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Global Teacher Prize – good luck to Middlesbrough science teacher Richard Spencer

Monday 9 Mar 2015

With just a week to go until the results of the first Global Teacher Prize are announced, we're wishing finalist Richard Spencer the best of luck.
Giving teachers the best support for science practicals

Friday 6 Feb 2015

AQA is asking teachers to help shape a new handbook designed to help schools and colleges carry out the practical assessments which are at the heart of the new Science A-level qualifications.
AQA joins TES in supporting inspiring schools

Monday 2 Feb 2015

We are delighted to be sponsoring the TES Secondary School of the Year award for the second year running. The award recognises the teams that demonstrate innovation and imagination in developing students in ways that go far beyond the limits of league tables.
Experts join forces to shape the future of assessment

Wednesday 7 Jan 2015

Education charity AQA has today announced a working group of senior education experts to team up with its own in-house team to shape the future of assessment.
Last chance to nominate!

Tuesday 6 Jan 2015

Dame Kelly Holmes has penned an open letter calling on teachers to spot their students potential and nominate them for Unlocking Potential, a mentoring programme for young people who have faced adversity, run jointly by AQA and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
Popular bus tours back on the road

Monday 24 Nov 2014

The latest nationwide bus tour by education charity AQA, aimed at helping teachers through the changes that are being made to A-levels and GCSEs, goes on the road today in London and Durham.