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13 June 2026

Author: Samantha Booth

Exams price row: AQA says schools can now pay just half of fees upfront

One of the country’s largest exam boards has said schools can pay half of their fees now and the rest later after coming under pressure for increasing their prices. As Schools Week revealed today, AQA has increased fees for some of its subjects across GCSE and A-level by about five per cent. It meant an […]

A new fiasco in the making? The flaws with Ofqual鈥檚 2021 exams plan

The government has finally published its consultation revealing the plan to replace exams this year. In some quarters it has done little to quell the fear that we’re heading for another fiasco – but this time, with teachers left to cop the blame. Schools Week investigates …   Move over mutant algorithm, we have a […]

鈥楻idiculous鈥�: Boards slammed for raising exam fees at a time of crisis

Schools will pay millions of pounds more in exam fees this year after prices were increased – despite exams not going ahead and teachers being expected to mark any assessments that might be set. However, boards have said fees had to be published now so that schools could set budgets. They pledged to return any […]

Ofqual boss admits teachers face ‘heavier responsibility’ in exams replacement plan

Ofqual’s chief regulator has acknowledged teachers have been given a “heavier responsibility” under the proposals to replace exams this summer. But Simon Lebus, who started his interim role on the day that exams were cancelled, denied that the proposals put teachers in the firing line. In an interview with Schools Week, Lebus also warned over […]

Boards return just 25% of fees for cancelled exams

Exam boards gave back to schools just a quarter of the exam fees paid last year. The country’s three main boards had pledged to return any savings after exams were cancelled last summer. The boards are waiting to find out the final exam replacement plans before amending their fees for this year. AQA, the UK’s […]

Schools don’t have to complete early years foundation stage profile in 2021

The early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) will not be mandatory this year, the government has announced. Schools will instead be asked to use their “best endeavours” to carry out the assessment, which is how pupils’ development and learning is assessed in reception. The Department for Education had previously said the process would go ahead, […]

When will schools reopen? How ministers responded to that key question this week

After announcing the current partial schools closures will last until at least February half-term, politicians are now increasingly being quizzed about how and when they expect schools to reopen fully. Prime minister Boris Johnson suggested this week it was still too early to tell if any rules can be relaxed by the middle of next […]

DfE plans two-year extension to National Tutoring Programme

The Department for Education intends to extend its National Tutoring Programme for a further two years, Schools Week can reveal. Launched in November to help children catch up on learning lost during the pandemic, the £350 million scheme is due to run until 2022. It’s important that policymakers continue to assess the impact of the […]