GCSE 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...
Read MoreSir Kevan Collins says government failure to back his £15bn post-Covid catch-up plan caused the stark disparity in this year’s English GCSE resultsThe former schools recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, has blamed the...
Read MoreNorth-east school leaders call for government to recognise challenges for pupils in different parts of EnglandThe largest gap on record between top GCSE grades awarded to pupils in London and those in north-east England has...
Read MoreCall to change policy of forced retakes as nearly 40,000 more pupils in England likely to miss grade 4 in one – or both – subjectsSchools and colleges in England are expecting a flood of “demotivated”...
Read MoreSchool leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levelsHigh levels of persistent absence and mental ill health have undermined pupils’ GCSE results to be published...
Read MoreSocial Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this yearDisadvantaged students are likely to bear the brunt of grade deflation when this year’s A-level and GCSE grades...
Read MoreState school pupils twice as likely to feel they have fallen behind than peers in private schools, landmark study findsFour out of five teenagers say their academic progress has suffered as a result of the pandemic, with state...
Read MoreSome warn about impact on disadvantaged students, who suffered greatest learning loss during pandemicA-level and GCSE grades awarded in 2023 will be lower on average than this summer, the Department for Education has announced,...
Read MoreGrades of seven and above down three percentage points, in line with government plans to tackle grade inflationThe proportion of top grades among the GCSE results for 16-year-olds in England has fallen since last year, with the...
Read MoreGovernment seeks to reassure pupils taking GCSEs and A-levels after sharp rises in grades during pandemicThe government has sought to allay pupils’ fears over GCSE and A-level results, which are expected to be lower in...
Read MoreThirty per cent of entries gain grades 7 and above – equivalent to A and A* – but rise is well below that in A-levelsRecord numbers of top GCSE grades were awarded to pupils in England but the rise remained well...
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