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One of the most controversial proposals is for a new combined language and literature GCSE in English

Teachers say they have been unable to access the Scottish government’s literacy and numeracy standardised assessments since start of school year

Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including the DfE and Ofqual’s plans for GCSE and A-level exams, the shortfall in teacher trainees and tips to tackle low-level disruption in your classroom

While it is understandable that Ofqual wants to return to ‘normal’ GCSE exams next year, there is a risk that those students whose learning suffered the most during Covid will be the ones most severely impacted, warns the EPI’s Jon Andrews

Ofqual chief tells 91¶¶Òõ that it is ‘impossible’ to put measures in place in the exams system to account for different levels of Covid disruption to learning across the country

Headteachers share fears that a high number of failed appeals would show that teachers’ judgment and Covid disruption are not being properly reflected

The government and Ofqual have set out how exams will run this year – here’s everything you need to know

The exam board has cut three texts, including Alan Bennett’s ‘The History Boys’, to make way for works that ‘better reflect modern Britain’

Reform programme has to address mismatch between the curriculum’s ambition and what national qualifications actually deliver, says Melvyn Roffe

School leaders have reported issues accessing the Department for Education’s KS2 assessment results checking service

With English Baccalaureate take-up likely to fall far short of the government’s targets, many are asking if it still has a future. Grainne Hallahan reports

Survey finds ‘large majority’ back changes to assessment but there is no clear support for more or fewer exams