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New Food GCSE challenges the brain as well as the taste buds

Friday 17 Jul 2015

Students will be taught the science behind what makes food tasty in a new GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition from exam board AQA.
AQA has seen the future of assessment – and it’s not inside the exam hall…

Wednesday 8 Jul 2015

Education charity AQA will today publish a blueprint for the future of assessment – a vision of how things could look over the next decade and beyond, and a system that recognises the limitations of exams.
County Armagh School wins Secondary School of the Year

Wednesday 24 Jun 2015

St Patrick's High School in Keady has been named as the best secondary school in the UK.
Cheating in exams? AQA investigates…

Wednesday 17 Jun 2015

At AQA we want to make sure all students get a fair deal in their exams and get results that everyone can trust.
TES Schools Awards 2015 – profile of Burnt Mill Academy Trust

Friday 12 Jun 2015

Read the last in our series of stories profiling the eight schools shortlisted for the Secondary School of the Year category that we're supporting at this year's TES Awards. Good luck to all the finalists at the awards night on Friday 19 June.
From rocket science to rocket salad: new AQA science GCSEs prepare students for all walks of life

Tuesday 9 Jun 2015

New science GCSEs from exam board AQA will focus on the importance of the subject in the workplace and everyday life – in order to make the subject more engaging and encourage students to carry on studying it.