Assessment

The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels

Sunday

1st Jun 2025

What is the IB Diploma Programme?
It is thought by many to be the more rigorous rival of traditional A levels, but what does the International Baccalaureate Diploma involve?
What is the IB Diploma Programme?

Friday

30th May 2025

Most teachers don’t find KS2 results data useful, DfE survey finds
New DfE teacher poll questions how useful teachers find primary statutory test results in identifying support needed for pupils
Children taking a test
How to help students with SEND to revise
Students with special educational needs can find revision frustrating and exhausting, writes assistant Sendco Diana Lopes-Mulhearn, who shares her school’s approach to support
How to help students with SEND to revise

Thursday

29th May 2025

School trip Sats question criticised as budget cuts bite
The 2025 KS2 Sats maths reasoning paper asked pupils about the cost of travel and hotels, despite reports of cuts to school trips more than doubling in recent years
School trip Sats question criticised as budget cuts bite

Friday

23rd May 2025

Warning over ‘excess of caution’ in introducing digital exams
Concerns raised about the wait for on-screen assessment after AQA chief tells 91¶¶Òõ that digital exams in a major subject are not expected until 2035 at earliest
excess of caution in digital exams
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Revealed: The ‘fundamental unfairness’ of exam marking reviews
91¶¶Òõ findings expose the ‘disincentives’ for deprived schools in pursuing reviews of GCSE and A-level exam marks, sparking calls for changes to the system
Exam marking unfairness bigger portion
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Thursday

22nd May 2025

Is this the way to close the early years attainment gap?
Boys eligible for free school meals aren’t reaching a good level of development as often as their peers, writes Sarah Charlton – but there are practices that can help
early years attainment gap gingerbread man

Wednesday

21st May 2025

Deliver Scottish Diploma of Achievement, says commissioner
In an exclusive interview with 91¶¶Òõ Scotland, children’s commissioner Nicola Killean also recommends a reduction in homework and the introduction of supervision for school staff
Nicola Killean Diploma of Achievement
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Tuesday

20th May 2025

When do Sats results come out in 2025?
Find the key dates and details for the 2025 Sats results, including what the scores mean and how they’re used by schools
When do Sats results come out in 2025?

Monday

19th May 2025

How science experiments can boost your GCSE revision
Practical work can help students to grasp abstract scientific concepts and generate enthusiasm in revision sessions, writes chemistry teacher Jon Blackbourn
Science experiment GCSE revision

Saturday

17th May 2025

Why schools should be worried about exam TikTok
When Amy Forrester discovered her GCSE students were turning to unreliable online videos for help with their revision, she set out to understand more
Reading tea leaves GCSE predictions

Thursday

15th May 2025

Use AI cameras to invigilate GCSEs, says exam board chief
AQA chief executive also tells 91¶¶Òõ that digital exams in a major subject may not be ready until at least 2035
AQA Colin Hughes digital invigilation
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