Tuesday
GCSEs 2022: Exams revolution is 鈥榯he last thing schools need鈥
Calls to overhaul the exams system 鈥榚xaggerate the benefits鈥, warns report ahead of GCSE results day
GCSEs 2022: Why a radical overhaul of exams is not the solution
In response to calls for major reforms to GCSE and A-level exams, one former DfE policy adviser explains why we need evolution 鈥 not revolution 鈥 to improve our exams system
Monday
GCSE results day: what鈥檚 a teacher鈥檚 role?
For those teachers choosing to go into school for GCSE results day, James Bullous outlines what to expect
GCSEs 2022: EBacc is 鈥榙one for鈥 as MFL take-up stalls, says exams expert
New report says lack of students taking language GCSEs will lead to the government鈥檚 flagship English Baccalaureate targets being 鈥榪uietly phased out鈥
Friday
A-level results 2022: 6 insights all teachers should know
As the dust settles on A-level results day, we round up the key insights teachers should know to inform their understanding for the academic year ahead
A levels 2022: Stem favouritism 鈥榙isproportionate鈥, DfE warned
English Association chief warns over government鈥檚 support for maths and sciences over arts subjects after subject falls out of top 10
Need to know: A-level results, exam board strike and support staff
Your roundup of 糖心Vlog鈥 most popular news and features from the past week includes expert analysis of this week鈥檚 A-level results, as well as news of an exam board strike and tips for motivating your school support staff
Thursday
A-level results: DfE must sort regional attainment gap - Ofqual chair
Ian Bauckham said no 鈥渞ight-thinking person would not be concerned鈥 by regional disparities in today鈥檚 A-level results
A-level results reaction: 鈥楨ducation recovery is not done鈥
In response to this year鈥檚 A-level results, experts call on Ofqual to add a further stage to its two-step return to pre-pandemic grading levels 鈥 amid fears of a widening disadvantage gap
A levels 2022: English lit drops out of top 10 most popular subjects
Entries for English literature A level fell by 9.4 per cent this year, new figures have shown 鈥 after a call for government action to 鈥榮top the spiral of decline鈥
A levels 2022: Top grades fall at private schools
Despite the fall, independent schools still received the highest proportion of A* grades
A-level 2022 results: An imperfect system - but the fairest one we have
Sam Freedman reflects on the A-level exam results for 2022 and why, when all is said and done, the upheavals of the pandemic years show why exams remain the fairest way to assess all students
