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Channel 4’s Paralympics coverage could be studied in schools

Friday 16 Sep 2016

GCSE, AS and A-level students could learn about Channel 4's groundbreaking coverage of the Paralympics under plans by exam board AQA.
AQA’s research experts team up with Oxford University and Ofqual in ground-breaking project

Monday 12 Sep 2016

AQA's Centre for Education Research and Practice (CERP) is working with Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA) and Ofqual on a long-term joint project to investigate standard setting in exams.
New Chinese GCSE focuses on culture as well as language

Wednesday 31 Aug 2016

Students studying Chinese at GCSE from 2017 will learn about culture as well as language, under plans by exam board AQA to help young people connect with the world's second biggest economy.
From exams to results: your whistle-stop guide

Wednesday 17 Aug 2016

With AS and A-level results out tomorrow, and GCSE results next week, here's a whistle-stop guide to setting, marking and grading exams.
AQA’s new Politics A-level engages the next generation

Monday 15 Aug 2016

AQA has launched its new draft specifications for AS and A-level Politics. Students will gain critical skills such as persuasive writing and learn how to develop strong arguments, whilst learning in-depth about the government, political ideologies, and comparing politics in the UK and the US.
AQA’s new Law A-level looks at human rights

Thursday 28 Jul 2016

Students will learn about how the different areas of the English legal system relate to one another in AQA's new Law A-level, and get the opportunity to choose to study the emerging area of human rights law.