Exams

Teaching union votes against plans for new Year 8 reading test

The government says assessments are "vital tools" for identifying areas where pupils need extra support.

Pupils will sit the new online tests in P4 and P7 of primary school and year 10 of post-primary school.

Romanian is the most widely spoken foreign first language in London with 159,000 speakers.

Power Education teaches maths, science and English to children who are not native English speakers.

Qualifications Scotland announces a major review of the exams system saying it wants to ensure they are "absolutely fit for purpose".

In England, GCSE students can receive results via an app for the first time in 2026.

Year 11 students will have a digital record of their results on an app for future use.

Qualifications Scotland comes into being on Tuesday but is it any more than a rebranding of the existing exams agency?

Joshua's mum argues her son would have passed the Kent Test if KCC had given him more time.

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