Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Today
25th Jul 2024
Drop in schools using NTP amid funding cut
School leaders warned at the start of the year that it would be harder for them to come up with the money needed to continue tutoring
![Pound in vice](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/NTP-drop.jpg?itok=uhRgNKUu)
Maths to dominate exam results days and 6 other trends
With GCSE and A-level results only a few weeks away, here are some of the key trends from subject entries you need to know
![Letterpress seven](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Maths-seven.jpg?itok=FygNnAxc)
Thursday
18th Jul 2024
Weekly round-up: Labour sets out its plans for schools
This week’s Tes round-up includes Labour announcing a raft of education plans in the King’s Speech and calls for an overhaul of the exams system
![Round up](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Round-up_1.jpg?itok=z_QmGaSt)
How to appeal a GCSE or A-level exam grade
Once GCSE and A-level results have been released, students have the opportunity to request a review of marking and appeal. We explain the process
![VAR](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Exam-appeal01.jpg?itok=-QyvGufd)
GCSEs 2024: Ofqual changes grading standards
Adjustments will be made to grading standards for GCSE computer science, French and German this summer
![Changes apples](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Grading-changes.jpg?itok=8Th_VzJF)
Tuesday
16th Jul 2024
GCSE English ‘not fit for purpose’, say experts
Students should be taught a more diverse range of global texts and study things such as journalism, film, TV and computer games, according to a new report
![GCSE English 'not fit for purpose', say experts](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/td-English-lit02.jpg?itok=NyHiX0x-)
How Labour can start to close the disadvantage gap
As new research underlines the scale of the gap, the Education Policy Institute’s Emily Hunt outlines what Labour could do to solve the problems it has inherited
![Broken ladder](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/fixing-gap.jpg?itok=YSqjVK4g)
Thursday
11th Jul 2024
Weekly round-up: Labour’s big schools mission begins
This week’s education news round-up focuses on Bridget Phillipson taking the helm at the DfE and how she will put her party’s ambitious plans for education into action
![Weekly round-up: Labour’s big schools mission begins](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Round-up_0.jpg?itok=hyW_W5IA)
GCSE resits: everything you need to know
Exam resits take place in GCSE English and maths in November. Here is your guide to how they work
![Sitting on gate](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Exam-resits01.jpg?itok=_gVbGMX9)