Changes to A levels in Summer 2010

Thursday, 29 July 2010 14:54

Summer 2010 sees significant changes to A levels, which are taken each year by approximately 500,000 candidates.

Ofqual and its regulatory partners (DCELLS in Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland) have a responsibility to ensure that standards are consistent across time and across awarding organisations in the interest of candidates.

We have written a number of open letters and held briefing events to raise awareness of the changes and the work being done to maintain standards during this time of change.

Topics covered in these activities include:

• The changes to A levels
• How the awarding process works
• The role of the regulators
• Specific work to safeguard standards through the changes
• How the A* will be awarded
• Modelling of A* awards based on last year’s results.

Documents from the briefing events and other supporting information can be found here:

MPs' briefing

Copies of a presentation given at the briefing, an information leaflet and supporting information can be downloaded below.

• MPs' briefing presentation
• Information leaflet for MPs
• A level supporting information

Teacher Associations briefing

A presentation given at the briefing, along with further information can be downloaded below:

• Presentation given at the briefing
• A level briefing commentary, (18th May 2010)
• Modeling for summer 2010 A levels based on the results of the 2009 cohort

Other documents

• Open letter to secondary schools and colleges on the grading of revised AS and A levels
• Open letter about the new A* grade at A level
• New A levels - Fairness is our priority
• A* at A level FAQs
• Awarding the A* at A level grade
• Video: Uniform Mark Scale. How marks get turned into final grades, including how the A* grade is determined.

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