News and insight

Young people face the ‘dragons’ to unlock their potential

Tuesday 7 May 2013

The young people taking part in the Unlocking Potential programme met as a group with their athlete mentors, families and teachers for the second national event at Leicester City Football Club last Friday.
Educational coalition makes the case for a new professional body for teaching

Tuesday 30 Apr 2013

Proposals for a new professional body for teachers will be unveiled today in a report written by a broad coalition of teachers, educationalists and professionals.
Our response to the Department for Education consultation on the school accountability system

Friday 26 Apr 2013

We have published our response to the Department for Education consultation on the secondary school accountability system that is used to judge the performance of schools.
Our response to the announcement about the Technical Baccalaureate

Monday 22 Apr 2013

We welcome the Government's proposals for a new Technical Baccalaureate, which will encourage more students to develop their mathematical, research and writing skills alongside their vocational qualification.
Michelle Meadows becomes Honorary Research Fellow

Thursday 18 Apr 2013

Dr Michelle Meadows, Director of AQA's Centre for Education Research and Policy (CERP), has become an Honorary Research Fellow at Oxford University.
Making the grades: new film explains how the exam system works

Monday 15 Apr 2013

We have launched a new animated film to help students understand the process used to mark and grade exams.