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  • To whom is Ofqual accountable?

    16 September 2021 by Dennis Sherwood

    This blog was kindly contributed by Dennis Sherwood who writes for HEPI about Ofqual, A levels and examinations. You can follow him on Twitter @noookophile. On 7 September 2021, the Education Select Committee met with the Minister for School Standards, Nick Gibb; the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education,…

  • The future of exams: two fundamental principles that must be honoured

    24 August 2021 by Dennis Sherwood

    This blog is by Dennis Sherwood who has been writing about the unreliability of grades for HEPI for many years. You can follow Dennis on Twitter @noookophile. Grade inflation strikes again Now that this year’s school exam results have been declared, attention is focusing on what will happen in summer…

  • A-Levels 2021: A recap

    12 August 2021 by Michael Natzler

    This blog was written by Michael Natzler, HEPI’s Policy Officer. Michael’s Twitter is @Michael_Natzler. A record number of students will be starting higher education in a few weeks. There will be more new students than last year, reflecting the increase in the number of 18 year-olds in the population and…

  • Are A-levels fair? What students and parents need to know

    29 July 2021 by Rob Cuthbert

    Rob Cuthbert is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Management at the University of the West of England and Managing Partner of the Practical Academics consultancy. He wrote the 2020 HEPI blog ‘A-levels 2020: What students and parents need to know’ (which has had more hits than any other HEPI blog…

  • The school grading drama unfolds in five acts

    8 June 2021 by Dennis Sherwood

    This blog was kindly contributed by Dennis Sherwood who has been blogging for HEPI about A levels, exams and Ofqual for many years. You can find Dennis on Twitter @noookophile. Friday, 18 June 2021 is the deadline for teachers to submit this year’s school exam grades, so bringing the current…

  • Book Review: How can the bosses be ‘nudged’ to read ‘Noise’?

    26 May 2021 by Dennis Sherwood

    This blog was kindly contributed by Dennis Sherwood. Dennis has been writing for HEPI about A levels and exam marking over the last few years. You can find Dennis on Twitter @noookophile. Suppose that Mr Sherwood is right, and that, on average, one exam grade in every four is wrong.…

  • Can we trust this year’s exam results?

    6 March 2021 by Dennis Sherwood

    Thanks to Dennis Sherwood for contributing this blog. Dennis has been writing about A levels on the HEPI from long before 2020. You can find Dennis on Twitter @noookophile. On 18 March 2020, Boris Johnson announced the cancellation of the summer 2020 school exams. A few days later, on 21…