Secondary

Wednesday

8th Dec 2021

End the ‘overreliance on exams’, says Education Scotland
Chance to move away from ‘one size fits all’ assessment should not be missed, says national inspection and curriculum body
Education Scotland calls for 'overreliance on exams' to end

Friday

26th Nov 2021

Heads’ fears over Covid disruption amid low jab uptake
Heads warn the DfE must increase support for schools to combat Covid disruption amid low student vaccine uptake in some areas
GCSEs: Pupil cash rewards ‘could halve attainment gap’
Paying students could boost GCSE scores for those with lower predicted grades, research finds

Thursday

25th Nov 2021

GCSEs 2021: Drop in resits following teacher grades
New Ofqual figures reveal a fall in entries for the GCSE autumn retake series this year
GCSEs: Heads and exam boards reject ‘risky’ MFL reforms
DfE told to ‘rethink’ ‘fundamentally flawed’ government proposals to reform modern language GCSEs

Thursday

18th Nov 2021

Exclusive: ‘No data’ on school Covid contact tracing
NHS ÌÇÐÄVlogt and Trace is not getting in touch with any close contacts from school, according to a third of school leaders

Monday

15th Nov 2021

Covid: Second jabs encouraged for 16- and 17-year-olds
Experts say they are more ‘reassured’ about the safety of Covid vaccinations for children

Friday

12th Nov 2021

Ofsted warns schools over ‘unbroken’ KS3 music teaching
Inspectorate’s expert says subject should not be put on a carousel in secondary schools

Thursday

11th Nov 2021

GCSEs and A levels 2022: How exams will run next summer
The government has set out how exams will run this year – and what will happen if they are scrapped again. Here’s everything you need to know
GCSEs 2022: Run ‘exam-condition’ mocks, schools told
The DfE says students should be tested in ‘exam-like conditions’ in case GCSEs and A levels are scrapped owing to Covid again next summer
GCSEs: Multilingual students ‘do better in all exams’
Secondary students who say they are multilingual outperform their peers in non-language subjects, research shows

Friday

5th Nov 2021

Girls ‘face more mental health issues in secondary’
Research also explores whether students’ age within their year group is linked to mental health issues