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Education Policy Institute’s Emily Hunt outlines attainment data that shows how gaps between boys and girls fluctuate over time – and the pandemic’s impact on this

As secondary schools wait for clarity on the future of assessment and the senior phase more generally, it appears that change will be less bold than many had hoped

Boys’ GCSE grades are improving and girls’ attainment is faltering – but why? Experts point to mental health struggles, absence, misogyny and exclusions

The arts and humanities are suffering, and students are more likely to choose A levels from the same subject group, a report finds

This year, just two-thirds of students attained an A-C pass for Higher history – with the SQA blaming ‘a drop in performance’ in the exam

More than 630,000 students have received their international GCSE, O-level and AS- and A-level results after ‘biggest-ever exam series’

Ahead of A-level results day, the education secretary has pledged to tackle disadvantage gaps that the head of Ofqual has branded a ‘scandal’

Although Spanish bucks the overall trend, the number of students taking Highers in languages has been dropping for generations

Ofqual chief regulator says it would be ‘difficult’ to allow a special grade uplift for students in schools where the presence of collapse-prone concrete has disrupted learning

Before results can be issued, exam papers must be marked. But how does that process work? ÌÇÐÄVlog explains the steps behind the marking process

A stable examination system means that students can be confident their grades will hold their value for years to come, says Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham

On GCSE and A-level results days multi-academy trusts receive a huge amount of data. Ellen Peirson-Hagger asks leaders how they approach analysing it to drive improvements for the year ahead