Some GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on laptops by 2030 after pupils complained of writing fatigue because their hand muscles 'aren't strong enough'

Ofqual is launching a three-month public consultation about the introduction of on-screen assessments as teachers say pupils ...
FE Week

Ofqual: On-screen exams could be introduced by 2030

On-screen exams could be introduced for some GCSE and A Level subjects by 2030, the head of Ofqual has said, in a big step ...

Several GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on screen from 2030

Exams regulator Ofqual is consulting on allowing exam boards to each submit proposals for two qualifications with onscreen ...

GCSE and A level shakeup as exams could soon be taken on screen

A number of GCSE and A-level examinations could transition to digital formats by the end of the decade under new proposals ...

GCSE and A-Level exams could be set for major shake-up

GCSEs in smaller-entry subjects – and most A-level exams – could be moved onto screens by the end of the decade ...
Sky

Biggest schools shake-up in England in a decade to cut GCSE exam time - and add AI and fake news lessons

The government will reduce GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student, introduce new Year 8 tests, and teach primary pupils how to identify misinformation under sweeping curriculum reforms. The ...
Daily Express

Government and Ofqual to make major change to GCSEs for September 2028

07:58, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 Updated: 08:03, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 The Government will work to reduce GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, following a curriculum review that ...
Daily Mail

Union says Government plan for schools to teach sciences separately at GCSE will flop due to teacher shortage

A leading education union boss says headteachers will be unable to fulfil the government's latest plan to teach the sciences separately at GCSE because of an overwhelming lack of specialist teachers.
BBC

Wales puts planned science GCSE changes on hold

Three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology will remain among the options Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and ...
BBC

Wales puts planned science GCSE changes on hold

Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology after a controversial plan to scrap them in favour of a double science GCSE ...