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Blog Post
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.…
Blog Post
11/08/2022
Fit for the future: assessing skills for the 21st century
Sheradan Miller considers how qualifications can assess the skills students need for the workplace today and in the future.
Blog Post
02/11/2021
Does transparency equal trust?
Kate Kelly, a lead researcher at AQA, explores the link between trust and transparency in a digital age.
Blog Post
21/01/2022
Impact of Covid-19 on practical skills: are all students in the same boat?
AQA research project lead Katy Finch has been exploring A-level students’ experiences of practical science at home and school during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blog Post
09/12/2022
Subject choice, attainment and stereotyping – what does the literature say?
Phoebe Surridge* discusses some insights from the literature on how a student’s gender may impact subject choice and outcomes.
Blog Post
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
Blog Post
18/10/2022
Summer 2022: ensuring fair grades for students
Will Pointer, AQA’s Head of Standards and Awarding, reflects on student outcomes and the grading process in summer 2022.
Blog Post
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
Blog Post
01/03/2022
Moving towards on-screen assessment – why building familiarity is key
Our researchers shed some light on student and teacher experiences of piloting an on-screen GCSE English assessment.
Blog Post
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.
Blog Post
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.
Blog Post
20/10/2021
Let’s stop talking about summer learning loss
Are concerns about learning loss misplaced when it comes to the summer break? Kate Kelly and Katy Finch discuss the value of experiential learning.