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We outline the key adaptations to next year’s GCSE and A-level exams, as revealed by Ofqual

Politicians call for senior SQA figures to step down after intervention from Equality and Human Rights Commission

Sam Freedman breaks down the impact of Ofqual’s grading changes and explains why they create as many problems as they solve

The exams regulator advises schools to consider doing TAG assessment before Christmas to ‘protect against further disruption’

Teacher-assessed grades set to be used again if Covid leads to another year of exam cancellations

Everything teachers need to know about Ofqual’s plans for GCSEs and A levels next summer

Some education leaders say exam mitigations are ‘sensible’, while others warn they could lead to unfair ‘topic lottery’

The approach to assessing students in Scotland next year will be a national one with no local variation, the SQA tells MSPs

One in 10 secondary students with virus also suffered symptoms more than four weeks after infection, research suggests

Form sent to headteachers is ‘not legitimate’, says NHS England vaccine boss

New 2021 figures show all but one of Scotland’s local authorities recording a Higher pass rate better than pre-Covid

You may not have heard of the ‘Gillick competence’ but it may well be used by pupils to accept or reject the Covid vaccine – here’s what schools should be aware of