Secondary

Wednesday

11th May 2022

4 in 5 heads face more demand for extra exam space
Most heads also warn the level of stress and anxiety among exam students is higher than in pre-pandemic years
hall with empty tables and chairs

Tuesday

10th May 2022

GCSEs 2023: How exams will run next summer
Department for Education confirms return to ‘full subject content’ for 2023 GCSE and A levels
GCSEs 2023: How exams will run next summer

Tuesday

3rd May 2022

MFL take-up more down to parents than teachers
Students engagement in modern foreign languages more swayed parents’ influence rather than teachers, a new study suggests
mfl

Thursday

28th Apr 2022

GCSEs 2022: Long Covid could spark exam exemption, says JCQ
Exclusive: Exam board body ends uncertainty over whether students with long Covid may be allowed to miss this summer’s assessments
Exams, Long, Covid
SQA: Covid-era course modifications to remain next year
Teaching unions say students about to embark on qualifications may have suffered the most during Covid
SQA: Covid-era course modifications to remain next year

Wednesday

27th Apr 2022

Social mobility tsar: Girls shun physics due to ‘hard maths’
Katharine Birbalsingh was urged to apologise after her comments to MPs on diversity and inclusion in Stem subjects
katharine birbalsingh social mobility tsar

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

Friday

8th Apr 2022

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.
91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Bruce Robertson
Secondary head Bruce Robertson shares insights from his career, including the importance of teachers and leaders understanding how learning happens
91¶¶Òõ' 10 questions with... Bruce Robertson

Sunday

3rd Apr 2022

SQA accused of hiring ‘army of spin doctors’
Scotland’s exam body has a 43-strong communications department, prompting Labour to accuse it of wasting crucial education funding
Spin, doctor