US EditionWJEC Facing £350k Fine for Issuing Hundreds of Wrong GCSE Results
ENGLAND, JUL 31 – More than 1,500 students received incorrect GCSE food preparation grades due to WJEC's failure to moderate coursework marking and breaches in review procedures, Ofqual said.
- This year, WJEC, Wales' largest qualifications awarding body, faces a 350,000 fine after over 1,500 students received incorrect GCSE results last summer.
- Ofqual found WJEC failed to adjust teachers' coursework marking, which made up 50% of the qualification, and allowed 3,926 exam papers to be reviewed between 2017 and 2023.
- Affected students received both lower and higher incorrect grades; WJEC issued credit notes worth £219,000 to schools and colleges.
- Ofqual said it will work closely with WJEC to ensure this summer’s mitigations are effective, describing the incident as a significant failure undermining confidence in the system.
- In Wales, critics warned the oversight failure undermines trust in the qualifications system, while WJEC emphasised the error was confined to its English-delivered food and nutrition qualification.
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