Secondary

Qualifications specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, Tom Middlehurst, tackles some common grade boundary misconceptions ahead of GCSE results day

With a vast array of exam data published for A-level results day, we’ve picked through the key information to share the most interesting and unexpected insights

As secondary schools wait for clarity on the future of assessment and the senior phase more generally, it appears that change will be less bold than many had hoped

Before results can be issued, exam papers must be marked. But how does that process work? Tes explains the steps behind the marking process

On GCSE and A-level results days multi-academy trusts receive a huge amount of data. Ellen Peirson-Hagger asks leaders how they approach analysing it to drive improvements for the year ahead

We show the 30 subjects with most entries at SQA Higher level in 2024, and how this list compares with 2019 – the last year before the Covid pandemic

After education secretary Jenny Gilruth drew attention to a ‘wide degree of variation in results’, we look at the size of that disparity at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

While exams were sat as normal this year, the reality is that students have experienced years of disruption – posing problems for them and how schools will be judged on their outcomes

If a student’s GCSE or A-level exam results seem surprisingly low and they’re sure they answered all the questions, it’s worth considering this possibility

The release of Scottish Qualifications Authority data each August marks an important point in the calendar – but data doesn’t tell the true story of students’ achievements, says the general secretary of School Leaders Scotland

As Scottish schools wait to see what exams reform will look like, David Cameron weighs up what assessment should look like in the years ahead

The freedom given to Scottish secondary schools has fostered innovation but it has also created a risk of inconsistencies and a lack of accountability, says Ed Carlin