Thursday
GCSEs 2020: How grading U-turn affected students
Ofqual reveals the impact of using grades produced by schools in last summer’s GCSE and A levels
GCSEs 2021: More pressure on teachers in richer schools
More than half of teachers working in deprived areas were unsatisfied with the level of support provided to determine grades this year
Grading this year has been ‘a bit of a train wreck’
But students still want an end to ‘outdated’ exams – the replacement just has to be better than this year
Wednesday
GCSEs 2021: Ofqual warned on confusing appeal deadlines
Education committee gets clarification from Ofqual over ‘confusing’ appeals deadline dates
OCR 42% exam fee rebate ‘big improvement’, say heads
Ofqual urged to review exam board rebate processes to understand ‘reasons for large differences’ in sums given back
Tuesday
GCSEs: Head’s fear over pressure a grade 10 could cause
Further grades at GCSE could damage pupils’ mental health, says leading private school headteacher
Analysis: Can schools return to 2019 GCSE grades?
Covid has disrupted exam results for two years with fears that grade inflation could be ‘baked’ into the system. Can this be undone?
Monday
GCSEs: Covid rules for exams to relax from autumn term
No need for 2m distance from staff in exams from September, new Department for Education guidance says
Exams 2022: How to stop an examiner crisis next year
Will there be a dearth of GCSE and A-level examiners next year after two years of no marking? It’s a situation we can’t allow to happen, says this senior examiner
GCSEs: Mental health issues link to pupils missing out
Pupils experiencing poor mental health are three times more likely not to secure five GCSE grades at A* to C or 9 to 4, a study suggests.
Thursday
GCSEs 2021: Final grade checks needed by results day
Schools minister sets out plans for grading reviews and provisional process for next year’s GCSE and A-level exams
GCSEs 2021: Teachers’ time to prepare was ‘squandered’
Shadow education secretary criticises Boris Johnson, Gavin Williamson and Nick Gibb over handling of GCSEs and A levels
