Secondary
Wednesday
12th May 2021
Covid-proof next year鈥檚 11-plus tests, grammars advised
Grammars must use catch-up funding to support applicants from poorer households, says DfE
鈥楨xam details on TikTok are symptom of flawed system鈥�
Some students are facing four exams where they should have had one 鈥� and nobody is happy, says this pupil
Warning over 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� TikTok GCSE paper trading
Publishing exam papers on social media 鈥� including where there is 鈥榚vidence of teacher involvement鈥� 鈥� would be grounds for investigation, says Ofqual
Tuesday
11th May 2021
Don鈥檛 criticise schools 鈥榣eft in a vacuum鈥�, Ofqual told
School leaders claim they are being 鈥榯icked off鈥� for following Ofqual guidance on GCSE and A-level grading
Grade deadline move for 鈥榰nduly disadvantaged鈥� students
New September deadline for grading a 鈥榲ery small鈥� number of students, who will be given online study support this summer
Monday
10th May 2021
SQA warns of penalties for 鈥榚xam鈥� details on TikTok
SQA writes to schools after 糖心Vlog Scotland story reveals how details of 鈥榚xams鈥� are being shared on TikTok
GCSEs: Don鈥檛 pressure teachers on grades, students told
Ofqual warns GCSE and A-level students that it is 鈥榬eally important鈥� they don鈥檛 pressure teachers to raise their grades
Why can鈥檛 Ofqual tell us the plan for GCSEs in 2022?
Ofqual could make our lives a lot easier by telling us before September how GCSEs will work next year, says Adam Riches
Exam questions shared on TikTok 鈥楽QA black market鈥�
Thousands of pupils exchange information on social media about 鈥榚xam鈥� papers