A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: 7 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from the data as standards fall back to pre-pandemic?

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: 26% fall in top grades as inflation almost wiped

The proportion of A* and A grades issued in England is now within 1.3 percentage points of the last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: London and south east pupils pull further ahead

While national grade standards return to 2019 levels, the regional outlook shows a new normal

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

DfE pilots second enrichment scheme, but with far less cash

Just £2.7m for scheme to support schools to ‘co-design’ enrichment offer, after £21m predecessor programme flourished

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
MATs

7 new details on how MAT CEO training scheme will work

£3.8m contract for government’s trust boss development programme published

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Fact check: Is Keegan right about Labour plans and Tory success?

Battle lines drawn as election looms: but do the claims stack up?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Exams, Schools

The Great 2023 Grade Deflation: 7 things you need to know

Schools Week looks at how the plunge back to pre-pandemic grades will impact students and university places this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Extent of classes taught by non-specialist teachers revealed

More than one in five physics classes this year were taught by a teacher without a relevant degree

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

EEF names former Ofsted boss as new chair

EEF announces new chair to replace philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl, 12 years after he helped found charity

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Attendance gap widens as poorer pupils fall behind

Government data shows alarming absence rates are not improving

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Consider axing EBacc and pupil SATs grades, says IPPR report

5 key proposals from think tank known to be influential in shaping Labour policy

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Catholic turnaround trust gets green light to take on good schools

Government approval for extension into ‘hybrid’ trust means it will become permanent from next year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson