Assessment

GCSE results 2022: Only 9 per cent drop in top grades

The fall in top GCSE grades takes results only a third of the way back to 2019 levels, when…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

ESFA ‘sorry’ as academy trust handbook issued days before taking effect

With a caretaker government in power, the 2022 academy handbook includes only limited changes

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Assessment

Pearson warns 7,000 pupils won’t get BTEC results tomorrow

It comes as exam boards finally admit nearly 2,000 grades still to be issued five days after results day

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Billy Camden
Academies

DfE signs off Holland Park move to United Learning despite legal battle

The scandal-hit standalone academy will join the country’s largest trust, but a union vowed to continue its legal battle

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Ofsted should check Oak lessons are up to scratch, think tank urges

But national curriculum body dismisses the idea – saying it will remain ‘by teachers for teachers’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Major exam reform the ‘last thing schools need’, warns ex-DfE adviser

‘Incremental improvement’ model would help ‘resource-starved’ schools, Sam Freedman says

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Assessment

Ofqual launches BTECs delay review but Pearson tight-lipped on number in limbo

Labour and sector leaders demand answers over four-day wait

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Flagship teacher training reforms provider told to improve by Ofsted

Education Development Trust ‘not taking effective action’ to ensure high standards in early career framework training

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Former Conservative party adviser appointed in Ofsted board shake-up

Jon Yates one of six new appointments alongside former Tory councillor candidate and Jewish schools group chief

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

GMB union ballots school support staff over £1,925 pay rise

Members polled over a pay deal worth 10.5% for the lowest-paid school staff and 4% for some higher earners

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Assessment

A-levels 2022: ‘Disproportionate’ Covid impact ignored, say northern heads

School North East warns this year’s A-level results could be seen as a ‘map’ of the impact of the…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Assessment

School leaders form pact not to show off A-level results

Some trust and school chiefs are avoiding ‘tempting’ PR about A-level and GCSE grades, warning Covid makes comparisons ‘ridiculous’

Tom Belger
Tom Belger