Exams

Schools ‘over a barrel’ as exam fees rise again

Cost of exams will increase at a greater rate than school funding in 2026, with some provided by AQA...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper

Pupils complain that replacement paper missed swathes of content they had expected it to cover

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Exam boards consider ‘action’ over social media predictions

A quarter of teachers say they have heard of pupils buying so-called 'predicted' papers

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Poorer pupils ‘locked out’ of key subjects due to teacher shortages

Teacher shortages ‘block poorest pupils from some of the best-paid careers in AI-driven economy’

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Exams

Ministers hope new GCSE results app will save £30m a year

Almost 100,000 year 11s will receive grades via a government app this year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Exams

SEND pupils now allowed to listen to music during exams

Schools will also be able to use mental health support service referral letters to apply for extra support

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2024

A-level results 2024: Future exams will be pegged to more generous 2023 baseline

Students achieved more A*s this year than every year since 2010 (outside of teacher grades), despite Covid learning loss....

John Dickens
John Dickens and Samantha Booth
A-level results 2024

A-level results 2024: Which subjects had the most top grades?

What are the subject results? Which had the highest grades? Which had the lowest? Schools Week takes a look...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Exams: Entries boost in statistics and engineering GCSEs

Further maths and physics A-levels also see increase in entries, but GCSE citizenship and A-level sociology become less popular

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker