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Top civil servant drafted in to DfE to take charge of exams fiasco

A senior civil servant has been parachuted in to the Department for Education to take charge of the exams…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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From 1 to 8 – the exams algorithm’s ‘bizarre’ grade hikes

When headteacher Jonny Mitchell heard a pupil who had been awarded a centre assessed grade (CAG) of 1 had…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Languages and creative subjects see highest increases in top A-level grades 

Creative subjects and other modern languages have seen the highest increases in top grades at A-level. Maths and sociology…

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John Dickens
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GCSE results 2020: 8 interesting things we learned

After the government’s U-turn this week to award centre-assessed grades – the statistics released today are must less detailed…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Results 2020: What you need to know about this year’s appeals and Autumn resits

Ofqual has confirmed today its appeals and resits process. We take you through what you need to know… 1….

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Universities agree to honour first choice offers for pupils who hit grades after U-turn

Universities have agreed to honour all-first choice offers for thousands of students rejected last week who have now had…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


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Grades boost for maths after NRT showed improved performance

Ofqual has revised upwards its standardised grades for maths pupils after its national reference tests showed a “steady increase”…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Top results at A-level almost double under new system 

The proportion of A*s awarded to A-level pupils has almost doubled – revised results released today show. Exams regulator…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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GCSE results 2020: Top grades soar, as nearly four in five pupils pass

The proportion of 7 or above grades handed to GCSE pupils in England has soared after the government U-turn…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Pearson announces eleventh-hour grading U-turn on BTECs – telling schools NOT to issue results tomorrow

Schools have been told not to issue BTEC results tomorrow after an eleventh hour grading U-turn from Pearson. The…

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John Dickens
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Results 2020: Students won’t find out their algorithm grades

Ofqual will not tell pupils the calculated grade they were set to get before the government’s U-turn. The regulator…

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John Dickens
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Another exams U-turn: DfE now says it has ‘full confidence’ in Ofqual after Williamson refusal

The Department for Education has made another exams U-turn by saying it now has “full confidence” in the regulator…

John Dickens
John Dickens