Swap ‘cliff-edge’ GCSEs for ‘test when ready’, says exams review Independent Assessment Commission says qualifications are ‘inequitable and unreliable’
Ofqual to research impact of advance information to inform ‘future years’ Dr Jo Saxton says the measure was ‘really exciting’
Ministers urged to review exams plan amid covid disruption School leaders concerned ‘trust in the fairness of exams process will falter’
Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus Study claims teaching reading in England has been ‘less successful’ under new approach
Poorer pupil progress ‘increasingly difficult’ to measure Leaders demand ‘urgent review’ after study finds poorer disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes are becoming harder to measure
Plan to remove teachers’ hours cap ditched from white paper New DfE team shelves policies drawn up by former education secretary Gavin Williamson
Minister rejects return of key stage 3 SATs, but mulls ‘internal’ tests to boost literacy Robin Walker 鈥榥ot sure鈥� that more exams are the answer to progress issues
Schools cut music and PE, and 7 other findings from DfE recovery research Report looks at how schools coped with the impact of Covid in 2020-21
Online GCSEs 鈥榖y 2025鈥�, as AQA launches major pilot Up to 2,500 secondary school students from between 60 and 100 schools will trial online GCSEs