Wednesday
GCSEs 2021: Schools have no ‘discretion’ over appeals
Students have an automatic right to appeal to exam boards, according to new Ofqual guidance
A levels: Ucas backs move to post-qualification offers
But pushing start of university year back to January would be ‘step too far’, says Ucas director of strategy
Tuesday
A-level exams could be sat earlier, says biggest board
AQA exam board backing post-qualification university admissions in new model with ‘small’ changes to timings it says will benefit students
GCSEs: ‘Teachers left driving an out-of-control car’
Teachers are expected to do the job of exam boards and the regulator – it’s a ticking time bomb, says Kevin Stannard
Football star to miss matches because of school ‘exams’
Manager says 16-year-old will be doing exams – despite SQA insistence that there should be no exams
Monday
GCSEs: Fears of private school ‘minority’ subject cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Warning Covid recession may mean private schools cutting A levels and GCSEs in subjects like Mandarin
Why my school is holding full formal mocks this year
The need for ‘robust evidence’ for grades makes this teacher anxious – which is why she’s in favour of formal mock exams
How are schools creating teacher-assessed grades?
Teacher-assessed grades are a huge challenge – even with the guidance. Grainne Hallahan finds out how schools are coping
Friday
Baseline 2021: 64% primary leaders want to scrap tests
Heads and teachers urged to sign open letter to Gavin Williamson calling for cancellation of new Reception Baseline Assessment
Another year, another mess over Scottish exam grades?
While the Scottish government continues to assure students that they will not have to sit formal exams this year, schools are gearing up to make them do just that
SQA guidance ‘makes in-house exams an inevitability’
The Scottish government says students don’t have to sit exams this year – but many classroom-based assessments look very like exams, warn teachers
A levels ‘should be replaced with baccalaureate system’
In response to a new report, heads’ leader says the ‘narrowness and snobbery’ of curriculum needs to be addressed
