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Irena Barker
All articles by Irena Barker
The joy and the pain of going back to school
Teachers have taken to social media to discuss their personal grooming decisions and express fears over rigid toilet break schedules as schools in England and Wales go back this week
5 September 2016
Top GCSE and IGCSE grades increase at private schools
While independent school figures appear to buck the national trend, the inclusion of IGCSEs means they are not directly comparable
3 September 2016
PokéStop ignoring the wonders of the real world
2 September 2016
Fall in private school A-level entries receiving top grades
Independent schools record a dip in the proportion of entries receiving top A* and A grades, as BTEC entries rise
27 August 2016
Pupils from poor backgrounds and ethnic minorities less likely to meet predicted A-level grades, study shows
Over half of all English 18-year-olds applying to university missed their A-level predictions by two or more grades last year, UCAS analysis finds
4 August 2016
Proportion of free school meals pupils going to university falls for the first time in a decade
Just 22 per cent of pupils on free school meals are progressing to university, government data shows
3 August 2016