Assessment

Why successful online assessments are all in the blend

Online assessment tools are improving, but still have a long way to go before we can be fully confident...

JL Dutaut
Andrew Cormack
Assessment, Exams

Ministers confirm exams and grading plan for 2023

GCSE and A-level grades will return back to pre-pandemic levels

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

A one-size-fits-all approach to assessment undermines equity and diversity

We need assessment settings and systems that give students what they need based on a careful and methodical attention...

Jess Staufenberg
Jeff Greenidge
Assessment, Mental Health

Now’s the time to support students with revision and exam stress

Here are five ways to talk to your learners about coping with high-stakes assessment, writes Lesley French As many...

Jess Staufenberg
Lesley French
Assessment

Saxton: Adaptive testing could end exam tier ‘ceilings’

'What I found very difficult with tiering was having to have conversations with students and parents about ‘we just...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Assessment

Ofqual’s 3-year plan for exams: what you need to know

Exams watchdog pledges to support the use of technology in assessments

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Only use exam board websites to access advance information, students told 

GCSE and A-level students should only access advance information about exam topics on official websites, exam boards have said,...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

College forced to reveal secret A-level inquiry results

The college had refused to reveal the results to staff and students up to now

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon