The final version of the Hayward Review of Assessment & Qualifications was published towards the end of June.

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills responded to this by making no judgement on any of the recommendations in the review, suggesting she was keen to hear more from classroom teachers about the proposals.

This reaction by the Cabinet Secretary seems to be a sensible response to the NASUWT's lobbying of her when we highlighted the lack of genuine opportunity for classroom teachers to engage with the review.

We await further developments regarding proposed reform to the system of national qualifications and assessment in the Senior Phase.