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GCSE, AS and A-level exams in England this summer will be replaced by school assessments, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed. Mr Williamson told MPs that the Government will put its ...

GCSE exams should be replaced by school-based assessments next year amid coronavirus disruption, a leading headteacher has said. Changes could also be made to A-level exams so there is less content or ...

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A review will consider reducing the “volume of assessment” at GCSE following concerns about the pressure that exams can place on pupils. The interim report of the independent curriculum and assessment ...

In this country, mathematics is a loaded subject. Whenever I say I’m a maths teacher, I'll watch the other person’s face change. There is always a reaction. A few of them will be like, “Oh my god, I ...

The difference in average GCSE English and maths results between poorer and richer pupils – the so-called “attainment gap” – is the largest in England in over a decade, according to a recent ...