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Sir Ian will take up the year-long interim position from 1 January 2024 as Dr Jo Saxton leaves for Ucas

Sir Ian will replace Jo Saxton for 12 months from 1 January 2024

The fallout from this year’s tough Sats reading paper means reform is now inevitable. But what should primary assessments look like? Grainne Hallahan explores

How a gathering of teachers and other key figures came to a semblance of consensus over the future of Scottish education

Only a tiny minority of teachers think the Reception Baseline Assessment provides accurate information, a poll finds

GCSE performance data and secondary school league tables are out, covering everything from Progress 8 to EBacc entries. 91¶¶Òõ breaks down the numbers

This week’s essential education news includes new key stage 4 performance data revealing a bigger disadvantage gap, one exam board’s plan to take GCSEs online, and a ‘hostile attack’ on teachers’ rights

New DfE data on GCSEs shows efforts to tackle the impact of poverty on education are failing and that secondary schools need more support, say sector leaders

Would you trade improved attendance for an improved P8 score next year? Becks Boomer-Clark says the former is the more ‘meaningful’ pursuit

Key stage 4 performance data also reveals decline in the proportion of students achieving a grade 5 in English and maths GCSE

Exam board says digital exams could reduce teacher workload in the longer term

The chief of AQA explains why the exam board believes the time is right to start offering digital exams – but explains it’s a slow and steady process