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  16/06/2026

  Designing for independence: Supporting self‑regulated learning in digital environments

  Faye Walker and Harriet Hummerstone draw on research and interviews with teachers and students to explore what helps and hinders independent learning.

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  13/03/2025

  Changes to GCSE English Language – a peek behind the scenes

  Phoebe Surridge gives us an insight into trialling changes to GCSE English Language papers and mark schemes with examiners

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  06/03/2024

  There’s more to accessibility than extra time

  Special educational needs coordinators (SENCos) and exams officers share their views on current access arrangements and how the future of accessibility might look.…

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  15/01/2024

  Skills and self-belief after disrupted learning: exploring students’ perspectives

  Our researchers partnered with two universities to help identify the needs of undergraduate science students following disrupted practical work during Covid-19.

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  31/05/2022

  Context in exam questions: the important dos and don’ts

  Phoebe Surridge highlights some of the research we’ve been doing to make our qualifications as accessible and inclusive as possible.

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  22/11/2021

  Embedding diversity and inclusion in the history curriculum: listening to student and teacher voice

  AQA Researcher Corina Balaban* and AQA’s Head of History Eoin MacGabhann explore student and teacher views on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the history curriculum