Monday
GCSEs: Fears of private school ‘minority’ subject cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Warning Covid recession may mean private schools cutting A levels and GCSEs in subjects like Mandarin
Why my school is holding full formal mocks this year
The need for ‘robust evidence’ for grades makes this teacher anxious – which is why she’s in favour of formal mock exams
How are schools creating teacher-assessed grades?
Teacher-assessed grades are a huge challenge – even with the guidance. Grainne Hallahan finds out how schools are coping
Friday
Baseline 2021: 64% primary leaders want to scrap tests
Heads and teachers urged to sign open letter to Gavin Williamson calling for cancellation of new Reception Baseline Assessment
Another year, another mess over Scottish exam grades?
While the Scottish government continues to assure students that they will not have to sit formal exams this year, schools are gearing up to make them do just that
SQA guidance ‘makes in-house exams an inevitability’
The Scottish government says students don’t have to sit exams this year – but many classroom-based assessments look very like exams, warn teachers
A levels ‘should be replaced with baccalaureate system’
In response to a new report, heads’ leader says the ‘narrowness and snobbery’ of curriculum needs to be addressed
GCSEs: Generous grades ‘logical and justifiable’
But generosity of teacher-assessed 2020 A-level and GCSE grading should not be carried forward, warns exam board
Tuesday
SQA: ‘No requirement to replicate full formal exams’
SQA insists that there should not be ‘one-off, high-stakes’ assessments this year after exams were cancelled
Banned: Teacher who changed students’ coursework
Teacher who admitted altering his students’ coursework before submitting it to exam board is banned from profession
