham Fellow of Oxford University’s Department of Education until 2018.
For the first time, categories for older students have been included in the TeenTech Awards thanks to a suggestion from AQA’s Tech-level team.
Students at Gateshead College are the first in the country to complete one of AQA’s new Tech-level qualifications in a drive to support the local car manufacturing industry.
Further information on our decision to stop development work on new AS and A-level qualifications in Archaeology, Classical Civilisation, History of Art and Statistics.
