Sir Steve Smith writes to international school associations praising the work of schools during the war in the Middle East, and apparently addressing concerns about Ofqual’s refusal to accept teacher-assessed grades.

Ofsted’s top ‘exceptional’ grade is not out of reach for independent training providers, the inspectorate’s new FE chief has said, despite only one provider achieving the feat since the new regime launched eight months ago.

UK qualifications regulator Ofqual has fined Cambridge English £875,000 following an investigation into automated marking errors that led to incorrect IELTS results being issued to more than 62,000 learners worldwide between 2023 and 2025.

Markers of year 6 SATs have been given more time to finish processing papers and a pay bonus, after facing weeks of technical glitches on a new Pearson-run system.

A King’s College London student is pursuing legal action against her university after her first-class degree was downgraded to a 2:1, a dispute that she claims exposed "unjust" procedures and administrative failures.

Scotland’s only exam board withheld the existence of “damning” evidence about controversial exam results from the Scottish Government, The Herald can exclusively reveal.