Assessment

Sir Ian Bauckham’s comment follows exam board OCR’s apology for errors in A-level papers

In the age of AI, the days of relying on coursework as a component of A-level assessment may be numbered, writes Alex Quigley. But what are the alternatives?

Whether your International Baccalaureate students are expecting results in July or December, here is all the information your school needs to support them

Former council chief will lead Scotland’s qualifications body through reform after leaving his previous role in the wake of Ofsted criticism of children’s services following the killing of a six-year-old boy

Institute of Physics contacts exam boards ‘urgently seeking reassurances’, as OCR apologises for mistakes in papers

The passing of legislation is an ‘opportunity missed’ to improve the learning environment of pupils, warns Scotland’s biggest teaching union

Change in Scottish education is proving slow – but could the forthcoming election focus minds when it comes to the promised reduction in teachers’ class-contact time, asks Emma Seith

Why have GCSE and A-level entries fallen if the student population has increased? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the Ofqual entry data for this exam season

Education bill paves the way for change at Scotland’s national assessment and inspection bodies, but critics say it does not go far enough

‘Next steps’ document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment ‘will start to feel different’

Grade boundaries vary each year, but why? And how are they decided upon? Check out our guide to the method behind the numbers

The 96 per cent increase in take-up since 2021 – the largest for any GCSE or A-level subject – has been welcomed amid fears of a growing maths attainment gap