Secondary
Monday
26th Jul 2021
Exams 2022: How to stop an examiner crisis next year
Will there be a dearth of GCSE and A-level examiners next year after two years of no marking? It鈥檚 a situation we can鈥檛 allow to happen, says this senior examiner
GCSEs: Mental health issues link to pupils missing out
Pupils experiencing poor mental health are three times more likely not to secure five GCSE grades at A* to C or 9 to 4, a study suggests.
Thursday
22nd Jul 2021
GCSEs 2021: Final grade checks needed by results day
Schools minister sets out plans for grading reviews and provisional process for next year鈥檚 GCSE and A-level exams
GCSEs 2021: Teachers鈥� time to prepare was 鈥榮quandered鈥�
Shadow education secretary criticises Boris Johnson, Gavin Williamson and Nick Gibb over handling of GCSEs and A levels
Monday
19th Jul 2021
Covid: Most pupils won鈥檛 be vaccinated, says government
Decision risks soaring infections among school-aged children this autumn, headteachers鈥� leader warns
GCSEs 2022 results to be used for school league tables
Heads condemn 鈥榥onsensical鈥� GCSE data decision 鈥� while primary performance tables will return a year later in 2022-23
Friday
16th Jul 2021
GCSEs 2021: Ofqual won鈥檛 say if algorithm being used
Call for the regulator to be 鈥榤ore transparent鈥� about how it will identify schools for 鈥榪uality assurance鈥� over grades
Has Gavin just insulted teachers and students?
The education secretary attacks 鈥榮econd-rate qualifications鈥� but the replacement will most likely lead to levelling down, says Geoff Barton