Sir Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator at Ofqual, delivered a speech at the Wellington Festival of Education on 3 July 2026. He discussed the importance of the national qualifications system and introduced plans to launch V Levels as a new vocational route alongside existing A and T Levels. V Levels will be level 3 qualifications that provide practical learning without compulsory industry placement, available in schools and colleges from September 2027. Bauckham also addressed the potential shift to on‑screen examinations, noting that decisions will be made after a consultation. He highlighted three AI‑related questions: the necessity of qualifications, prevention of AI‑driven fraud, and the limits of AI in running the assessment system. He stressed that human oversight and ethical considerations must remain central.
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