Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Friday
5th Jul 2024
Weekly round-up: What will Labour mean for schools?
This week’s Tes round-up focuses on Labour’s plans for education, the challenges the new government must overcome and the reaction from the sector to a historic election victory
![Round up](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Round-up.jpg?itok=kwfUz77Q)
Workload concerns flagged in SQA trial of exam script access
A small trial giving Scottish schools access to marked papers last year found ‘almost all’ had concerns about workload – but schools also welcomed the ‘learning opportunity’
![Workload concerns flagged in SQA trial of exam script access](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/workload4.jpg?itok=XINmfaBf)
Monday
24th Jun 2024
GCSE results day 2024: everything you need to know
GCSE results day takes place on Thursday 22 August 2024. Here are all the key details
![Students open GCSE results](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Students-GCSE-results-2024.webp?itok=ipPhqD7r)
Poorer high-ability pupils in primary miss top GCSE grades
Disadvantaged, high-achieving 5-year-olds keep pace with their affluent peers in primary – but an attainment gap opens up in early secondary, research shows
![Only 1 in 4 poorer ‘bright’ 5 year olds achieve top maths GCSE grade](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/1in4%20poor%20students.jpg?itok=_ZNNcW3I)
Tuesday
18th Jun 2024
Pisa tests prove creativity can be taught
Professor Bill Lucas explains how new Pisa test makes it clear students can flourish both academically and in creative thinking – and says this poses questions for policymakers
![Drawing a lightbulb](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/Teaching%20creativity.jpg?itok=pzZIUvED)
Scotland absent from first Pisa report on creative thinking
New data suggests Scottish teachers are doing a good job of encouraging creative thinking – but the government’s decision to opt out of new Pisa test means evidence is limited
![Missing jigsaw](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/Scotland%20absent.jpg?itok=6bNH2zPS)