Friday
GCSE results 2021: Record grades sparks 6th form surge
Colleges call for more government funds as record top grades sparks surge in demand for places
Exams 2021: Why new grade boundaries may be inevitable
After the surprising calm of results days, the work of returning to normal begins – but, as this analysis by Geoff Barton makes clear, it won’t be an easy task
A level and GCSE results 2021: LIVE
Stay up to speed with all the latest news and reaction on A level and GCSE results 2021
SQA results: More A grades, but we don’t know why
Thursday
GCSE results 2021: Covid a ‘wake-up call’ on inequality
LISTEN: 91¶¶Òõ panel of experts including ex-Ofqual chair Roger Taylor and Oasis founder Steve Chalke on today’s results and what the future holds for exams
Rise in A grades in all but one subject at Higher
Top grades rose across all SQA Higher subjects in 2021, except for one
GCSE results 2021: ‘No long-term teacher assessment’
Nick Gibb thanks schools for managing ‘difficult’ system this year – but says TAGs are not here to stay
IGCSEs 2021: Exam grades allowed to rise to match TAGs
Cambridge International says it has moderated exam results to keep pace with TAG inflation to ensure system is ‘fair to all students’
GCSE results day 2021: Private schools’ top-grade jump
Outcomes for the highest grades have risen most in private and free schools, while students on free school meals’ attainment gap widened
GCSEs 2021: Results at a glance
What were the differences in the proportion of top grades this year? How did girls’ and boys’ results compare? Here’s the data and details you need for results for all GCSE entries 2021
