Assessment

GCSE disadvantage gap widens again

Gap in attainment between poorer pupils and better-off peers widest since 2011

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

AQA sets timetable for digital GCSE exams

Two GCSE languages will move to digital by 2026 with larger subjects beginning in 2030

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Improvement in final KS1 SATs, but still below pre-pandemic

The DfE has published results data from last year's SATs, the last before they were made non-statutory

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer
Assessment

EBacc: DfE plans league table shake-up to ‘incentivise’ take-up

Government to 'explore making changes to the headline EBacc attainment measure'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Jo Saxton to step down as Ofqual chief

She will become chief executive of UCAS in January

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

BTECs: Reforms risk 155k students ‘falling through the gap’

Sharp drop in applied general qualifications and slow growth of T-levels will have 'calamitous impact', report warns

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Assessment

Primary school disadvantage gap stops widening

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

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

A-level results: What is driving the regional attainment gap?

A-level results showed a growing disparity. But what is behind it? Schools Week investigates...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth