Schools

Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike

Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

Fine exam boards for GCSE errors, education MPs demand

Exams regulator Ofqual will 'consider regulatory action'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

SATs: Calls for ‘immediate investigation’ after new claims of wrong results

Heads' union said it has been given 'no clear answer' from ministers over latest Capita issues

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Threat of results delay as exam staff now balloted for strike action

AQA staff told they may face 'dismiss and re-engage' if they turn down pay offer

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Investigation: Why are our sick children forced to sit exams?

Parents want critically ill pupils to be given teacher assessed grades, rather than have to sit exams just days...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Ofqual chief admits exam board mistakes caused ‘distress’

Chief regulator Jo Saxton also told school leaders handwriting is 'here to stay', and warn they face worse results...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

AQA sorry for ‘stress’ over A-level law question not in advance info

Exam board makes second apology in a week over issues with advance information

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs, Schools

Markers locked out of Capita’s SATs webinar

The firm has apologised after teachers were left waiting for hours

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

‘We don’t want to be known as the kids who didn’t do GCSEs’

Schools Week editor John Dickens joined Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton as her tour of schools across the...

John Dickens
John Dickens