Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Thursday
14th Oct 2021
A levels: Teachers to get compensation for 2021 appeals
DfE announces compensation payment for schools to pass on to teachers involved in processing priority A-level appeals
9 in 10 teachers say baseline test is ‘waste of time’
The vast majority of Reception teachers believe new RBA is not as useful as their own observations, survey suggests
Monday
11th Oct 2021
GCSEs: DfE wants to ‘learn lessons’ from 2020 grading
Research project aims to reveal the ‘fairness’ of different methods for measuring students’ attainment
A levels: Stem gender gap larger in wealthier schools
A-level computing has the most skewed ratio between female and male entries, new analysis of DfE data shows
Monday
4th Oct 2021
New exam dispensation rules: what you need to know
To qualify for extra time in exams, students now need two below-average standardised scores. Here are the details
3 in 5 students want teamwork to be tested in GCSEs
Almost half of students with the lowest grades say GCSEs did not help them progress, research shows
Friday
1st Oct 2021
How other testing regimes compare with the UK’s
Children in the UK are often said to be the most tested in the world – but is this true? Sean Smith takes a look at some comparable nations to see what faces children there during their time in education
Here is teachers’ chance to design a new exams system
Why Scotland’s exam system needs reforming