Exams

EPI calls for review of phonics screening check

Researchers argue there's 'no evidence' the checks led to improved outcomes

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

DfE scraps £1.6m key stage 1 SATs paper opt-out scheme

Unions say 'common sense has prevailed' after an estimated £1.6m was spent last year on optional papers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

Key dates for SATs and phonics checks: 2025, 2026, 2027

Government has released the key dates for primary assessment - including SATs and phonics checks - for the next...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
SATs

Primary school disadvantage gap narrows

But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains above pre-pandemic levels

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

SATs helpline struggling, and 9 more findings from STA accounts

Agency plans to 'transform' how it engages with schools, but still misses phone targets

Samantha Booth
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth
SATs

Scaled scores for 2024 key stage 2 SATs announced

Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the 'expected' standard

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
SATs

SATs 2024: Schools face results ‘queue’ system

Leaders face 'enduring same frustrations as music fans struggling to get concert tickets', says union

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

Primaries fail to opt out of SATs – but say they won’t be testing

FOI data reveals just 7 per cent of primary schools opted out of receiving KS1 papers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

Capita loses £180m SATs contract to exam board Pearson

Schools faced ‘significant frustration’ during outsourcer’s first year, with thousands of papers going missing and wrong marks awarded

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth