Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Friday
14th May 2021
GCSEs 2021: āHeads misunderstand exam board workloadā
Heads calling for Ā£135 million exam fees rebate have been accused by exam board of āmisunderstandingā its workload
Exam details shared on another social media platform
Students have migrated from TikTok to less known social media site, where entire exam papers are being shared
GCSE: āDfE mustnāt forget its pledge to trust teachersā
Government has dumped GCSE and A-level assessment on overburdened teachers ā you deserve our thanks, says Alison Peacock
GCSEs 2021: āWe need to keep an eye on grade inflationā
Ofqual chair says there will āhave to be a distribution of gradesā in results this year and warns āwe canāt give everyone an Aā
GCSEs 2022: Exams are still āplan Aā, says Ofqual
Planning for academic year ahead isĀ āhappening intensively at the momentā, according to Ofqual chair
When is an SQA exam not an SQA exam?
With papers being leaked on TikTok, the SQA āexamsā situation is even more perilous than last yearās ā and thatās saying something
TikTokās āblack marketā exam paper leak is a timely one
Thursday
13th May 2021
GCSEs 2021: Subject matter cut down for autumn exams
Changes to ancient history, history and English literature GCSEs planned for summer 2021 exams will go ahead in autumn
Ofqual: University shake-up could harm A-level marking
Exam regulator warns that a move to post-qualifications university admissions could put pressure on A-levelĀ marking
What will your school do with Year 11s after TAGs?
Schools will be in the unusual position of knowing which of their students have failed to get the grades they wanted
Reforms to language GCSEs ārisk standardsā, say MPs
DfE plans to base GCSEs solely on the 2,000 most frequent words will overlook communication skills and culture, say experts