Assessment campaign

After Covid-19, we need reform of our assessment and exams systems to make them fit for the future.

Secondary assessment

After the fiasco of the 2020 exam results, Government must make sure GCSE and A-level students in 2021 are rewarded for their achievements and none are disadvantaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

What you can do:

Read our criteria Government must meet to make this year’s A-level and GCSE grades as fair and consistent as possible

Watch NEU member Rafia Hussain on why she campaigned for fair grades for students this year

Read the proposals put to Government by the NEU and other unions for awarding exam grades fairly in 2021

Primary assessment

The high-stakes testing system in primary schools is not fit for purpose. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted even further the flaws in this system. The union is working with More Than A Score to campaign against the present system of primary tests.

What you can do:

Read the NEU response to the Government's cancellation of primary tests in 2021

Sign up to the More Than A Score campaign against high-stakes primary tests

Find out more about the NEU’s proposals for an alternative to Government primary tests

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    Fair Grade 2021

    After the fiasco of the 2020 exam results, Government must make sure GCSE, A-level and vocational qualification students in 2021 are rewarded for their achievements and none are disadvantaged.