"Most students taking school and college GCSE, A-level, and AS-level exams in England will continue to use pen and paper, according to proposals from the sector's regulator for a very limited expansion of screen-based assessments. The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is consulting on plans that will require exam boards to stick to paper-based exams for the 13 most taken GCSEs as well as A-level mathematics for the foreseeable future."
"It plans to allow each of its four exam boards to submit proposals for just two further subject-based specifications for screen-based assessments. Where permitted, on-screen assessments must use substantially different questions to paper equivalents and students will not be allowed to use their own devices for taking exams. Exam boards already offer on-screen assessments for GCSE and A-level computer science."
Ofqual proposes that the 13 most taken GCSEs and A-level mathematics remain paper-based, while each exam board may propose two additional subject specifications for on-screen assessment. Where on-screen assessments are allowed, questions must differ substantially from paper versions and students cannot use personal devices. Existing digital offerings for computer science (GCSE and A-level) may continue, and digital assessments for disabled students will be maintained to meet accessibility and legal requirements. The approach emphasizes protecting qualification integrity, permits measured innovation where evidence supports it, and cites concerns over infrastructure variability, operational demands, cybersecurity and technical failures.
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