GCSEs 2021 – Tests reveal ‘dramatic’ learning loss
The UK Association of School and College Leaders asked members for their insights into how much learning has been lost by Years 11 and 13 during the pandemic. Headteachers have…
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SQA National 5 exams cancelled in Scotland for 2021 as Higher and Advanced Higher delayed
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Education Secretary John Swinney said: “Pupils have already lost a significant amount of learning time because of coronavirus. My priority is to ensure…
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…
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…
UK: Schools and exam boards undermine promise to pupils of September tests
A row is brewing between examination boards, schools, the government and England’s exam regulator over whether pupils unhappy with their assessed GCSE or A-level grades will have the chance to…
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…