Exam board Pearson fined £2m for ‘serious’ breaches in standards
Ofqual issues fines over English proficiency test which some candidates sat at home, A-level Chinese and GCSE EnglishOne of the world’s biggest providers of educational services has been fined more than £2m for a range of serious breaches related to examination standards that could have affected...
<p>Ofqual issues fines over English proficiency test which some candidates sat at home, A-level Chinese and GCSE English</p><p>One of the world’s biggest providers of educational services has been fined more than £2m for a range of serious breaches related to examination standards that could have affected tens of thousands of students.</p><p>Pearson, a FTSE 100 listed company, was hit by financial penalties of £750,000 for each of two cases and £505,000 for a third by Ofqual, the exams regulator.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/15/exam-board-pearson-fined-2m-for-serious-breaches-in-standards">Continue reading...</a>
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