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
30th Jul 2026
How many school students already take vocational qualifications?聽
With Andy Burnham announcing new technical education pathways for 14-year-olds from 2028, 糖心Vlog looks at how many students currently enter vocational studies in their early teens
Cambridge has delivered its first digital exams - here鈥檚 how it went
Nineteen schools across 10 countries ran digital exams for the first time this year. Emma Seith asks those involved about this introduction of online assessment and the lessons learned
Tuesday
28th Jul 2026
鈥楶ro-girl鈥� gap in teachers鈥� predicted A-level grades identified
Teachers often predict higher A-level grades for girls than boys, and this could be affecting students鈥� access to university courses, researchers warn
New technical routes for schools: what we do and don鈥檛 know
A huge announcement on secondary education was made by Andy Burnham last night, begging a raft of questions. We set out the answers the sector needs and the detail 鈥� where it exists 鈥� we know already
Thursday
16th Jul 2026
Sats results 2026: 63% meet expected standard
The delayed national key stage 2 assessment results show attainment has improved or remained stable in all subjects compared with last year
Dame Christine Gilbert to lead review into Sats failings
DfE announces review on the day that delayed key stage 2 Sats results are due to be released
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