Secondary

The decision to hold autumn exams shows no understanding of how teachers teach or students learn, says Adam Riches

Sally Dicketts asks if we should we do away with the standardised testing process of GCSE exams in favour of a more holistic approach that doesn’t place so much strain on young people

Ministers told schools are facing grading challenges that could have been avoided if the department had planned ahead

It’s a moderately interesting exercise that reveals little – why do we worship at the altar of Pisa, asks Geoff Barton

LONG READ: Many are calling for the complete abolition of GCSEs. But the technology already exists to move the exams online, alongside A levels. And, as Catherine Lough reveals, these decades-old qualifications could be a very different proposition on-screen

Teachers are expected to do the job of exam boards and the regulator – it’s a ticking time bomb, says Kevin Stannard

Teacher-assessed grades are a huge challenge – even with the guidance. Grainne Hallahan finds out how schools are coping

High-stakes assessment is harming students – we need to learn from what the rest of the world is doing, says Bill Lucas

Upcoming assessments are ‘cruel’ imitations of exams – and were entirely avoidable, says this teacher

Analysis: Covid may speed up a shift from paper GCSEs and A levels – but how quickly can online replacements be brought in?

Teachers are being given extraordinary power over this year’s grades – could this set a precedent, asks Dennis Sherwood

Now we know how assessments this summer will work, Grainne Hallahan makes predictions about where the problems will lie