Fewer assessments, rather than shorter exams, the answer to reducing the burden? Tes analysis shows most schools already avoid the longest GCSE assessments. @ascl-uk.bsky.social says fewer papers, not “tinkering”, is the better solution. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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2026 GCSE and A level entries data reveals reductions in entries for 8/15 EBacc subjects and higher uptake in 9/17 non-Ebacc qualifications. Combined science remains the most popular GCSE and maths the A level with highest entry figures. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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New: The DfE is now citing Taylor Swift gig‑related absences among Year 9–10 girls as evidence for a tougher line on “one‑off” days off. The new focus comes after the latest official data showed severe absences reached a record high last year. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Tes analysis shows trusts with more disadvantaged & SEND pupils face deficits up to 75% higher — a £320 per‑pupil gap. Experts say the funding and accountability system is failing schools.
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The CEO of England's third largest exam board recently told Tes that schools have raised concerns over students' capacity to "engage" with on-screen assessments, and raised doubts over presumptions that all young people are "digital natives". @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Revealed: the trickiest times-table question faced in schools www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social
KCSIE highlights how critical the DSL role is but doesn’t require supervision - it only says that schools "should" provide support. Leaders say DSLs are at risk of burnout and call for "protected time" to deliver the supervision needed. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Tes’ excellent graphics dep’t created this extremely handy timeline of all the key changes schools can be expected to implement over the next year.
@jasminenorden.bsky.social also sets things out very well here: @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Excellent piece by @johngroberts.bsky.social assessing the tension between Ofsted findings and inclusion in schools. Data says nearly 90% of schools meet the expected standard but policymakers appear to want major changes. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Excl: Shadow education secretary Laura Trott has written to Ofqual and OCR asking why an upheld complaint didn't lead to “regulatory intervention", and raised exam‑system “confidence” concerns with schools minister Georgia Gould. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Government publishes the research behind its plans to curb one-day absences, alongside a new parental communications guide for schools to help keep messaging ‘useful’
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Ofqual says schools can cut exam times by choosing different awarding bodies, but Tes analysis reveals that, in most cases, this isn't an option – and school leaders are now calling for the number of ...
In an exclusive interview with Tes, Eduqas CEO Ian Morgan talks about the risks of moving to on-screen assessment, the use of AI to mark exams and the debate over how long exams should be
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Findings come shortly before the statutory multiplication tables check opens for schools' Year 4 pupils
Designated safeguarding leads should be given 'protected time' for supervision support to help them cope with the stresses of the job, leaders tell a Tes safeguarding event
Almost nine in 10 schools are making the grade in Ofsted’s inclusion checks - but is the system working?
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Shadow education secretary raises concerns over confidence in exams system and impact on results, as she calls for regulator to do more following upheld maths complaint
