GCSE results: latest news
GCSE results newsCalls rise to a clamour for independent GCSE inquiryEx-head of Ofqual wades in as expectation of legal action grows
Unlucky for some: why new exams could raise risk of `wrong grades’More results will hinge on `luck of the draw’, academics predict
The new EBac Certificates - what does it mean?Michael Shaw’s guide to this week’s landmark change in secondary exams
Heads turn to the law over grading scandalLawyers confident that judges would quash June GCSE marks
Select committee will hold full inquiry into GCSE English grading scandalMPs believe there are too many unanswered questions and will take evidence from exam boards
Those leaked GCSE English letters in fullPressure builds on Ofqual after leaked letters reveal it overruled `fair’ GCSE gradesCalls for chief regulator to resign after correspondence emerges that contradicts its report into scandal
The secret correspondence that answers many questions over the grading fiasco but asks even moreLeaked letters leave Ofqual in exposed position after it becomes clear that its involvement amounted to much more than `advice and guidance’
`A big mess’Ofqual’s rules suggest it should have prevented GCSE grading changes
GCSE English results will stand
Students will be offered extra resit but heads’ leader renews threat of legal actionOfqual flagged issue at heart of grading crisis three years ago
Solution to modular GCSE problem was not implemented“Many tens of thousands affected” by GCSE English marking scandalLatest analysis suggests many more have been hit than first thought
Headteachers consider legal challenge against exam boards in row over GCSE gradesFears that pupils from poor backgrounds and ethnic minorities unfairly hit by lower grades
English results `unfairly marked down’, say headteachersSchool leaders claim grade boundaries manipulated to reduce number of C grades
GCSE results: grade inflation comes to a halt for the first time in the qualification’s historyTwenty-four years of continuous improvement ends
GCSE overhaul: reform in haste, repent at leisureBrian Lightman warns against incremental, hasty changes to the National Curriculum.
It’s time to teach business leaders a lesson in constructive criticismBusinesses: stop bashing schools and start collaborating with them, says Gerard Kelly
Read our GCSE webchat with TES reporter Williams Stewart and regular TES columnis Geoff Barton.GCSE chat from teachersGove’s GCSE resultsTeachers debate what the latest results really mean.
Is centralised pay hitting GCSE grades?The daily papers claim it is, but what do teachers really think?
Gove’s plans to reform GCSEsTeachers debate the pros and cons of O levels v GCSEs.
GCSE English language resultsHave your results inexplicably dropped this year?
OCR ICT resultsWere you happy with your pupils’ results?
GCSE reform news and opinonSlow down or say goodbye to `world class’, Gove toldRushing new `O levels’ will harm quality, exam boards caution
Beyond the gradePupils will be ranked nationally as part of the new O-level-style qualifications
New curriculum will allow `extreme’ freedomIt won’t be abolished but it will be `very, very short’, says Gove’s team
O level plan: revolutionary for sure..but has Mr Gove really thought this through?
Ex-head of Ofqual wades in as expectation of legal action grows
Unlucky for some: why new exams could raise risk of `wrong grades’ More results will hinge on `luck of the draw’, academics predict The new EBac Certificates - what does it mean? Michael Shaw’s guide to this week’s landmark change in secondary exams Heads turn to the law over grading scandal Lawyers confident that judges would quash June GCSE marks Select committee will hold full inquiry into GCSE English grading scandal MPs believe there are too many unanswered questions and will take evidence from exam boards Those leaked GCSE English letters in full Pressure builds on Ofqual after leaked letters reveal it overruled `fair’ GCSE grades Calls for chief regulator to resign after correspondence emerges that contradicts its report into scandal The secret correspondence that answers many questions over the grading fiasco but asks even more Leaked letters leave Ofqual in exposed position after it becomes clear that its involvement amounted to much more than `advice and guidance’ `A big mess’ Ofqual’s rules suggest it should have prevented GCSE grading changes GCSE English results will stand Ofqual flagged issue at heart of grading crisis three years ago “Many tens of thousands affected” by GCSE English marking scandal Latest analysis suggests many more have been hit than first thought Headteachers consider legal challenge against exam boards in row over GCSE grades Fears that pupils from poor backgrounds and ethnic minorities unfairly hit by lower grades English results `unfairly marked down’, say headteachers School leaders claim grade boundaries manipulated to reduce number of C grades GCSE results: grade inflation comes to a halt for the first time in the qualification’s history Twenty-four years of continuous improvement ends GCSE overhaul: reform in haste, repent at leisure Brian Lightman warns against incremental, hasty changes to the National Curriculum. It’s time to teach business leaders a lesson in constructive criticism Businesses: stop bashing schools and start collaborating with them, says Gerard Kelly Read our GCSE webchat with TES reporter Williams Stewart and regular TES columnis Geoff Barton. Gove’s GCSE results Teachers debate what the latest results really mean. Is centralised pay hitting GCSE grades? The daily papers claim it is, but what do teachers really think? Gove’s plans to reform GCSEs Teachers debate the pros and cons of O levels v GCSEs. GCSE English language results Have your results inexplicably dropped this year? OCR ICT results Were you happy with your pupils’ results? Slow down or say goodbye to `world class’, Gove told Rushing new `O levels’ will harm quality, exam boards caution Beyond the grade Pupils will be ranked nationally as part of the new O-level-style qualifications New curriculum will allow `extreme’ freedom It won’t be abolished but it will be `very, very short’, says Gove’s team O level plan: revolutionary for sure. .but has Mr Gove really thought this through?
Students will be offered extra resit but heads’ leader renews threat of legal action
Solution to modular GCSE problem was not implementedGCSE chat from teachers
GCSE reform news and opinon
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