News | Exams and Assessment

Will exams be fair? Soaring Covid absence raises fears over GCSEs and A levels

Government policy

'Pure fantasy': GCSE language reforms under fire

Languages and humanities

Widening attainment gap shows need for more Covid recovery funds

School funding and finance

Covid 'lost learning' gaps are closing, but rising pupil absence a key threat

Pupil Attainment & Progress

Exams 2022: Schools frustrated at contingency plan delay

Government policy

Attainment gap: Five-point plan includes overhaul of curriculum, admissions and examinations

School improvement

Post-16 funding: An extra £570m needed just to tread water

School funding and finance

Evidence review outlines three principles of effective teacher feedback

Marking & Feedback

Too many pupils get just two years of MFL at key stage 3, Ofsted warns

Languages and humanities

Reject the ‘reductive, deficiency-riddled terminology of catch-up’

Government policy

Covid: Prioritise attendance, assessment and recovery over time, schools urged

Pastoral issues

Ofqual sets out proposal for external exam papers to support teacher-assessed grades this summer

Government policy