Secondary
Friday
Sturgeon: We won’t have another qualifications fiasco
First minister reveals she has been involved in discussions over the SQA qualifications process this week
Exclusive: Ofqual questions comparability of 2022 GCSEs
‘Calling a grade the same thing is potentially misleading’ if you radically change the standard, Ofqual chair tells ÌÇÐÄVlog
Wednesday
Ofqual: More exam tech change on the way
Watchdog says exam boards embracing ‘greater use of technology’, as catch-up tsar calls online assessment ‘the future’
GCSEs 2022: Ofqual to consult on making exams ‘fair’
Watchdog will seek views on making the 2022 GCSE and A-level exams fair following learning loss owing to the pandemic
Exclusive: Rape and revenge porn in secondary schools
ÌÇÐÄVlog survey reveals ‘concerning’ levels of sexual harassment and misconduct among students in secondary schools
Tuesday
GCSEs: Struggling students could get four years to pass
Education recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins says some students could be given four years to pass maths and English
‘Teachers and students boxed in by assessment rules’
The alternative assessment system brought in to replace exams is putting huge pressure on everyone, says this head
Monday
GCSEs: Pressure on teachers to limit grades generosity
The threat of senior staff lowering GCSE and A-level centre-assessed grades in 2020 was ‘strongly felt’, Ofqual finds
GCSEs 2021: Teacher assessment risks bias, warns Ofqual
Watchdog’s review of research into teacher assessment finds ‘bias’ against boys and disadvantaged students is ‘common’
