Secondary

Sunday

3rd Aug 2025

Which are the UK’s biggest exam boards?
ÌÇÐÄVlog takes an in-depth look at the country’s largest exam boards and their role in UK assessment
Turn of the century exam hall
What is OCR? A guide to the UK exam board
We take an in-depth look at one of the country’s most historic awarding bodies
ORC exam paper

Friday

1st Aug 2025

SQA results day 2025: what to look out for
Results for Scottish qualifications and courses will be published next week, so what can we expect?
SQA results

Tuesday

29th Jul 2025

Scottish exam results day 2026: everything you need to know
Scottish exam results will be released on Tuesday 4 August 2026. Here are all the key details and dates
scottish-exam-results-day-2026

Thursday

24th Jul 2025

Scottish exam reform too late for entire Covid generation
New school qualifications will become fully available by 2032, an official document reveals. But as it was published with so little fanfare, Emma Seith asks if schools and teachers are even aware
Scottish exam reform too late for entire Covid generation

Monday

21st Jul 2025

What is off-rolling in schools?
It’s a common accusation that some state schools in England have been guilty of off-rolling in attempt to improve their league table position. But what does the term mean?
What is off-rolling in schools? ÌÇÐÄVlog explains

Thursday

17th Jul 2025

Exam results: why do some subjects not have bell curves?
GCSE results data shows that while some subjects enjoy neat grade distribution, many others see multiple peaks across the spread of grades. Dennis Sherwood explores why
Bell tower with mountain range

Wednesday

16th Jul 2025

How to help students with SEND settle in September
From classroom placement to engaging with families, two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with special educational needs and disabilities
Pupil starting school

Monday

14th Jul 2025

15 years of free schools: do they deliver better outcomes?
With the government having paused the opening of any more free schools, a new study shows that they have a positive impact on attainment, says report author Andrew Smith
Do free schools deliver better student outcomes?
The unexpected music genre unlocking students’ skills
United Learning’s head of music and performing arts explains how an opera project has taken students out of their comfort zone – with ‘remarkable’ impact
The magic flute

Thursday

26th Jun 2025

Exams 2025: GCSE and A-level entries drop - and 5 other trends
Why have GCSE and A-level entries fallen if the student population has increased? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the Ofqual entry data for this exam season
students sitting exams

Thursday

12th Jun 2025

Why are female secondary heads £6K worse off than men?
The gender pay gap for secondary headteachers is widening. Ten years ago there wasn’t a gap at all. What’s going on? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the data
Gender pay secondary heads £6k a year worse off than men