Primary school tests toned down
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Seven year olds in England will not have to sit national tests en masse next spring, the government is to announce.
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The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges.
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The announcement of a battery of new standardized tests for students rekindled the debate over whether such testing is emphasized too much.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker examines new figures which show a dramatic decline in the number of adult learners.
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High stress levels make students less able to deal with complex exam questions, research suggests.
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GCSE language students could cease taking oral tests because they are "too stressful", a report says.
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Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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Exam boards in England are planning to put more simple questions in some science papers, the Times reports.
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Plans for the biggest overhaul of the education system for more than 50 years has been unveiled, with a proposal to replace GCSE and A-level exams with a single diploma system.
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A significant proportion of teachers think the standard of A-level and GCSE marking has deteriorated.
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There will be no mandatory tests for 11-year-olds in Wales next year, but teachers worry about higher workload.
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LONDON  - The biggest proposed overhaul of Britain's education system in 60 years was unveiled Monday, including a plan to replace the wave of standardized tests for high-school students with a single diploma system.
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A key feature of the Liberal Democrat education policy is a pledge to reduce primary school classes.
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Government's exams watchdog tries to clamp down on internet plagiarism and help from parents.
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Random testing is succeeding in deterring pupils from taking drugs, says head teacher.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on the changes happening in the new school year.
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The slight declines occurred as the number of high school students taking the standardized exam grew larger.