Wednesday
Ofqual: More exam tech change on the way
Watchdog says exam boards embracing ‘greater use of technology’, as catch-up tsar calls online assessment ‘the future’
GCSEs 2022: Ofqual to consult on making exams ‘fair’
Watchdog will seek views on making the 2022 GCSE and A-level exams fair following learning loss owing to the pandemic
Tuesday
GCSEs: Struggling students could get four years to pass
Education recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins says some students could be given four years to pass maths and English
‘Teachers and students boxed in by assessment rules’
The alternative assessment system brought in to replace exams is putting huge pressure on everyone, says this head
School shares intensive revision plan for students
Glasgow school says it is taking ‘a hot-housing approach’ to getting students ready for assessment
Fury, despair and burnout - welcome to GCSEs 2021
The national mood may be lifting but, for teachers, GCSE and A-level grading crowns a ghastly year, says this head
Monday
GCSEs: Pressure on teachers to limit grades generosity
The threat of senior staff lowering GCSE and A-level centre-assessed grades in 2020 was ‘strongly felt’, Ofqual finds
GCSEs 2021: Teacher assessment risks bias, warns Ofqual
Watchdog’s review of research into teacher assessment finds ‘bias’ against boys and disadvantaged students is ‘common’
Friday
‘Still time to do right by young people on assessment’
Those hit hardest by the pandemic must not be penalised, says Scotland’s children’s commissioner
Students face ‘up to 43 exam-like assessments’
Overdue details of the appeals process will be released ‘shortly’, education secretary John Swinney says
Exclusive: ‘Ofqual doesn’t trust teachers on GCSEs’
A group of 24 ‘frustrated’ MAT leaders write to regulator to demand answers over the handling of this year’s grading
