Secondary
Wednesday
Money, parity, clarity: the top priorities for assessment reform
Hayward review consultation sheds light on how the Scottish education sector wants qualifications reformed, drawing on the views of more than 11,000 people
Subject-specific language ‘boosts EAL pupils’ science grades’
Training in how to use more academic language in lessons helps teachers feel more confident in multilingual classrooms, research finds
Thursday
SQA to be hit by strike action over pay
Around 400 staff will strike tomorrow in a dispute over pay that Unite says will have ‘a major impact’ on exams – but the SQA says the union is ‘scaremongering’
‘Urgent action’ needed to improve post-16 prospects
Stark inequalities in post-16 outcomes across the UK have been revealed by new research – with the problem ‘most acute’ in Wales
Monday
DfE rejects calls to scrap EBacc and reform Progress 8
The government turns down recommendations for 11-16 changes made by a House of Lords committee
GCSEs: Former education secretary to review reducing exam burden
Charles Clarke will chair a review of secondary education for OCR, which will publish policy proposals in the summer
