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25/09/2024
Student success: Every little achievement counts
Baroness Morgan is calling for students to be given ‘self-belief’ lessons as a way of developing their characters and preparing them for the future.
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18/12/2025
Stride Maths
Provides personalised student insights and fully funded for your centre.
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26/06/2025
Our entry fees for summer 2026 exams
We’ve published the fees on our entry fees webpage
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14/01/2026
Project Q
Use a streamlined online management platform that helps teachers and students track, organise, and complete EPQ with real‑time progress monitoring and simple, intuitive tools.
- 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
02/10/2023
Level 2 Further Maths case study – Brockington College
Peter Mattock has been teaching maths since 2006 and now works as an Assistant Principal at an 11-16 school in Leicestershire. He is an NCETM PD Lead, a specialist leader of education, and the author of “Visible Maths”, “Conceptual Maths” and “Leading Maths”. Peter is also a member of the AQA Maths Expert Panel.
- Blog Post
03/11/2025
Exams Officer November 2025 updates
Welcome to our November 2025 update
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09/11/2023
Visiting exams: safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges
We understand the importance of safeguarding within schools and colleges, and we appreciate the challenges that can be faced during visiting exams for our subjects with visiting components. To help improve your experience during visiting exams, we’ve provided some useful safeguarding guidance. Find out more.
- Blog Post
14/01/2026
All About Maths
Your hub for AQA maths teaching support with resources.
- 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
30/11/2023
Ofqual guides for 2023 and 2024
Ofqual has recently published new and updated guides for schools, colleges and students for November 2023 and summer 2024 exams. Learn more.
- Blog Post
28/03/2024
Submitting examined and moderated NEA files in summer 2024*error
We’ve been working hard to improve the way schools and colleges submit audio and visual files to us. Our final testing is now complete and for summer 2024, we’re pleased to say we’ve built on the system we used last year and listened to your feedback. Learn more.