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Fears exam board staff walkout could impact GCSE and A level results

Staff from AQA are set to walk for 72 hours over a pay dispute

Manchester Evening News · Jul 22, 2022

Exam board staff back 72-hour walkout that could hit GCSE and A-Level results

Unison confirmed that its members at AQA will walk out for three days, from Friday July 29 to Sunday July 31 following a dispute over pay.

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Exam board staff to stage 72-hour strike that union claims could affect GCSE and A-Level results delivery

However AQA says it has ‘robust plans in place’ to make sure students get their results on time despite the action

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022

Exam boards criticised by Ofqual for pupil ‘distress’ over mistakes

Exam boards have had to apologise for multiple errors in this year’s papers.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

The steps you should take if your child gets Covid during their GCSE or A level exams

The advice is to stay at home if you are unwell and have a high temperature - and then apply for 'special consideration' from your exam board

Chronicle Live · Jun 17, 2022

GCSE pupils left 'in tears' claiming 'wrong' exam information was provided

The exam board refuted this and said to check with schools

Nottingham Post · May 25, 2022

Pupils complain over 'wrong' information provided ahead of their GCSE biology exam

The country's largest exam board said the guidance provided to pupils was accurate

Chronicle Live · May 21, 2022

GCSE Biology students 'in tears' over 'wrong' exam information

Despite a number of complaints, AQA denies any wrong information was provided

Liverpool Echo · May 21, 2022

'Middle-class bias' in GCSE questions facing crackdown

Modern language and maths exams have testing pupils’ knowledge of the theatre or skiing holidays

Wales Online · May 12, 2022

New crackdown on GCSE questions with middle-class bias

Maths papers should not use allusions or complex language which could disadvantage pupils, England’s exams regulator said in new guidance.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022