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New Tech-level qualifications launch to tackle skills shortages

Wednesday 9 Sep 2015

Students in Further Education are starting new Tech-level qualifications from AQA – which are backed by industry and designed to address skills gaps in Business, Engineering and IT.
Opening night for AQA’s new drama and theatre specifications

Friday 7 Aug 2015

AQA has launched its new GCSE Drama and A-level Drama and Theatre specifications. We have built in as many opportunities for performance as possible, so that students can really get to grips with acting and creating meaning.
New PE specifications are a winner

Thursday 23 Jul 2015

AQA has unveiled its new line-up of GCSE, AS and A-level draft specifications for PE – which have been developed with input from teachers and the Youth Sport Trust.
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.