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GCSE exam tiers: everything you need to know
Foundation or higher? If you’re unsure as to which tier a student should be entered, exam board AQA has some pointers
29 November 2018
9-1 GCSEs: how to prepare for 2018
The head of curriculum strategy at AQA shares three lessons learned from the first phase of new GCSEs and explains how to apply that knowledge
27 November 2017
Schools’ best hope lies in real freedom
The end of state control would give rise to a self-improving system, writes Dale Bassett
2 March 2012
EBac defeatism ignores the success stories
24 June 2011
Bigger class sizes will help trim the fat
The best way to absorb cuts but protect education is to boost pupil to teacher ratios and sack assistants
2 April 2010