News

LocatEd announces first new free school

LocatED, a private company set up by the Department for Education in July 2016 to produce new sites for...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Poor pupils eschew music and sports clubs for more core tuition

Poorer pupils are missing out on music and sports clubs because they have to spend more time trying to...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Children prefer teachers who build relationships, research shows

Children studying in alternative provision favour teachers who they think teach well, according to new research, a perception which...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Folks, we need to talk about exam re-marks

We need to talk about exam re-marks – and quickly, says editor Laura McInerney It’s the first week of...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

School leaders: your ‘5 or above’ GCSE percentage is a headline measure

A lot of school leaders don’t seem to realise that the new “5 and above” rate is the measure...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

GCSE Results 2017: Are changes in your results normal?

GCSE results are out. Each year Ofqual produces boring-sounding variability charts. It’s a dull name, but very important data....

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

GCSE results 2017: The 7 most interesting things we have learned

GCSE results are out and there is a lot of noise in the statistics. Wales and Northern Ireland have...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

GCSE reforms: So… um… how exactly have they helped low-attaining pupils?

It’s nice to see Nick Gibb explaining how harder GCSEs are going to lift all standards. It must be...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

A-levels 2017: Exam boards consider additional gender category for results tables

Exam boards are consulting with charities on plans to include an extra gender category in the annual release of...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney