Exams and qualifications

Organisations:	Department for Education, Government Equalities Office

KS2 results

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 5 July 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, School tests

On Tuesday, 4 July, the national results for the 2017 Key Stage 2 tests and teacher assessments were published.

Education in the media: 19 June 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 June 2017 - Categories: Adoption, Curriculum, Exams and qualifications

Today’s blog looks at those from the education sector who have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, coverage relating to the update of the new computer science GCSE, and a story about how teachers help adopted children.

Education in the media: 20 April 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 20 April 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications

Today’s news review looks at coverage of a new OECD report on the well-being of 15-year-olds across 72 countries.

Education in the media: 29 March 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 29 March 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, School spending

Today’s news review looks at coverage of a report into school funding and a letter from Justine Greening to the Education Select Committee regarding the grading system for our new ‘gold-standard’ GCSEs.

Education in the media: 6 March 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 6 March 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, Further education, Literacy, numeracy, School places, School spending, SEND

Today’s news review looks at coverage of new investment in facilities for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities and a story about GCSE resits.

Education in the media: 30 January 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 30 January 2017 - Categories: Attainment gap, Equalities, Exams and qualifications, GCSE results

Today’s news review examines positive coverage of how disadvantaged grammar school pupils perform in their GCSEs, and new guidance for companies around the incoming gender pay gap regulations.

Secondary school performance tables

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 24 January 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, School tests

On Thursday 19 January, we published new-look school performance tables based on last summer’s key stage 4 exam results. This Q&A sets out what has changed in the tables, and seeks to answer some of the questions raised by the media …

Minister Gibb on KS4 results: Our reforms are paying dividends

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 January 2017 - Categories: Curriculum, Exams and qualifications, GCSE results, Ministerial commentary

Writing in the Telegraph today, Schools Minister Nick Gibb explains how today's Key Stage 4 results represent how far our schools have come thanks to the government's changes to the National Curriculum.

Education in the media: 19 January 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 January 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, GCSE results, Myth busting

Today’s news review examines coverage of the GCSE results tables released today, and concerns around the school census.

Education in the media: 13 January 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 13 January 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, Higher Education, Uncategorized, Universities

Today’s news review examines figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Authority on the proportion of students getting top degrees.