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
7th Jul 2022
Sats 2022: Fifth of teachers report missing results
Teacher leaders ‘deeply concerned’ about the reports of missing Sats marks
SQA: The problem isn’t the qualifications - it’s resources
Timetabling, class sizes and resources are to blame for the failure to realise Curriculum for Excellence in upper secondary, not courses, finds SQA research
Wednesday
6th Jul 2022
We should not ‘over-focus’ on the importance of Sats
MAT CEO says although the Sats results ‘hold up a mirror’, we should remember that they ‘only tell us so much’
Time to stop setting Sats targets
Yesterday’s KS2 results tell us it is time to put an end to arbitrary targets, says data expert
Tuesday
5th Jul 2022
Wales’ exams have taken place - so how did they go?
The chief executive of Qualifications Wales analyses early feedback – including why some students said the exams were harder
Scottish school and college qualifications explained
Qualifications reform is under way in Scotland but the current system is here until at least 2024. We outline how it works
Sats 2022: ‘Disappointing but expected’ drop in attainment
The biggest fall in attainment in this year’s key stage 2 Sats results was seen in writing, while the results for reading have improved slightly since before Covid
KS1 Sats: Steep fall in writing standards since Covid, finds research
Government target for 90% of pupils to achieve expected standards by 2030 ‘now seems even further way’, says researcher