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Analysis lays bare the importance of getting good grades at school.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
How your school can use and engage with the primary PE specialist initial teacher training (ITT) programme.
The Chancellor and the Education Secretary set out plans to improve education standards in the north of England.
Nick Gibb sets out plans for a commission to help improve primary school assessment and testing.
Nick Gibb outlines the support given to schools as they move away from level descriptors.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announces the 27 schools and organisations winning £15,000 for their work in character education.
A speech by Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator, at the Inside Government conference on GCSE and A level reform.
Teachers report Shanghai methods are already raising standards in schools that took part in the first phase of exchange.
Professor Terri Scott has been appointed to serve as the Northern Ireland member of the Ofqual board for three years.
A speech given to the Association of Colleges' A level reform conference by Ofqual's Phil Beach.
Ofqual has confirmed the assessment arrangements for a number of the remaining GCSE, AS and A level subjects that will be taught from 2016.
Ofqual’s second Report to Parliament covers the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 December 2014.
The government publishes new subject content for citizenship studies, drama, food preparation and nutrition, and religious studies.
Minister for School Reform Nick Gibb's statement on reforming GCSE and A level content.
A letter to awarding organisations on the effects of the decision to withdraw the Qualifications and Credit Framework regulatory arrangements.
A speech to the 2015 Association of Colleges Examinations Officers' conference by Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator for Ofqual.
A transcript of Ian Stockford's video where he talks about the new GCSE maths specifications and our research programme.
Ofqual held a webinar on changes to GCSE science practicals on 28 January 2015. Watch the recording.
Figures show more girls than ever before taking maths and physics at A level.
The Secretary of State for Education speaks about the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum and her vision for education.
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