Tag: Exams
over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

English literature A-level entries slump but geography soars

The increase in popularity of geography likely to reflect increased concern among young people about climate change a...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Exam boards 'very worried' about being overwhelmed by GCSE and A-level appeals this summer

The concerns have led experts to predict a second year of results “disruption” this summer

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Exam boards in race against time to weed out schools that inflate GCSE and A-level grades

Head of Ofqual insists exam boards have the resources to do the necessary number of checks to make sure results are f...

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over 3 years ago
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GCSE and A-level exams unlikely to return in their normal form in 2022, says Ofqual chief

Simon Lebus, the interim chief regulator of Ofqual, said it was 'not yet decided' whether 'full fat exams' would be s...

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over 3 years ago
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A-levels should be replaced with Baccalaureate, says think-tank set up by ex-Michael Gove aide

A report from the EDSK think-tank argues that A-levels prematurely narrow what young people study

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over 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Ministers urged to compensate students as courses end before Uni return

The Department for Education has confirmed remaining students in England won't be allowed to return until at least Ma...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Teachers vote to replace GCSE and A-level exams to end 'toxic testing' in schools

Activists at the National Education Union conference said the pandemic had provided a 'golden opportunity' to end 'to...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Gavin Williamson's plans for GCSEs and A-levels could create a grading 'wild West', MPs warn

The Commons Education Select Committee said there was a 'real fear' of 'much higher grade inflation' because of the E...

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over 3 years ago
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Students are behaving better because they know teachers will decide GCSE and A-level grades

The National Education Union also said that secondary school students should continue wearing masks in class after Ea...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Schools told to record pushy parents who pressure teachers for better GCSE and A-level grades

Ofqual has also produced guidance for teachers on how they can guard against their own 'unconscious' biases, stressin...

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over 3 years ago
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Grade inflation 'inevitable' with GCSE and A-level results in 2021, Ofqual chair admits

But Ian Bauckham said the watchdog would have to clamp down on grade inflation when exams return in future years

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over 3 years ago
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Gavin Williamson says GCSEs will not be axed and they will be around 'an awful lot longer'

The Education Secretary said getting a puppy had helped him deal with his tribulations over the last year

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Teachers find it hard to teach pupils in masks and cannot tell if they are okay or 'terrified'

The Association of School and College Leaders also warned that young people had started mixing in each other’s homes ...

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over 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

No10 to step in and tell schools not to order primary pupils to wear masks

Downing Street also confirmed at-home testing for secondary pupils will not be voluntary, and indicated no checks wou...

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over 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

PM asks if kids are looking forward to exams - despite them being cancelled

The Prime Minister appeared to forget that exams have been cancelled for most children this year, when he brought the...

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almost 4 years ago
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Proportion of pupils on-site at schools in England rises to highest point during the lockdown

Fifteen per cent of state school pupils were in class on 28 January

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

Scrap GCSEs and replace them with low-stakes computer-based tests, says think-tank

The EDSK think-tank said GCSEs put an unacceptable 'burden' on pupils and teachers and narrowed the curriculum

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almost 4 years ago
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GCSE and A-level mini-exams could be sat at home, as results set to be brought forward to July

Under proposals published by the exam watchdog, Ofqual, results day could also be moved forward a month from August t...

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almost 4 years ago
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Russell Group univerities expand numbers to stop students missing out as A-level exams ditched

The 24 universities in the elite Russell Group have written a letter seeking to reassure students that they will not ...

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

Teens could sit classroom tests in the summer to help teachers decide GCSE and A-level grades

'If we’re going to retain public trust at some level, there needs to be a sense that what young people are being asse...

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

Gavin Williamson replaces 2021 GCSE and A-level exams in England with teacher assessed grades

The Education Secretary said that schools would have to provide three to five hours of remote teaching per day

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

From closing schools to axing exams, how Covid shook education — and will shape it for years

2020 threw up education headlines that previously would have been unthinkable. The consequences are likely to be with...

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about 5 years ago
glasgowlive.co.uk

Teenage asylum seeker scores four As and a B in Highers despite facing threat of deportation

Huge congratulations to Somer Umeed Bakhsh - you're nothing short of inspirational!

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