What impact will Ofqual’s chosen grading system in 2022 have?
Ofqual have decided on a stepped return to pre-pandemic grade distributions. We take a look at what that might mean in practice.
Key Stage 4 Results 2021: Looking behind the averages
Key Stage 4 results increased in 2020 and again in 2021. But was this true for all schools?
GCSE results 2021: Why are Maths and English entries from older pupils down this year?
Entries from pupils aged 17 or above are down by 18.6% in English and 8.6% in maths
Awarding grades in 2020
What steps could be taken to award grades in 2020 in the absence of examinations?
Some thoughts on ‘The children leaving school with nothing’
It’s worth digging under the surface of the Children’s Commissioner’s latest briefing
Will anything ever be done about grading in modern foreign languages GCSEs?
French, German and Spanish all look to have been harshly graded for many years
Are some qualifications scored too generously?
And others scored too severely
Crying Wolf? Part one
What impact did Wolf review reforms have on exam entries and attainment?
More on the comparability of international GCSEs and GCSEs
Further analysis in response to claims that GCSE reforms have favoured pupils in independent schools.