Tuesday
GCSEs 2021: Heads condemn autumn exams plan
School leaders warn that the autumn exam series for GCSEs and A levels ‘creates more problems than it solves’
GCSEs 2021: 6 Ofqual plans for autumn exams
Six things we learned from Ofqual’s confirmed plans for an autumn exam series for GCSEs, A levels and AS levels
Is it fair for only some students to sit exams?
Schools starting International GCSE and A-level exams have concerns over fairness and Covid disruption, says Liz Cloke
Inspectors examine council plans for grading students
The review will involve councils and ‘a selection of secondary schools’ and is expected to report mid-May
GCSEs 2021: Autumn exams offered for all subjects
Autumn series to go ahead, but no adaptations will be made to exam papers to account for learning loss
Friday
GCSEs 2021: Grade checks to avoid ‘febrile atmosphere’
The return of GCSE and A-level exams next year ‘is going to need quite a lot of thought’, says Ofqual boss
GCSES 2022: Exam plan needed by summer, say heads
Teachers need to know ‘exactly how next year’s exams will work’ by the end of this term, says NAHT union
Thursday
How the 2020 grades ‘fiasco’ torpedoed trust in GCSEs
Majority of school leaders and teachers disagreed that GCSEs and A levels were trusted qualifications in 2020
Why teachers’ worst fears over exams have come true
For all the talk of cancelling exams, students’ results still hinge on high-stakes assessments, says Alasdair Allan
GCSE and A-level appeals ‘will take longer’ this year
Schools can advise students about whether they were close to a higher grade during the appeals process
Wednesday
Baseline 2021: Roll-out extended as opposition mounts
Exclusive: Critics call timing of announcement ‘extraordinary’ as momentum grows for primary assessment review
GCSEs 2022: No ‘leap back to normality’ after pandemic
Covid crisis has triggered a ‘perfectly legitimate’ public debate on the future of GCSEs, says exam board chief
