Assessment

The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels

Thursday

14th Nov 2024

When do Sats results come out in 2025?
Find the key dates and details for the 2025 Sats results, including what the scores mean and how they’re used by schools
When do Sats results come out in 2025?

Wednesday

13th Nov 2024

Ministerial statement demanded over handling of Higher history review
The SQA marking review was published after the Higher history pass rate dropped by more than 10 percentage points – but Scottish Labour says ‘huge questions’ remain unanswered
Call for ministerial statement over handling of Higher history review
Youth club closures affected GCSE results, think tank warns
Headteachers’ leaders urge government to restore local authority funding for community services, or risk leaving schools to ‘pick up the pieces’
An IFS study has found that students in areas where youth clubs closed fared less well at GCSE.

Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

No ‘anti-maths mindset’ in English schools, says OECD
But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a ‘small elite group’, meaning many proficient students drop the subject
No ‘anti-maths mindset’ among England’s pupils, OECD finds
Boosting reading fluency ‘could halve KS2 gender gap’
Research also warns against making key stage 2 tests ‘too long’ so they’re largely assessments of reading speed
Reading speed

Friday

8th Nov 2024

Is this MFL’s ‘moment’ or will reforms hasten its decline?
Curriculum reforms offer a chance to boost the status of language teaching in schools, but there’s a risk they could do the opposite, say subject experts
Is this MFL’s ‘moment’ - or will reforms hasten its decline?

Thursday

7th Nov 2024

Nearly a third of students given more time to complete exams
School leaders say they need help as rising numbers of students ask for special arrangements to sit GCSEs and A levels
Nearly a third of students given more time to complete exams

Wednesday

6th Nov 2024

Higher history review finds marking standard did not change
SQA internal investigation states the sharp drop in Higher history passes was down to ‘the poor standard of responses’ from students, especially on the Scottish history paper
Death Road

Monday

4th Nov 2024

Maths anxiety hinders many pupils, say teachers
Maths anxiety is ‘extremely common and incredibly persistent’ and it can extend across generations, expert warns
Maths anxiety and unidentified dyscalculia hinder many pupils, teachers say

Wednesday

30th Oct 2024

‘Genuine risk’ Scottish education ‘will be left behind’
BOCSH group of Scottish secondary heads warns education secretary of signs that system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and says other countries’ reforms are ‘advancing rapidly’
Scottish Education left behind

Friday

25th Oct 2024

Rate of FSM students going to university decreases for first time
The gap between state and private school students going to top universities has also increased, according to DfE data
Serving food

Thursday

24th Oct 2024

1 in 3 senior leaders say Sats contribute to retention challenges
Only 3 per cent of leaders say they think Sats are a good measure of school performance
1 in 3 senior leaders says Sats contribute to retention challenges