Secondary

Last year, as students in England sat their traditional English GCSE, those in international schools were sitting the same exam as a digital, computer-based test in a pilot that offers an intriguing insight into the future of digital assessment

Fears that AI could undermine non-examined assessments may set alarm bells ringing for those who recall the old GCSE controlled assessments, says Yvonne Williams

The government’s new SEND plan promises to tackle huge issues such as the disparity in funding – but do we really have to wait until 2025 for anything to change, asks this MAT SEND director

Commons Education Select Committee chair, Robin Walker, reflects on early expert evidence for the government’s nascent plan for every pupil to study maths to 18 and explains why many questions need to be answered

Only a minority of 2022 SQA appeals were successful, yet it seems unlikely that so many experienced teachers could be incapable of following published standards, says Peter Bain

A consultation on reasonable force and restraints is a timely piece of work that could help tighten up some gaps in current guidance, says this education lawyer

Everyone in a school wins if students are given responsibility to resolve IT problems, says Scottish secondary headteacher Annette Alexander

Despite widespread support for Curriculum for Excellence’s direction of travel, its implementation has been ‘troubled’ – raising serious social justice issues, say these researchers

An awardwinning design and technology teacher explains why she’s backing calls to revamp the teaching of D&T to make it more relevant to the modern world – and entice more teachers and students as a result

Six key principles for manageable change to Scottish qualifications are set out by this secondary school leader

Changes to the university admissions process announced by Ucas last week will have a major impact on schools. Here Carl Cullinane, of the Sutton Trust, explains what’s changing and why

If we want to move education forward then recognising the role that social and emotional learning can play is a must – which means ridding ourselves of the idea it is a ‘hangover from the progressive experiments of the 1970s’