Ofqual response to AQA Chief Executive's comments on A level resits
Tuesday, 15 March 2011 12:42
Andrew Hall, Chief Executive of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), spoke about the need for more research into resitting behaviours in A levels at the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) annual conference, on Tuesday, March 15.
A spokesperson for Ofqual said: "Ofqual has been asked by the Government to look at the rules around re-sits for GCSEs and A levels and work is already underway on this. We look forward to reading AQA's research, which will be looked at alongside other evidence when considering possible changes to the regulations in this area.
"Major changes have been made to both qualifications recently and as regulator we are keeping a close eye on the impact these have had. We will make sure that any further changes are based on evidence and that standards are appropriate and consistent across awarding organisations as they are introduced."
