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The real issue around this year’s GCSEs is that teachers are still waiting for assessment guidance, says Geoff Barton

Covid has shown us what works in our education system – and what doesn’t. How do we build on this, asks Geoff Barton

It has been an exceptionally fraught few weeks, says Geoff Barton – but now we need to give our pupils a simple message: welcome home

The DfE hasn’t sold it well, but its decision on how to assess GCSEs this year is a good one, writes Geoff Barton

Let’s build up to a full school reopening slowly and carefully – it shouldn’t be a high-stakes gamble, says Geoff Barton

The way scientific evidence has been applied to real-world education issues simply does not add up, says Geoff Barton