Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Tuesday
22nd Sep 2026
Why the UAE is rolling out an AI literacy curriculum - and reducing screen use
Sarah Al Amiri, minister of education for the United Arab Emirates, talks to 糖心Vlog about a major new initiative in the nation, training teachers at scale and creating a welcoming environment for international schools
Teachers 鈥榝rustrated鈥� by barriers to 14-16 vocational studies
Teachers and students value technical studies but reputational barriers are preventing wider adoption, finds interim OCR research led by former education secretary Charles Clarke
Tuesday
15th Sep 2026
What can England learn about vocational and technical pathways from other countries?
France and the Netherlands offer models of how to embed vocational pathways pre-16 鈥� here, Loic Menzies and Taylor Hughson explore their impact
Fears over lack of teachers for new natural history GCSE
Experts also highlight concerns about the new qualification overlapping with other subjects and schools鈥� ability to provide equal access to high-quality fieldwork
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Thursday
10th Sep 2026
Are England鈥檚 Pisa 2025 results really worth celebrating?
The latest Pisa international study has sparked many far-reaching claims that stretch what the data tells us 鈥� and England鈥檚 scores in reading and maths aren鈥檛 worth writing home about anyway, says Christian Bokhove
KS2 Sats: Disadvantage gap rises to highest level in 4 years
The disadvantage-related attainment gap has only been higher in three years since 2010-11, while today鈥檚 DfE data also shows that girls continue to outperform boys
Early years experts demand 鈥榰rgent review鈥� of RBA
The Reception Baseline Assessment contradicts the government鈥檚 own screen-time guidance for young children, says letter to education secretary