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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…

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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…

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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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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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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…

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The DfE has published its first board minutes in over 2 years – here’s what we learnt

The Department for Education has published its first set of board minutes since February 2018 – more than two…

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DfE assumed schools had 282 devices each before deciding free laptop allocations

The government assumed schools had as many as 282 laptops each in its calculation to decide how many additional…

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Exam boards promise GCSE grades will be delivered to schools on time

Exam boards have promised to provide schools their GCSE results tomorrow morning as usual – allowing pupils to receive…

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Stats watchdog to launch review into Ofqual’s results algorithm

The government’s statistics watchdog is to launch a review into how Ofqual’s controversial results algorithm was developed. The review…

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ASCL calls for independent inquiry into exam results fiasco

A school leaders’ union has amped up the pressure on government, calling for an independent inquiry into this year’s…

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Pearson corrects education secretary over false BTEC downgrades claim

The awarding body for BTECs has corrected education secretary Gavin Williamson after he said two per cent of results…

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DfE unable to explain GCSE results day confusion – as Williamson contradicts his own guidance

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has said GCSE pupils will get their actual grade on Thursday – seemingly contradicting earlier…

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John Dickens