Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Thursday
5th Oct 2023
Sunak’s A-level plan drawn up on ‘back of envelope’
Shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell accuses Rishi Sunak of announcing a ‘back-of-the-envelope policy’ while school roofs are ‘literally propped up’
End P1 SNSAs, says primary leaders’ body
Primary headteachers say P1 literacy and numeracy standardised assessments are ‘time consuming and onerous’, and interfere with play-based approaches
Weekly round-up: Teacher burnout and replacing A levels
This week’s essential education news includes a warning that teaching is becoming a ‘military tour of duty’, Sunak’s plan for a new qualification and worries about MAT finances
Pandemic catch-up must focus on those in need
New NFER research tracking young pupils’ outcomes since the pandemic shows a clear need for schools to target catch-up efforts at the two groups hit hardest
Wednesday
4th Oct 2023
Advanced British Standard: everything you need to know
What exactly would the new Advanced British Standard entail, how much would it cost and will it ever actually happen?
Gibb’s defence of knowledge-rich learning
Schools minister pens explanation of why he thinks knowledge-rich learning is so important as part of the government’s Advanced British Standard plan
Sunak: Advanced British Standard to replace A levels
The prime minister has unveiled plans to bring in a new qualification combining A levels and T levels, with the government also saying it will look at reforming GCSEs
Breaking: Advanced British Standard to replace A and T levels
The prime minister has unveiled plans to bring in a new qualification and the government has also said it will look at reforming GCSEs