Assessment
The latest news and analysis on exams in the UK, including key dates, timetables, results and statistics for Sats, GCSEs and A levels
Thursday
11th Dec 2025
Teachers hold the key to successful on-screen assessment
Ofqual’s chief regulator writes exclusively for Tes on why he wants frontline educators to share their thoughts on plans for digital exams
On-screen assessment unlikely until 2030s, says exams chief
Ofqual announces proposals to regulate on-screen assessment – but says digital exams unlikely in the most popular subjects for the ‘foreseeable future’
Thursday
27th Nov 2025
What does the curriculum review mean for EYFS?
As the latest early years profile results are published, Julian Grenier outlines four key areas of the recent curriculum and assessment review worth interrogating
At least one in six students given extra time in exams last year
Ofqual figures show an increase in the proportion of students with arrangements for extra exam time
EYFS: Rise in Reception pupils with ‘good’ development
DfE data shows an increase in the proportion of four- and five-year-olds meeting their development targets – although results are still below pre-Covid levels
IB chief on Russia, curriculum reforms and ‘that’ UK funding cut
Tes chats to International Baccalaureate director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen during a stop in London as he tries to convince the government to reinstate IB state school funding
Year 8 tests will boost outcomes - our journey proves it
The managing director of Ark Schools argues that more reading assessments could help boost outcomes, as her school group’s journey demonstrates