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Proposals for new languages qualification will leave pupils ‘able to talk about almost nothing’ panel is told

Sally Dicketts asks if we should we do away with the standardised testing process of GCSE exams in favour of a more holistic approach that doesn’t place so much strain on young people

Students and teachers need to know what’s happening with next year’s exams before the summer holidays, says Heidi Drake

Ofqual justifies plan to collect grading samples from all schools, which has been criticised as ‘scandalous’ by heads

Ministers told schools are facing grading challenges that could have been avoided if the department had planned ahead

The quality-assurance process for GCSE and A-level grades unnecessarily adds to teacher workload, says Adam Riches

Exclusive: More teacher assessment is needed to fix a ‘brittle’ exam system, teaching union leader says

Teachers criticise Ofqual plans to give schools 48 hours to produce GCSE and A-level grade evidence

LONG READ: Many are calling for the complete abolition of GCSEs. But the technology already exists to move the exams online, alongside A levels. And, as Catherine Lough reveals, these decades-old qualifications could be a very different proposition on-screen

‘There’s no one-size-fits-all model, and no one thinks any of this is ideal,’ say heads over GCSE and A-level grading

‘Some easement’ might be needed to take learning loss into account when exams return,’ says Ofqual chief

Exam boards could ask for more evidence of students’ work where they have ‘serious concerns’ about a school’s grading