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A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including a ‘totally unacceptable’ GCSE exam paper mistake, the DfE’s plans to hold academy trusts to account and the things teachers shouldn’t say

Ofqual chief Jo Saxton has spoken publicly for the first time since this summer’s GCSEs got underway, and revealed her early verdict on the attempt to return to normal assessment

Blue-sky thinking is all well and good – but sometimes in education, a tweak is all that’s needed, says Helen Amass

Exam board mistake resulted in a map of the continent of Africa being labelled incorrectly in a geography GCSE paper this week

Research shows no clear link between pupils’ anxiety over assessments and grade outcomes

Heads are concerned that pupils moving between stages are ill equipped socially and academically for secondary school – and Sats data will not help assess pupil ability

A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular articles this week, including tackling exam malpractice, the DfE’s plans for schools ‘stuck’ with low Ofsted ratings and the benefits of banning shouting by both pupils and staff

In both primary and secondary settings, exam integrity must be upheld. However, there are many ways this can be undermined and teachers need to know what to look out for and how to report it – as we explain in this detailed guide

Physics teachers are worried that the research findings could put some students off studying their subject

Learner profiles that provide long-term evidence of achievement, and are formative as well as summative, are an excellent option for measuring student knowledge and skill, argue these three educationalists

Academics behind a major study into the pandemic’s impact on early years pupils consider how those with English as an Additional Language were particularly affected – and how settings can help tackle the problem

The scores needed to reach the expected standard in key stage 1 Sats have been released today