GCSE grades – Why it’s time for schools to abandon this pointless bureaucracy The impact of the pandemic on this year’s exams should prompt educators everywhere to take a clear-eyed look at grading in schools – why we do it, whom it helps and the numerous problems it can cause...
GCSEs 2021 – “Headteachers have been stitched up” Nick Hurn OBE takes a dim view of the government’s proposed alternative arrangements for this year’s cancelled GCSEs...
Learning gaps – “We cannot expect the school system to continually pick up the slack” Poorer pupils are nine months of learning behind by the end of Y6 and even before the pandemic, the gap was getting bigger
Effective questioning – 3 quick and easy teaching techniques to try Adam Riches presents a brief look at how questioning can be employed for the purposes of assessment...
