Exams & Qualifications
The pandemic has seen educators and exam bodies start to look at the future place and style of the traditional examination and assessment framework.
Post-Covid reform could lead to ‘era of opportunity’ says head
Leading head Samantha Price, the new president of the Girls’ Schools Association, is calling for reform to exams and university...
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‘More university admissions tests are bad news for students and schools’
After this year’s A-level grade inflation dramas, there have been rumblings that universities will start to introduce a wider range...
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‘Don’t forget the students who sat traditional exams this year’
The examination round of 2021 has been like no other. In common with almost of the British curriculum schools around...
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‘Academic elitism runs deep — we really need to talk about this’
There were sighs from school leaders and linguists — ancient and modern — when Gavin Williamson announced the new Latin...
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Expert warns grade inflation will mean more university entrance tests
Education expert Professor Alan Smithers is warning continued grade inflation at A-level this year will lead more top universities to...
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‘An independent education isn’t just about Oxbridge’
As we approach A-level results day I have been thinking a lot about the emerging belief that private schools are...
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What all school leaders can learn from the IB Diploma
When I started my first international job, a physics teaching role in Milan, I didn’t know much about the IB...
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