Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levelsThe number of young people not in education, employment or training has risen to unacceptable levels...
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 MoreEnvironmentalists say new course could be delayed until 2030 because it is viewed as Conservative party initiativeLeading environmentalists have called on the government to introduce a natural history GCSE immediately, amid...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Read MoreResults show wide variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland dropsGCSE results day – latest updatesThe aftermath of the Covid pandemic has been squeezed out of GCSE results in...
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 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 MorePupils in grammar school areas experience little boost in results, while grades among brightest may actually be lowerPupils in English regions dominated by grammar schools experience little or no boost in results compared with...
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PM uses launch of Labour local election campaign to
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