Assessment

Ahead of A-level results day, the education secretary has pledged to tackle disadvantage gaps that the head of Ofqual has branded a ‘scandal’

Although Spanish bucks the overall trend, the number of students taking Highers in languages has been dropping for generations

Ofqual chief regulator says it would be ‘difficult’ to allow a special grade uplift for students in schools where the presence of collapse-prone concrete has disrupted learning

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

A stable examination system means that students can be confident their grades will hold their value for years to come, says Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham

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

All you need to know about the Year 4 times tables tests, including which questions are most likely to appear and the 2025 test dates

This mandatory test is used to determine Year 1 pupils’ phonics skills. Here’s what you need to know, including the 2025 check dates

Traditional methods of marking in maths can miss students who are brilliant problem-solvers, says David Thomas, who suggests a new approach

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