Exams

Major exam reform the ‘last thing schools need’, warns ex-DfE adviser

'Incremental improvement' model would help 'resource-starved' schools, Sam Freedman says

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Opinion

Prioritising poorer pupils for university is not ‘social engineering’

The odds of getting a university place remain heavily stacked against the poorest in society, one sector leader writes

Freddie Whittaker
Nick Brook
A-level results 2022

School leaders form pact not to show off A-level results

Some trust and school chiefs are avoiding 'tempting' PR about A-level and GCSE grades, warning Covid makes comparisons 'ridiculous'

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
A-level results 2022

A-level results day 2022: Teachers face AQA exams portal issues

Board says results delivery not impacted by 'issues' with 'working' system

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2022

A-level results are no disaster – but the system is not out of the woods

The vast majority of young people who wanted to attend university now can – after that there are some...

Jess Staufenberg
Tom Richmond
A-level results 2022

A-level results 2022: Which subjects saw the biggest drop in top grades?

Top grades in some subjects are far closer to pre-Covid results than others, with the biggest upheaval still to...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
T-levels

T-level results 2022: A third achieve top grades but digital proves toughest subject

The first ever cohort of T-level students are receiving their results today

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
A-level results 2022

A-level results 2022: 6 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from data on the first summer exams since 2019?

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2022

A-level results 2022: Top grades drop 19% but remain higher than 2019

As planned, proportion of A* and A grades falls after bumper year in 2021, but pupils fare much better...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker