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Leaders warn that the DfE’s plan to change its school performance league tables website in the aftermath of Covid does not go far enough

Works by Ukrainian, black and South Asian poets to be introduced to OCR’s GCSE English literature course from September

Exam board says it will ‘take any action necessary, including working with the police’

Rail strikes are expected next week as students sit GCSE, A-level and BTEC exams. Here is a round-up of the guidance issued to schools if students – or invigilators – are late or miss an exam altogether

A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including a ‘totally unacceptable’ GCSE exam paper mistake, the DfE’s plans to hold academy trusts to account and the things teachers shouldn’t say

Ofqual chief Jo Saxton has spoken publicly for the first time since this summer’s GCSEs got underway, and revealed her early verdict on the attempt to return to normal assessment

Blue-sky thinking is all well and good – but sometimes in education, a tweak is all that’s needed, says Helen Amass

Exam board mistake resulted in a map of the continent of Africa being labelled incorrectly in a geography GCSE paper this week

Research shows no clear link between pupils’ anxiety over assessments and grade outcomes

Heads are concerned that pupils moving between stages are ill equipped socially and academically for secondary school – and Sats data will not help assess pupil ability

A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular articles this week, including tackling exam malpractice, the DfE’s plans for schools ‘stuck’ with low Ofsted ratings and the benefits of banning shouting by both pupils and staff

In both primary and secondary settings, exam integrity must be upheld. However, there are many ways this can be undermined and teachers need to know what to look out for and how to report it – as we explain in this detailed guide