Assessment

What schools need to know about clearing, and how they can help

Teachers are best placed to support students by knowing the three different clearing personas, says Clare Marchant

John Dickens
Clare Marchant
Assessment, Schools

The Great 2023 Grade Deflation: 7 things you need to know

Schools Week looks at how the plunge back to pre-pandemic grades will impact students and university places this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Special school teacher banned over Covid grade ‘dishonesty’

Case appears to be the first sanctions issued for misconduct relating to teacher grades used during the pandemic

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The 'snowflake' stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen...

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
Assessment

Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation

Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Capita ‘rewarded’ for 2022 SATs chaos as £1.5m shaved off penalty

Ministers waive part of permitted fee for outsourcing giant to 'de-risk delivery for future test cycles'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Assessment

Heads sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5%

Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Price of exams rises 6.5% in a year

Ofqual analysis warns of 'increasing cost pressures' on exam boards, but full impact of inflation may not yet be...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Missed deadline risks thousands of BTEC results

Scores of schools and colleges missed the July 5 data deadline

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen