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League tables scrapped and primary tests scaled back – but year 6 SATs will go ahead

League tables will be scrapped for another year and primary assessment scaled back as part of a raft of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: What’s on the table as deadline looms

Despite waiting for months, Schools Week understands the government will fall short of its pledge to communicate the plans...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Comparable outcomes won’t help all pupils in 2021, admits Ofqual

Applying comparable outcomes to exam results in 2021 will not be enough to compensate for learning loss for all...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘We’ll help kids rise to the challenge’ – heads contradict Ofsted chief on exams

Cancelling exams in 2021 will not result in pupils becoming disengaged, headteachers have told MPs, as they vowed to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils in hard-hit regions face exams ‘Covid penalty’

Pupils face a “covid penalty” unless Ofqual takes geographical differences into account when awarding grades next year, a leading...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE warning over early GCSE entries as research shows some pupils do worse

Early entry to GCSEs “does not always benefit pupils”, the Department for Education has warned, as new research showed...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Restricting exams to core subjects ‘under consideration’, suggests Spielman

Ofqual is considering whether to only have exams in core subjects next year, with centre-assessment grades used for the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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GCSEs 2021: Teachers CAN use one-off tests for MFL speaking

Teachers will not be prevented from using “one-off assessment opportunities” to test pupils spoken language in GCSE modern foreign...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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We fear next summer’s exams, say lockdown heads

School leaders in lockdown areas say their pupils should not be penalised in exams, with year 10s at one...

James Carr
James Carr