Assessment

More school leavers without university places after exams return

Heads demand better-funded careers advice after official figures show 40,000 applicants were still without a place in mid-September

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Exams: Stick or twist, we need quick decisions from the new DfE 

It is right to return to pre-Covid grade boundaries as soon as possible, writes Geraint Jones, but we now...

JL Dutaut
Professor Geraint Jones
Assessment

The future is digital – but not exclusively so

Technology will help us improve assessment for certain courses and groups of pupils, writes Jo Saxton, but we won’t...

JL Dutaut
Jo Saxton

The Future of Assessment

A free FE Week and Schools Week supplement in partnership with NCFE, diving into assessment reform

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Assessment, The Knowledge

GCSE results: A national shame that requires radical change

Our new research shows the unfolding tragedy of educational disadvantage, writes Lee Elliot Major, and it’s a scandal that...

JL Dutaut
Lee Elliot Major
Assessment

English and maths resits are crucial – but fewer should need them

A low pass rate for English and maths GCSEs – especially among disadvantaged pupils – is not an argument...

JL Dutaut
Steve Haines
Assessment

Pearson faces record £1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work

'No evidence' students received the wrong outcomes but schools awarded £300k compensation

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Exam results: Regional disparities show we need new solutions

This summer’s exam results have once again shown the persistence of regional disparities in educational attainment. Across A levels...

JL Dutaut
Chris Zarraga
Assessment

GCSE results 2022: Which subjects saw the biggest fall in grades?

The government has reined in less than a quarter of recent grade inflation in some popular subjects

Tom Belger
Tom Belger