Swedish university exam unlikely to go ahead at all this year
It is looking increasingly unlikely that ‘högskoleprovet’ – an exam used by thousands of students every year as a way to enter Swedish university will go ahead – despite a…
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England’s exam results fiasco has exposed its flawed education system
There is nothing a politician fears more than the organised public wrath of a group of articulate parents, headteachers and the ex-chief inspector of schools. The approaching furore over A-level…
Next year’s school exams in Scotland may be scrapped due to Covid-19 pandemic
Education Secretary John Swinney is unable to rule out next year’s school exams being cancelled due to Covid-19 but he confirmed pupils going back in a blended learning model on…
Exam board AQA to pay out £1.1m over rule breaches and errors
The exam board AQA is to pay more than £1.1m in fines and compensation for a string of rule breaches, errors and failings in GCSEs and A-levels that regulators said…
Even more tests for most tested children in the world
This September, a pilot of new baseline assessment for four-year-olds will be introduced in almost 10,000 primary schools in the UK. This baseline will test children within the first six…
UK Home Office investigated over English test cheating claims
A government watchdog has launched an investigation into the Home Office’s decision to accuse about 34,000 international students of cheating in English language tests, and will scrutinise the thinking behind…
Scholars criticize Scottish Government for citing their research as an inspiration for controversial primary school testing.
After Dylan Wiliam, a professor at University College London, said the use of his name in connection with the policy was a “substantial and perverse misrepresentation” of his views, Professor…
Avoid uncritical use of PISA, say researchers
Policy makers should guard against uncritical use of PISA international test results, according to research released by Cambridge Assessment.The findings come as the latest round of PISA testing in UK…
Ofsted inspectors to stop using exam results as key mark of success
Ofsted plans to overhaul the way it inspects schools in England, downgrading the influence of exam results in favour of a closer look at pupil behaviour and at the breadth…