Firm linked to Gove and Cummings hired to work with Ofqual on A-levels

Exclusive: Public First was given communications contract without competitive tenderA company run by long–term associates of Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings has been working behind the scenes with the exams agency Ofqual on its disastrous strategy for determining A-level results, the Guardian can reveal.Public First, a policy and research firm owned by James Frayne and Rachel Wolf, who both formerly worked for Gove, has been involved on the project with Ofqual since June after being granted a contract that was not put out to competitive tender. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/20/firm-linked-to-gove-and-cummings-hired-to-work-with-ofqual-on-a-levels #a-levels #michael_gove #education #exams #politics #schools #uk_news #dominic_cummings #ofqual