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

29th May 2020

GCSEs: is a system not dictated by exams possible?
What would an education unencumbered by the traditional exam system look like? Alistair McConville looks at examples from across the globe

Tuesday

26th May 2020

ā€˜Donā€™t undermine teacher judgement on gradesā€™
The impact of coronavirus on qualifications is just one of many things occupying secondary schools, says this head

Wednesday

15th Apr 2020

6 ways to take the ā€˜remoteā€™ out of remote learning
Children need companionship now more than ever, so we mustnā€™t neglect the social side of education, argues Tim Hawkes

Thursday

16th Jan 2020

Make GCSEs ā€˜accessibleā€™, say AQAā€™s new pupil advisers
ā€œI firmly believe that it is only through listening and engaging with young people in groups such as this that we will be able to make any real or meaningful change,ā€ says chair of exam boardā€™s new student group