Secondary

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

The fact exams are being held for some qualifications and not others could have lasting consequences, says Colin Bell

LONG READ A final plan for the summer’s A-level and GCSEs is due next week. William Stewart explains the linguistic gymnastics of what’s already been proposed and the problems with (non) exams

The review of level 3 qualifications is a ‘misguided tidying up exercise’ that will disadvantage many, warns James Kewin

When looking at the grade boundaries for GCSE maths yesterday, Mark Dawe found himself annoyed. Here, he explains why

It is time to abandon our obsession with exams being the best form of assessment, writes Sean Vernell