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Qualifications watchdog launches consultation amid complaints from pupils about writing fatigue in examsStudents could be sitting some of their GCSEs and A-levels on a laptop by the end of the decade, according to England’s qualifications watchdog.Amid…
High spirits at Birkenhead sixth-form college, Wirral, as 92% of students win place at their first-choice universityEva Baker, 18, was racked with nerves in the days running up to Thursday – when sixth-form students throughout England, Wales and Northe…
Of more than 1.1m entries, 28.2% gained A or A* and 9.4% gained A*, though regional variations remainA-Level results – live updatesStudents in England gained record levels of top grades in this year’s A-level exams, driven by young men producing their …
Career-focused subjects such as business studies and economics to surpass traditional academic disciplines like history in popularity Students in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covi…
Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schoolsMinisters must make access to language learning a national priority, experts have said, after research showed that children from more deprived areas of Engl…
Initial training to be offered in north-west England, as report shows disparities in access to the subjectThe Bank of England is backing a drive to put more economics teachers into state schools, as a report has revealed young people from disadvantaged…
Scrapping A-levels and making English and Maths compulsory to 18 said to be unworkable due to recruitment crisis in subject areasHeads, teaching experts and unions have slammed Rishi Sunak’s plans to scrap A-levels and make Maths and English compulsory…
Head of National Education Union says new qualification would need 5,300 additional teachers in EnglandRishi Sunak wants to scrap A-levels and replace them with a single qualification that includes compulsory English and maths, bringing upheaval to six…
Head of National Education Union says new qualification would need 5,300 additional teachers in EnglandRishi Sunak wants to scrap A-levels and replace them with a single qualification that includes compulsory English and maths, bringing upheaval to six…
Prime minister wants pupils to study a wider range of subjects including maths and English until they are 18The A-level system could be reformed with a new style of British baccalaureate in which children would study more subjects after the age of 16, …