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
18th Aug 2022
A-level results 2022: Regional top grade gap wider after pandemic
The gap between the regions with the largest and smallest proportions of top A-level grades has increased since the last set of exams in 2019
Northern Ireland A-level results day 2022: key trends
We look at the latest A-level results in Northern Ireland, after the first full set of summer exams since 2019
Wales A-level results day 2022: key trends
It is the first time Welsh students have sat external A-level exams since 2019 – so how did they do?
A levels 2022: Results at a glance
The latest A-level results broken down by gender, subject and grades
Wednesday
17th Aug 2022
Scottish education’s strength? It shapes hearts and minds
Attainment is important but so are ‘the kind of citizens you are creating’, says government adviser and Canadian educator Dr Avis Glaze
A-level results: Why we should all have faith in the system
Teachers should go into A-level results day tomorrow with confidence that the system will work for this year’s cohort, says this head-turned-university leader
A levels 2022: ‘Severe concern’ over continued decline in English entries
ASCL warn that the decline has been influenced by the ‘grind of memorising large amounts of traditional texts’ at GCSE
Tuesday
16th Aug 2022
A-level results day 2022: a Welsh perspective
Ahead of A-level results day, this Welsh headteacher reflects on the past year and what lies in store for the class of 2022
SQA exam results: two very different reactions from teachers
The return of national exam results in Scotland left one teacher ‘ecstatic’ but another ‘almost sick with disappointment’ – they explain why
GCSEs: ‘Virtually no change’ in disadvantage gap over 20 years
Experts have said that if the 2030 Sats attainment targets are to be met, the government must prioritise education
Monday
15th Aug 2022
A levels 2022: Results day will not be ‘pain-free’, Ucas warns
Ucas chief executive Clare Marchant says returning to a ‘midpoint’ in grades was never going to be easy
GCSEs and A levels 2022: How teachers got to results day
We look back at the journey towards the return of exams this summer – and how heads and teachers navigated record Covid rates in schools to steer students through the exam series