A number of GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on screens by 2030 under new proposals from the exams watchdog. Proposals in a consultation launched on Thursday could see GCSEs in smaller-entry ...

More girls chose to take A-level computing this year, despite fewer students taking the subject overall. The number of girls who took A-level computing increased by 3.5% this year, compared with 2024, ...

Exams regulator Ofqual is consulting on allowing exam boards to each submit proposals for two qualifications with onscreen elements. The regulator is also proposing that devices to take exams on ...

A number of GCSE and A-level examinations could transition to digital formats by the end of the decade under new proposals from the exams regulator. Plans outlined in a consultation document published ...

The Cambridge University Press & Assessment’s International Education group has confirmed that portions of three exam papers from the June 2025 series were leaked shortly before the scheduled exams.

An exam board is to offer a digitally assessed GCSE in computer science for pupils starting their course in 2025, in what it described as a UK first. Jill Duffy, chief executive of OCR, said a pilot ...

The number of girls choosing to take computing at GCSE level is rising steadily, with 2024 seeing the third consecutive year of growth. This year, 21,020 female students across the UK took the GCSE ...

A schoolgirl from London has become one of the youngest to pass an A-level examination. Anne-Marie Imafidon gained an E in her computing A-level and a grade D in her maths AS-level - both taken when ...

A worrying statistic for the tech industry was revealed in freshly-released A-level data - only 9.8% of those completing a computing course were girls. It comes amid a storm in Silicon Valley over the ...

A worrying statistic for the tech industry was revealed in freshly-released A-level data - only 9.8% of those completing a computing course were girls. It comes amid a storm in Silicon Valley over the ...