As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expertThis week it was reported that students could soon be...
Read MoreBritain has been stripped of the spaces that allow for true social integration. But it’s easier for politicians to blame ‘outsiders’Every few weeks, another announcement. Immigrants must do this to earn the right to stay in the...
Read MoreProposal aims to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children and improve schools’ focus on readingPupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by white...
Read MoreAttainment gap between pupils from wealthy and deprived areas closes only slightly despite being SNP’s core missionMinisters in Scotland are facing intense criticism over a sluggish increase in exam passes by teenagers from...
Read MoreThey have shaped the fortunes of young people in the UK for four decades. But now even the former education secretary who introduced these exams wants to see them abolished …It’s approaching 8.30am on a Wednesday in June...
Read MoreInterim report for schools in England to also recommend more emphasis on digital and media literacy, sustainability and climate sciencePupils should sit fewer GCSE exams and Michael Gove’s English baccalaureate faces being...
Read MoreDfE urged to delay ending funding of popular programme so that hundreds of students can complete their courses• Axing the Latin excellence scheme: a classic mistakeState school pupils taking GCSE Latin may be forced to drop the...
Read MoreAbout 34,000 Ukrainian children have fled to UK since Russian invasion – yet are unable to study their mother tongueUkraine is lobbying the UK government to give teenage refugees who fled the war-torn country the chance to study...
Read MoreNew 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 party initiative”, one...
Read MoreExclusive: Education secretary to tell schools in England pupils need sense of belonging, as attendance declines Top exam grades will not transform children into happy and healthy adults, the education secretary will say,...
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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