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AQA Unlocking Potential returns for its 12th year! AQA Unlocking Potential returns for its 12th year!

Published Friday 1 Dec 2023

AQA Unlocking Potential returned for its twelfth year with a week of fantastic launch events.
Policy; Senior leadership

Click to the future: exams to go digital to better prepare the workforce of tomorrow Click to the future: exams to go digital to better prepare the workforce of tomorrow

Published Tuesday 17 Oct 2023

Digital exams will help young people develop the skills they need for the future, a new report by AQA says.
Policy; Senior leadership

Bacc to the future: don’t get stuck in a time warp of old ideas when we need new solutions Bacc to the future: don’t get stuck in a time warp of old ideas when we need new solutions

Published Monday 2 Oct 2023

Numeracy, literacy and digital fluency are the skills that will future-proof our young people and should be the focus for policy makers, says AQA in a report published today.
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Join AQA’s Student Advisory Group Join AQA’s Student Advisory Group

Published Tuesday 19 Sep 2023

Are you currently studying at school or college? Do you want to be involved in shaping the future of assessment with the UK’s largest exam board? If you do, then we’re looking for you.
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AQA and TQUK join forces to deliver new Level 3 pathway AQA and TQUK join forces to deliver new Level 3 pathway

Published Wednesday 13 Sep 2023

AQA and Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) are combining their academic and vocational assessment expertise to provide a new Level 3 pathway.
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New contracts for AQA associates New contracts for AQA associates

Published Monday 4 Sep 2023

We've reviewed and updated our terms and conditions for associates at AQA.
Policy; Senior leadership

Hallucinations do not limit AI's power to transform education Hallucinations do not limit AI's power to transform education

Published Wednesday 23 Aug 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform education by cutting teacher workload and improving marking reliability, AQA has found.
Exams administration; Senior leadership

Exam results 2023 – how they will be graded Exam results 2023 – how they will be graded

Published Friday 14 Jul 2023

Ofqual has published a blog on how exams for GCSEs, AS and A-levels, and VTQs will be graded for 2023.
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AQA Unlocking Potential students celebrate in style in Westminster AQA Unlocking Potential students celebrate in style in Westminster

Published Tuesday 11 Jul 2023

Students on the AQA Unlocking Potential mentoring programme celebrated at a special event in London, Westminster.
News; Senior leadership

Creating a more inclusive curriculum for the creative arts Creating a more inclusive curriculum for the creative arts

Published Thursday 18 May 2023

In our latest blog on equality, diversity and inclusion in our qualifications, our Head of Curriculum for Creative Arts, Sandra Allan, explains the further work we’ve done to bring greater diversity to our creative arts subjects.