Assessment

Skills white paper to confirm V-levels and GCSE re-sit ‘stepping stones’

New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T-levels

Freddie Whittaker
Anviksha Patel
Assessment

Cyber-attacks, exam fees and digital vision…meet the new head of Cambridge OCR

Myles McGinley talks to Schools Week about his hopes for the future of curriculum and assessment

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Year 8 reading test plan splits teachers and heads

More teachers back government plan than oppose it, but leaders are far more sceptical

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Exams: Try rest breaks before asking for extra time, schools told 

New JCQ guidance says supervised rest breaks 'often more effective and appropriate' than extra exam time

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Assessment

Year 8s to sit mandatory reading test under white paper plans

Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum, but results will be published at national...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Poorer pupils do better in more disadvantaged schools, report says

Researchers also find worst-performing areas for disadvantaged kids likely to have more poor white youngsters

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens
Sam Sykes
Assessment

WJEC exam board fined £350k after wrong food GCSE results

Ofqual to issue WJEC with six-figure penalty after 1,527 food preparation and nutrition GCSE pupils received incorrect results

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Assessment

Schools ‘over a barrel’ as exam fees rise again

Cost of exams will increase at a greater rate than school funding in 2026, with some provided by AQA...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker