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But before this can happen, government needs to improve its ’piecemeal and lacklustre’ approach to technology in schools, headteachers‘ leader warns

Teacher stress is not a strong reason to abolish Sats, say researchers after study shows that Year 6 teachers’ anxiety levels quickly return to normal after test week

Ofqual data shows there were 470 appeals that triggered at least one GCSE grade change last year

School leaders hope to fund a High Court action to compel Ofsted to reveal the evidence it uses to downgrade schools

Using key stage 2 data to predict GCSE grades is flawed, says Nathan Burns, who believes closer tracking of students’ KS3 progress is a better approach

Former schools minister Robin Walker questions the value of pupils failing repeated resits of GCSE maths

School leaders warn the problems with last year’s key stage 2 Sats ‘must not be allowed to be repeated’ as STA publishes report less than two weeks before this year’s tests

Nine in 10 secondary teachers disagree with the Scottish Qualifications Authority decision to reinstate coursework and exams in practical subjects next year

The Scottish Qualifications Authority has asked schools to remind students about ‘the potential consequences of submitting work that isn’t their own’ – including that they could fail the course

Pupils read more books due to social media trends like ‘BookTok’ but are not choosing challenging texts, report finds

Scotland’s assessment system ‘may look radically different’ in the future, according to the education secretary – but there’s no evidence of it yet, writes Emma Seith

Former schools minister warns of ‘grave concern’ over Year 11 absence rates as exam grading standards return to pre-pandemic levels