Friday
GCSEs 2021: We have tried to reduce burden on teachers
The head of the Joint Council for Qualifications outlines the thinking behind the approach to GCSE and A-level grading
GCSEs 2021: 10 key points in new grading guidance
The exam boards finally revealed their guidance for how teachers should award GCSE and A-level grades this year – here are the key details
IA levels: Pupils may face wait to go to university
A positive Covid test could mean students are unable to sit any component of their course and may miss out on an assessed grade – and so have to wait an entire year to access higher education
GCSEs 2021: Teachers can base grades on oral assessment
Spoken assessments can be used for GCSE and A-level grades for students where other evidence is not available, exam boards say
GCSEs 2021: Exam board grade guidance finally released
‘Frustrated’ heads concerned that teachers now have just 12 weeks to ‘deliver and quality-assure’ A-level and GCSE grades
Petition calls for SQA to end ‘exams in all but name’
Exam-like ‘final assessments’ described as an ‘outrage’, given supposed cancellation of exams in 2021
Exclusive: DfE wanted to move 2021 GCSE exams online
Covid has sparked a DfE shift in attitude towards digital GCSEs and A levels that may mean the end of paper exams
How long would it take to introduce online GCSE exams?
Analysis: Covid may speed up a shift from paper GCSEs and A levels – but how quickly can online replacements be brought in?
It can be done: Making the digital leap to online exams
Covid is bringing online GCSEs and A levels a step closer. Here we reveal the education systems that have already made the switch
