Secondary

Students and teachers need to know what’s happening with next year’s exams before the summer holidays, says Heidi Drake

The quality-assurance process for GCSE and A-level grades unnecessarily adds to teacher workload, says Adam Riches

The need for ‘robust evidence’ for grades makes this teacher anxious – which is why she’s in favour of formal mock exams

The subject often known as ‘techie’ has shown during Covid just how valuable it can be, says teacher Caroline McFarlane

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is much loved across the world, creating lifelong memories of less-than-ideal expeditions

While the Scottish government continues to assure students that they will not have to sit formal exams this year, schools are gearing up to make them do just that

The Scottish government says students don’t have to sit exams this year – but many classroom-based assessments look very like exams, warn teachers

The pandemic has made activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award more relevant than ever before to children’s wellbeing and overall development

Some schools are running full mock exams to gather recent evidence to support A level and GCSE grading decisions – but is this fair?

After studying why parental engagement can diminish in secondary school, this teacher has some helpful insights to share

Prince Philip, writing for Tes on 12 November 2004, on why the award that bears his title is so important

Asking students to discuss their learning would be a more reliable form of assessment than exams, suggests Sugata Mitra