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As a new ministerial team enters the Department for Education, a MAT chief outlines the steps it must take to tackle the link between deprivation and underperformance

Members of the Scottish Parliament’s education committee grilled Scotland’s beleaguered exam body this week – here are seven key takeaways from the meeting

We round up the main trends from this year’s GCSE results data to give you essential insights for the school year ahead

In response to calls for major reforms to GCSE and A-level exams, one former DfE policy adviser explains why we need evolution – not revolution – to improve our exams system

As the dust settles on A-level results day, we round up the key insights teachers should know to inform their understanding for the academic year ahead

Sam Freedman reflects on the A-level exam results for 2022 and why, when all is said and done, the upheavals of the pandemic years show why exams remain the fairest way to assess all students

Teachers should go into A-level results day tomorrow with confidence that the system will work for this year’s cohort, says this head-turned-university leader

Many high-achieving students struggle to settle at university – not least those from under-represented backgrounds. Two school leaders explain how they’re attempting to address this issue by ensuring that schools and universities work more closely to make that first term less daunting

Ahead of A-level results day, this Welsh headteacher reflects on the past year and what lies in store for the class of 2022

The return of national exam results in Scotland left one teacher ‘ecstatic’ but another ‘almost sick with disappointment’ – they explain why

The return of SQA exams after three years poses big questions for the future of assessment in Scotland, says Emma Seith

Falling pass rates will fuel calls for exam overhaul – but any new system has to be manageable for school staff, writes Emma Seith