Details of the inquiry into incomplete marking by AQA
Wednesday, 20 October 2010 11:52
We have now published details about the nature and scope of our inquiry into incomplete marking of some exam papers this summer by AQA.
Operational arrangements and the terms of reference for the inquiry have been set out in a letter to AQA Chief Executive Andrew Hall.
AQA informed Ofqual that incorrect marks had been awarded in a number of AQA GCSE, AS and A level scripts in the summer 2010 awarding season as a result of incomplete marking.
This resulted in 615 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receiving lower subject grades than they should have done.
The inquiry, to be carried out by Ofqual, working with its regulatory partners in Wales and Northern Ireland (DCELLS and CCEA), will look into what went wrong, the reasons for the failure, actions taken when the issue was identified and what should be done to avoid a recurrence in future years.
The findings of the inquiry will be published on this website in due course.
Download the letter to Andrew Hall
