Assessment

2024 league tables delayed until after parents pick secondary school

Government also extends deadline for school results checking exercises until November 7 after issues with results

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Assessment

Deadline for results checking service extended after tech issue

New data service hit by technical problems in the first year it has been moved back in-house to the...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

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
Assessment

Covid outcomes squeeze ‘waning’, but disadvantage gap widens

Union boss calls for 'renewed focus on low-attainment and disadvantage gap', after release of NFER report

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Assessment

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
Assessment

Ofqual issues cyber warning over coursework as 1 in 3 secondaries hit

Scores of coursework could be lost from 'weak' security, as many teachers went without tech training last year, regulator...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Assessment

SEND pupils now allowed to listen to music during exams

Schools will also be able to use mental health support service referral letters to apply for extra support

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

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
Assessment

Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden