Secondary
Friday
14th May 2021
âStill time to do right by young people on assessmentâ
Those hit hardest by the pandemic must not be penalised, says Scotlandâs childrenâs commissioner
GCSEs 2022: Covid could stop geography fieldwork again
Ofqual is proposing to remove the mandatory requirement for fieldwork for geography, geology and environmental science
Students face âup to 43 exam-like assessmentsâ
Overdue details of the appeals process will be released âshortlyâ, education secretary John Swinney says
Exclusive: âOfqual doesnât trust teachers on GCSEsâ
A group of 24 âfrustratedâ MAT leaders write to regulator to demand answers over the handling of this yearâs grading
GCSEs 2021: âHeads misunderstand exam board workloadâ
Heads calling for ÂŁ135 million exam fees rebate have been accused by exam board of âmisunderstandingâ its workload
Exam details shared on another social media platform
Students have migrated from TikTok to less known social media site, where entire exam papers are being shared
GCSE: âDfE mustnât forget its pledge to trust teachersâ
Government has dumped GCSE and A-level assessment on overburdened teachers â you deserve our thanks, says Alison Peacock
GCSEs 2021: âWe need to keep an eye on grade inflationâ
Ofqual chair says there will âhave to be a distribution of gradesâ in results this year and warns âwe canât give everyone an Aâ
GCSEs 2022: Exams are still âplan Aâ, says Ofqual
Planning for academic year ahead is âhappening intensively at the momentâ, according to Ofqual chair
Modern studies teacher elected as an MP
Modern studies lesson comes to life for teacher who taught students about representation of minority groups
When is an SQA exam not an SQA exam?
With papers being leaked on TikTok, the SQA âexamsâ situation is even more perilous than last yearâs â and thatâs saying something