New GCSE was announced under previous government in 2022 but now ‘sitting in limbo’, says Mary Colwell, one of its architects The natural history GCSE has been shelved because it is “seen as a Conservative...
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Read MoreThen education secretary faced repeated calls to resign over school and exam procedures during pandemicA former education secretary widely derided for his leadership of the department during the pandemic will face a grilling by...
Read MoreResults show wide regional variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland dropsThe aftermath of the Covid pandemic has been squeezed out of GCSE results as 16-year-olds received grades more...
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Read MorePupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to get marks which could open the way to sixth form or collegePrime Minister Keir Starmer is congratulating GCSE students on their “incredible job”.He wrote on X:...
Read MoreStudy finds serious impact on life chances and mental health of young people amid calls to reassess resits policy in EnglandThe government has been urged to reassess what a social mobility expert has called the “national...
Read MoreProportion of top grades is best outside pandemic but results in Wales and Northern Ireland fall compared with last yearA-level results – live updatesSixth-formers in England are enjoying a bumper crop of top A-level...
Read MoreStudy shows fewer students in England combining humanities such as history or music with sciences or mathsA-level students in England have increasingly dropped humanities and arts subjects in favour of a narrower range of...
Read MoreBridget Phillipson says she is determined to reduce attainment gap as teenagers anticipate A-level resultsThe education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has warned of “massive” inequality in England’s education...
Read MoreGCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdownChildren in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower...
Read MoreHead of National Education Union says new qualification would need 5,300 additional teachers in EnglandRishi Sunak wants to scrap A-levels and replace them with a single qualification that includes compulsory English and maths,...
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