GCSE results 2020: Optimistic grades and school type
Were certain types of school more likely to submit high centre assessment grades?
GCSE results 2020: A look at the grades proposed by schools
The GCSE grades that schools have proposed appear to be some way above those awarded last year
GCSE results 2020: The relative severity of proposed grades
Proposed grades tend to be higher in subjects that have historically been graded severely
GCSE results 2020: Proposed grades and variability in results
A look at how much schools' results would change by if proposed grades were awarded
Trying to predict improvements in GCSE results
Could Ofqual account for improvements in a school’s results when grades are awarded this summer?
Moderating teacher judgments in 2020
How Ofqual and the exam boards could moderate grades this year
Awarding grades in 2020
What steps could be taken to award grades in 2020 in the absence of examinations?
Do proposed adjustments to grading in GCSE languages go far enough?
Our take on Ofqual’s plan to adjust grading standards in French and German
Test reliability, and why it matters for primary school performance tables
This year’s Key Stage 2 performance tables will be published tomorrow, summarising the attainment of pupils in KS2 tests in reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS). But how reliable are these tests, and what does this mean for published performance indicators? Getting the right balance A well-designed test should give a pupil the [...]