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GCSE results 2021: 8 interesting things we learned

GCSE results are out this morning – here’s your usual handy Schools Week round up of the key trends….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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GCSE results 2021: Top grades rise to 30%, while disadvantaged gap widens

Three in ten GCSE results handed out this year were top grades, with the number of pupils scoring a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trust threatens High Court action after second termination notice

A trust has threatened to take its battle with ministers to the high court after being told for a…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual reminds pupils they don’t need legal advice to appeal exam grades

Exams regulator Ofqual has reminded pupils and parents they don’t need legal advice to appeal against exam grades, following…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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‘Permanently rebase’ exam grades to 2020 levels, says former DfE adviser

Exam grades should be “permanently rebased” to 2020 levels despite fears about “baking in” grade inflation, a report by…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE set to pay majority of £10k medical school move incentives

The Department for Education is set to stump up most of the cash for a scheme which will pay…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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A-level results 2021: Which subjects saw the biggest rise in top grades?

This year’s record-breaking A-level results has seen the proportion of top grades issued to pupils increase to more than…

James Carr
James Carr
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A-level results 2021: Attainment gap widens for black and poorer pupils

Longstanding attainment gaps for both black and poorer students have widened, but Ofqual is unable to untangle whether this is…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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A-level results 2021: What’s behind the north-south divide?

London schools had the biggest jump in the number of top A-level grades awarded this year of any region,…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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A-level results 2021: Less than 1% of teacher grades changed

Less than 1 per cent of A-level teacher grades were changed after quality assurance checks by exam boards. Student…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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A-level results 2021: Private schools see bigger jump in top grades

Private schools have seen a bigger jump in the number of top grades than state schools in this year’s…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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A-level results 2021: 6 key trends in England’s data

A-level results are out – here’s what we know.   1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A*…

John Dickens
John Dickens