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Today saw the final Student Advisory Group meeting of 2025 - what a packed day it was!
The Curriculum and Assessment Review and party conferences were just two of the topics under discussion. We also said goodbye to several members who’d been with us for two years. Thank you and best of luck!
The Curriculum and Assessment Review and party conferences were just two of the topics under discussion. We also said goodbye to several members who’d been with us for two years. Thank you and best of luck!
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Today saw the final Student Advisory Group meeting of 2025 - what a packed day it was!
The Curriculum and Assessment Review and party conferences were just two of the topics under discussion. We also said goodbye to several members who’d been with us for two years. Thank you and best of luck!
The Curriculum and Assessment Review and party conferences were just two of the topics under discussion. We also said goodbye to several members who’d been with us for two years. Thank you and best of luck!
It’s #NationalSTEMDay – the perfect excuse for a quick maths challenge.
Use the numbers once each (with +, −, ×, ÷) to reach the target of 171. Solved it?
Check your answer and explore hundreds of free teaching resources to plan and teach AQA Maths with confidence: https://ow.ly/WqSA50Xokwl
Use the numbers once each (with +, −, ×, ÷) to reach the target of 171. Solved it?
Check your answer and explore hundreds of free teaching resources to plan and teach AQA Maths with confidence: https://ow.ly/WqSA50Xokwl
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It’s #NationalSTEMDay – the perfect excuse for a quick maths challenge.
Use the numbers once each (with +, −, ×, ÷) to reach the target of 171. Solved it?
Check your answer and explore hundreds of free teaching resources to plan and teach AQA Maths with confidence: https://ow.ly/WqSA50Xokwl
Use the numbers once each (with +, −, ×, ÷) to reach the target of 171. Solved it?
Check your answer and explore hundreds of free teaching resources to plan and teach AQA Maths with confidence: https://ow.ly/WqSA50Xokwl
We're excited to be at #AEAEurope2025 in The Hague, presenting research on AI in education, student voice in research, fairness and digital assessment.
Our work explores how technology and assessment environments affect fairness, wellbeing, and accessibility.
#AIinEducation
Our work explores how technology and assessment environments affect fairness, wellbeing, and accessibility.
#AIinEducation
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We're excited to be at #AEAEurope2025 in The Hague, presenting research on AI in education, student voice in research, fairness and digital assessment.
Our work explores how technology and assessment environments affect fairness, wellbeing, and accessibility.
#AIinEducation
Our work explores how technology and assessment environments affect fairness, wellbeing, and accessibility.
#AIinEducation
It may be the end of #NumberConfidenceWeek, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the number confidence journey. Be sure to check out our resources as well as our Unit Award Scheme that includes over 500 units about money (1/2)
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It may be the end of #NumberConfidenceWeek, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the number confidence journey. Be sure to check out our resources as well as our Unit Award Scheme that includes over 500 units about money (1/2)
Financial literacy is set to become a core part of the curriculum, following publication of the Curriculum & Assessment Review.
During #NumberConfidenceWeek, Reza Schwitzer @schwitzer.bsky.social and Natalie Wilson from AQA met the APPG on Financial Education to demo our new numeracy app. (1/3)
During #NumberConfidenceWeek, Reza Schwitzer @schwitzer.bsky.social and Natalie Wilson from AQA met the APPG on Financial Education to demo our new numeracy app. (1/3)
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Financial literacy is set to become a core part of the curriculum, following publication of the Curriculum & Assessment Review.
During #NumberConfidenceWeek, Reza Schwitzer @schwitzer.bsky.social and Natalie Wilson from AQA met the APPG on Financial Education to demo our new numeracy app. (1/3)
During #NumberConfidenceWeek, Reza Schwitzer @schwitzer.bsky.social and Natalie Wilson from AQA met the APPG on Financial Education to demo our new numeracy app. (1/3)
Smarter support for teachers, real progress for students – 20-minute adaptive tests with Stride Maths.
Developed by experts, we’ve drawn on years of research to develop this game-changing adaptive assessment.
Discover your smarter maths support this #NumberConfidenceWeek: https://ow.ly/efQ150Xj58A
Developed by experts, we’ve drawn on years of research to develop this game-changing adaptive assessment.
Discover your smarter maths support this #NumberConfidenceWeek: https://ow.ly/efQ150Xj58A
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Smarter support for teachers, real progress for students – 20-minute adaptive tests with Stride Maths.
Developed by experts, we’ve drawn on years of research to develop this game-changing adaptive assessment.
Discover your smarter maths support this #NumberConfidenceWeek: https://ow.ly/efQ150Xj58A
Developed by experts, we’ve drawn on years of research to develop this game-changing adaptive assessment.
Discover your smarter maths support this #NumberConfidenceWeek: https://ow.ly/efQ150Xj58A
Today we have responded to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Curriculum and Assessment Review final report and we’re looking forward to working with the Government, teachers, leaders and education professionals on the next steps.
Here's what our CEO, Colin Hughes, said:
www.aqa.org.uk/news/evoluti...
Here's what our CEO, Colin Hughes, said:
www.aqa.org.uk/news/evoluti...
Response to Curriculum and Assessment Review final report.
AQA has responded to Professor Becky Francis’ Curriculum and Assessment Review final report.
www.aqa.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today we have responded to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Curriculum and Assessment Review final report and we’re looking forward to working with the Government, teachers, leaders and education professionals on the next steps.
Here's what our CEO, Colin Hughes, said:
www.aqa.org.uk/news/evoluti...
Here's what our CEO, Colin Hughes, said:
www.aqa.org.uk/news/evoluti...
8 out of 10 young people believe their finances would be in better shape if they had stronger numeracy skills. Only 1% of teachers say their pupils possess adequate financial skills. At AQA we’re developing a new on-demand assessment to help with using numbers in real life situations.
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
8 out of 10 young people believe their finances would be in better shape if they had stronger numeracy skills. Only 1% of teachers say their pupils possess adequate financial skills. At AQA we’re developing a new on-demand assessment to help with using numbers in real life situations.
It’s #NumberConfidenceWeek and this year’s theme is ‘Money Matters’.
This week, we're highlighting the importance of number confidence by showcasing resources, tools and exciting plans to help learners. Look out for a new post each day.
@nationalnumeracy.bsky.social
This week, we're highlighting the importance of number confidence by showcasing resources, tools and exciting plans to help learners. Look out for a new post each day.
@nationalnumeracy.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It’s #NumberConfidenceWeek and this year’s theme is ‘Money Matters’.
This week, we're highlighting the importance of number confidence by showcasing resources, tools and exciting plans to help learners. Look out for a new post each day.
@nationalnumeracy.bsky.social
This week, we're highlighting the importance of number confidence by showcasing resources, tools and exciting plans to help learners. Look out for a new post each day.
@nationalnumeracy.bsky.social
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Proud to convene leaders from the UK Ukrainian community at @aqaeducation.bsky.social to discuss the campaign for a Ukrainian GCSE.
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
October 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Proud to convene leaders from the UK Ukrainian community at @aqaeducation.bsky.social to discuss the campaign for a Ukrainian GCSE.
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths – the award-winning online platform.
Offering customisable resources, videos, a huge question bank, online mocks and more – developed by teachers, for teachers, supporting key maths concepts up to age 18.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Ej2x50XiiSS
Offering customisable resources, videos, a huge question bank, online mocks and more – developed by teachers, for teachers, supporting key maths concepts up to age 18.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Ej2x50XiiSS
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths – the award-winning online platform.
Offering customisable resources, videos, a huge question bank, online mocks and more – developed by teachers, for teachers, supporting key maths concepts up to age 18.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Ej2x50XiiSS
Offering customisable resources, videos, a huge question bank, online mocks and more – developed by teachers, for teachers, supporting key maths concepts up to age 18.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Ej2x50XiiSS
We were honoured to host an inspiring meeting this morning alongside @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social and @joepowell.bsky.social - bringing together Ukrainian language teachers & stakeholders for a discussion on how to ensure Ukrainian children can maintain & develop their language skills while in the UK.
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We were honoured to host an inspiring meeting this morning alongside @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social and @joepowell.bsky.social - bringing together Ukrainian language teachers & stakeholders for a discussion on how to ensure Ukrainian children can maintain & develop their language skills while in the UK.
📢 We’re delighted to announce we’ve acquired the Realise Training Group – a leading training provider that supports more than 18,000 learners each year. This enhances our offer to employers & young people in line with our charitable purpose.
www.aqa.org.uk/news/aqa-acq...
www.aqa.org.uk/news/aqa-acq...
October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📢 We’re delighted to announce we’ve acquired the Realise Training Group – a leading training provider that supports more than 18,000 learners each year. This enhances our offer to employers & young people in line with our charitable purpose.
www.aqa.org.uk/news/aqa-acq...
www.aqa.org.uk/news/aqa-acq...
AQA - now in partnership with Dr Frost Maths.
We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective.
Discover your new maths tools: https://ow.ly/1lge50Xihim
We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective.
Discover your new maths tools: https://ow.ly/1lge50Xihim
October 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
AQA - now in partnership with Dr Frost Maths.
We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective.
Discover your new maths tools: https://ow.ly/1lge50Xihim
We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective.
Discover your new maths tools: https://ow.ly/1lge50Xihim
Exampro Maths is fully funded for all AQA maths centres.
Give every student targeted practice with thousands of past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports – all in one easy-to-use tool, at no cost.
Explore Exampro Maths: https://ow.ly/oep350XgfUa
Give every student targeted practice with thousands of past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports – all in one easy-to-use tool, at no cost.
Explore Exampro Maths: https://ow.ly/oep350XgfUa
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Exampro Maths is fully funded for all AQA maths centres.
Give every student targeted practice with thousands of past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports – all in one easy-to-use tool, at no cost.
Explore Exampro Maths: https://ow.ly/oep350XgfUa
Give every student targeted practice with thousands of past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports – all in one easy-to-use tool, at no cost.
Explore Exampro Maths: https://ow.ly/oep350XgfUa
Exampro Maths is now fully funded for all AQA maths centres, giving you easy access to past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports.
Build mocks, homework and revision tasks quickly – all at no cost.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/wWEN50XfxUt
Build mocks, homework and revision tasks quickly – all at no cost.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/wWEN50XfxUt
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Exampro Maths is now fully funded for all AQA maths centres, giving you easy access to past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports.
Build mocks, homework and revision tasks quickly – all at no cost.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/wWEN50XfxUt
Build mocks, homework and revision tasks quickly – all at no cost.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/wWEN50XfxUt
AQA welcomes the publication of Government's Post 16 Education and Skills White Paper, which includes the announcement of new V-levels and English and maths qualifications. (1/5)
October 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
AQA welcomes the publication of Government's Post 16 Education and Skills White Paper, which includes the announcement of new V-levels and English and maths qualifications. (1/5)
Your maths support just got smarter. Exampro for Maths - now fully funded for AQA maths centres.
Get your students exam-ready with valid mock assessments from real AQA questions. Spend less time prepping, and more time teaching.
All at no cost.
Get access now - https://ow.ly/hoMJ50XcgB1
Get your students exam-ready with valid mock assessments from real AQA questions. Spend less time prepping, and more time teaching.
All at no cost.
Get access now - https://ow.ly/hoMJ50XcgB1
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Your maths support just got smarter. Exampro for Maths - now fully funded for AQA maths centres.
Get your students exam-ready with valid mock assessments from real AQA questions. Spend less time prepping, and more time teaching.
All at no cost.
Get access now - https://ow.ly/hoMJ50XcgB1
Get your students exam-ready with valid mock assessments from real AQA questions. Spend less time prepping, and more time teaching.
All at no cost.
Get access now - https://ow.ly/hoMJ50XcgB1
We’re live at #MathsConf39. 🎉
Come by our stand to explore the smarter tools and resources in our refreshed support offer. You might just roll away with something special.
And don’t miss your chance to meet Dr Frost Maths, who’ll be with us all day!
Come by our stand to explore the smarter tools and resources in our refreshed support offer. You might just roll away with something special.
And don’t miss your chance to meet Dr Frost Maths, who’ll be with us all day!
October 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We’re live at #MathsConf39. 🎉
Come by our stand to explore the smarter tools and resources in our refreshed support offer. You might just roll away with something special.
And don’t miss your chance to meet Dr Frost Maths, who’ll be with us all day!
Come by our stand to explore the smarter tools and resources in our refreshed support offer. You might just roll away with something special.
And don’t miss your chance to meet Dr Frost Maths, who’ll be with us all day!
We’re excited to share that Dr Frost Maths will be joining us at #MathsConf39.
We’ve teamed up with the award-winning online platform to bring the latest available AQA GCSE exam papers directly to teachers.
Come along to meet Dr Jamie Frost, ask him your questions and see the platform in action.
We’ve teamed up with the award-winning online platform to bring the latest available AQA GCSE exam papers directly to teachers.
Come along to meet Dr Jamie Frost, ask him your questions and see the platform in action.
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’re excited to share that Dr Frost Maths will be joining us at #MathsConf39.
We’ve teamed up with the award-winning online platform to bring the latest available AQA GCSE exam papers directly to teachers.
Come along to meet Dr Jamie Frost, ask him your questions and see the platform in action.
We’ve teamed up with the award-winning online platform to bring the latest available AQA GCSE exam papers directly to teachers.
Come along to meet Dr Jamie Frost, ask him your questions and see the platform in action.
Your AQA maths support just got bigger.
Smart new additions to AQA maths include our new partnership with Dr Frost Maths, plus fully funded Exampro Maths for all AQA maths centres.
Proven expertise. Smarter support.
Explore what’s new with AQA maths https://www.aqa.org.uk/maths-you-can-count-on
Smart new additions to AQA maths include our new partnership with Dr Frost Maths, plus fully funded Exampro Maths for all AQA maths centres.
Proven expertise. Smarter support.
Explore what’s new with AQA maths https://www.aqa.org.uk/maths-you-can-count-on
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Your AQA maths support just got bigger.
Smart new additions to AQA maths include our new partnership with Dr Frost Maths, plus fully funded Exampro Maths for all AQA maths centres.
Proven expertise. Smarter support.
Explore what’s new with AQA maths https://www.aqa.org.uk/maths-you-can-count-on
Smart new additions to AQA maths include our new partnership with Dr Frost Maths, plus fully funded Exampro Maths for all AQA maths centres.
Proven expertise. Smarter support.
Explore what’s new with AQA maths https://www.aqa.org.uk/maths-you-can-count-on
We’re finishing up in Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference and began with a @ukyouth.bsky.social YouthZone panel!
Panellists included @lauracunliffehall.bsky.social, an AQA Student Advisory Group member, a UK Youth member and AQA Head of External Affairs, @c-fraser.bsky.social (1/8)
Panellists included @lauracunliffehall.bsky.social, an AQA Student Advisory Group member, a UK Youth member and AQA Head of External Affairs, @c-fraser.bsky.social (1/8)
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We’re finishing up in Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference and began with a @ukyouth.bsky.social YouthZone panel!
Panellists included @lauracunliffehall.bsky.social, an AQA Student Advisory Group member, a UK Youth member and AQA Head of External Affairs, @c-fraser.bsky.social (1/8)
Panellists included @lauracunliffehall.bsky.social, an AQA Student Advisory Group member, a UK Youth member and AQA Head of External Affairs, @c-fraser.bsky.social (1/8)
Happy World Teachers' Day!
Thank you to all teachers and all the work you do.
Thank you to all teachers and all the work you do.
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Happy World Teachers' Day!
Thank you to all teachers and all the work you do.
Thank you to all teachers and all the work you do.
Hello from Liverpool for the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference!
Yesterday was a busy day, starting in the Youth Zone with a panel event including representatives from Girlguiding, @dofe.org and our Student Advisory Group. (1/5)
Yesterday was a busy day, starting in the Youth Zone with a panel event including representatives from Girlguiding, @dofe.org and our Student Advisory Group. (1/5)
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hello from Liverpool for the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference!
Yesterday was a busy day, starting in the Youth Zone with a panel event including representatives from Girlguiding, @dofe.org and our Student Advisory Group. (1/5)
Yesterday was a busy day, starting in the Youth Zone with a panel event including representatives from Girlguiding, @dofe.org and our Student Advisory Group. (1/5)
AQA was proud to join the @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social Leadership Council, sharing insights on our new numeracy assessment.
Read more in The Times [£] here: www.thetimes.com/uk/education... and have a look here: www.aqa.org.uk/aqa-unveils-...
Read more in The Times [£] here: www.thetimes.com/uk/education... and have a look here: www.aqa.org.uk/aqa-unveils-...
September 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
AQA was proud to join the @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social Leadership Council, sharing insights on our new numeracy assessment.
Read more in The Times [£] here: www.thetimes.com/uk/education... and have a look here: www.aqa.org.uk/aqa-unveils-...
Read more in The Times [£] here: www.thetimes.com/uk/education... and have a look here: www.aqa.org.uk/aqa-unveils-...