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School league tables should focus on more than just exam results, says exam board chief

Tuesday 16 Jul 2013

Andrew Hall, Chief Executive of AQA told the Westminster Education Forum today that schools' performance should be judged on more than just exam results.
At last - online practical support for teachers on exam change

Tuesday 25 Jun 2013

To help teachers get to grips with all the changes to GCSEs and A-level exams, AQA is running a unique week of online events offering support and advice.
Linus and his lizard scoop creative writing award

Tuesday 18 Jun 2013

The winner of our national creative writing competition will see their work published later this month in an AQA e-book.
2012 GCSE English Results

Monday 10 Jun 2013

The House of Commons Education Committee has published its report today on the 2012 GCSE English results. This sets out the background and identifies lessons to be learned at a time of further exam reform.
Doing the maths: students get ahead of the game in GCSEs

Tuesday 28 May 2013

Our maths team have been working with ARK schools to get their year 7-9 students ready for GCSEs.
Popular IGCSEs will now count in school performance measures

Monday 13 May 2013

Our IGCSEs in English and Further Maths qualification have just got the official seal of approval from the Department for Education, which means they can now be fully included in school league tables.