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

21st Apr 2022

GCSEs 2021: Teacher grades saw rise in appeals
Ofqual data shows the most common reason for appealing GCSE results last year was on grade judgement or evidence used
New figures show the number of appeals over exam results in 2021 when grades were awarded by teachers.
New ‘natural history’ GCSE unveiled
Zahawi says new qualification and support for teaching climate change underpin DfE sustainability strategy
forest from above with blue feet

Tuesday

19th Apr 2022

Sats 2022: how to gain extra marks on the reading paper
As schools prepare pupils to sit Sats, two Year 6 teachers share their advice when it comes to the reading paper
Sats: how to gain extra marks on the reading paper

Saturday

16th Apr 2022

GCSE 2022: Exam dates, timetables and key information
GCSE exams are back in 2022 – our guide reveals the key dates and all the information you need to know

Tuesday

12th Apr 2022

Sats target ‘will not be met’ without more early years focus, experts warn
2030 KS2 target unachievable without further intervention due to Covid disruption, say early years leaders
reception class sit at table with teacher

Monday

11th Apr 2022

‘Utterly brutal’ not to cancel next month’s Sats
Teaching union president blasts government decision to continue with key stage 2 Sats despite Covid ‘trauma’
Daniel, Kebede

Friday

8th Apr 2022

Need to know: Teacher shortage fears, Ofsted and saying sorry
Your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week
Round, up, shortage, Ofsted, sorry
Heads fear Covid-free students could miss exams
Headteachers’ leaders warn that a lack of Covid testing could disrupt exams, as new guidance is published
Heads have voiced concerns that pupils with Covid could be spreading the virus in exams while others without it might be forced to stay home.
Exam grading ‘must allow for disruption faced by students’
The disruption to their education that exam students have suffered is not being properly taken into account by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, warn parents
Grades, disruption

Wednesday

6th Apr 2022

GCSEs 2022: Crisis fears over invigilator shortage
Warning of raised malpractice risk as some schools consider hiring supply staff to invigilate exams this summer
There are concerns over a shortage of exam invigilators this summer.

Wednesday

30th Mar 2022

Why boosting English and maths GCSE grades is a problem
The DfE White Paper drive to raise the average GCSE grade in English and maths is fraught with difficulties, as school leaders and educationalists explain
Why boosting English and Maths GCSE grades is fraught with problems

Tuesday

29th Mar 2022

White Paper: Why the evidence doesn’t stack up
The Schools White Paper reads like a less effective school improvement plan, says Megan Dixon: lots of actions, but no clear evaluation strategy
Evidence, Stacked