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Friday

26th Jul 2024

Ofqual tells GCSE examiners to ‘bear in mind’ Covid ‘disruption’
Exams watchdog says GCSE and A-level grading standards will be maintained from last year, when there was ‘some protection’ against disruption from the pandemic
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Tuesday

23rd Jul 2024

Extend pupil premium to sixth forms, Labour told
Funding is needed to prevent ‘cliff edge’ in post-16 education, think tank warns
Extend pupil premium to sixth forms, Labour told

Thursday

18th Jul 2024

GCSEs 2024: Ofqual changes grading standards
Adjustments will be made to grading standards for GCSE computer science, French and German this summer
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Ucas announces change to personal statement
Ucas introducing structured questions into the personal statement for university applications will provide ‘much needed clarity’, says union
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Tuesday

16th Jul 2024

GCSE English ‘not fit for purpose’, say experts
Students should be taught a more diverse range of global texts and study things such as journalism, film, TV and computer games, according to a new report
GCSE English 'not fit for purpose', say experts

Monday

15th Jul 2024

OCR review set to call for curriculum and exams overhaul
Exam board review has found that the balance of assessment at secondary is ‘completely wrong’, says former education secretary
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Saturday

6th Jul 2024

IB results 2024: UK students beat global average again
International Baccalaureate results are out – here’s how students performed in the UK and around the world
IB results 2024: UK students beat global average again

Friday

5th Jul 2024

Workload concerns flagged in SQA trial of exam script access
A small trial giving Scottish schools access to marked papers last year found ‘almost all’ had concerns about workload – but schools also welcomed the ‘learning opportunity’
Workload concerns flagged in SQA trial of exam script access

Thursday

4th Jul 2024

Maths schools miss launch target amid site struggle
Election purdah has deepened delays to specialist maths schools programme, trust leader warns
Maths schools miss launch target amid site struggle
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Friday

28th Jun 2024

Anger over ‘unreasonably difficult’ A-level paper
Institute of Physics urges exam board AQA to take action amid reports that students were left in tears by A-level paper
Anger over ‘unreasonably difficult’ A-level paper
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Tuesday

25th Jun 2024

Warning over ‘endemic’ use of non-specialist teachers
Seven subject associations call on the party that forms the next government to ‘strengthen’ recruitment and support for expert specialist teachers
Warning over ‘endemic’ use of non-specialist teachers

Monday

24th Jun 2024

Connectivity, tech and timetabling ‘barriers’ to Scottish digital academy
New research also finds 41 per cent of upper secondary students can’t take the courses they want in school, usually because of teacher availability
Connectivity, technology, timetabling - all ‘barriers’ to National Digital Academy
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