Assessment

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

Thursday

25th Aug 2022

GCSE results day 2022: Results at a glance
This year’s GCSE results, broken down by grade, subject and gender
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GCSEs 2022: Results expected to show Covid has ‘widened inequality’
It is ‘more important than ever’ that attainment gaps are ‘carefully monitored’, expert warns
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Wednesday

24th Aug 2022

GCSEs: Danger small-entry subjects could ‘disappear’ from state schools
Subjects like music and German may become too expensive for schools to teach, amid falling GCSE entries and budget pressures, warns union head
Geoff Barton, the general secretary of ASCL, has said the DfE's White Paper plans are underwhelming.

Tuesday

23rd Aug 2022

A levels: ‘Harsh’ to claim private schools fiddled grades
Independent schools only ‘middle of the road’ for hiking 2021 grades compared with other schools and colleges, finds new research
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GCSEs 2022: Exams revolution is ‘the last thing schools need’
Calls to overhaul the exams system ‘exaggerate the benefits’, warns report ahead of GCSE results day
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GCSEs 2022: Why a radical overhaul of exams is not the solution
In response to calls for major reforms to GCSE and A-level exams, one former DfE policy adviser explains why we need evolution – not revolution – to improve our exams system
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Monday

22nd Aug 2022

GCSE results day: what’s a teacher’s role?
For those teachers choosing to go into school for GCSE results day, James Bullous outlines what to expect
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GCSEs 2022: EBacc is ‘done for’ as MFL take-up stalls, says exams expert
New report says lack of students taking language GCSEs will lead to the government’s flagship English Baccalaureate targets being ‘quietly phased out’
Foreign language

Friday

19th Aug 2022

A-level results 2022: 6 insights all teachers should know
As the dust settles on A-level results day, we round up the key insights teachers should know to inform their understanding for the academic year ahead
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A levels 2022: Stem favouritism ‘disproportionate’, DfE warned
English Association chief warns over government’s support for maths and sciences over arts subjects after subject falls out of top 10
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Need to know: A-level results, exam board strike and support staff
Your roundup of 91¶¶Òő’ most popular news and features from the past week includes expert analysis of this week’s A-level results, as well as news of an exam board strike and tips for motivating your school support staff
Need to know: A-level results, exam board strike and support staff

Thursday

18th Aug 2022

A-level results: DfE must sort regional attainment gap - Ofqual chair
Ian Bauckham said no “right-thinking person would not be concerned” by regional disparities in today’s A-level results