News

Results fiasco: Ofqual ‘extremely sorry’ for creating ‘real anguish and damaging public confidence’

Ofqual has said it’s sorry for creating a results system that caused “real anguish” as it’s confirmed pupils will...

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John Dickens
News

Teacher grades to be awarded in major government U-turn after results fiasco – reports

Ministers are set to announce this afternoon that both A-level and GCSEs students will be awarded their teacher grades...

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John Dickens
News

Ofqual adviser: ‘Schools are tearing their hair out – it’s an absolute shambles’

An Ofqual adviser has broken ranks to brand the handling of this year’s results as an “absolute shambles”, suggesting...

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John Dickens
Opinion

Automatic reviews of results lowered by more than one grade would rectify worst of the injustice

As the fiasco surrounding A-level results continues, Paul Whiteman says the increasingly political Punch and Judy show has served...

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PAUL WHITEMAN
News

From all Bs to Es – the pupils leading the A-level results legal challenge

“I aim to have a voice – I want to be heard on behalf of all students who have...

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John Dickens
News

Ofqual REMOVES mock exam appeals policy just hours after publication

The exams regulator has sensationally removed its guidance on mock exam appeals just hours after first publishing it –...

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John Dickens
News

Ofqual publishes criteria for ‘valid’ mock exam appeals

Mock exams must meet eight separate criteria to be classed as ‘valid’ and used to appeal downgraded pupils’ results...

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John Dickens
News

New teacher employment rate drops, but trainee application surge continues

The proportion of teachers not employed in state schools 16 months after qualifying has risen above one in five,...

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John Dickens
News

Rate of pupils being suspended from school hits 13-year high

The rate of pupils given fixed-term exclusions from school has risen for a fifth year running – with youngsters...

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John Dickens