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Poorer pupils lag behind wealthier peers in all EBacc subjects

Poorer pupils lag behind their wealthier peers in all English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects, new research released on the eve…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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DfE ditches statement suggesting top unis support EBacc subjects

The government has ditched a statement on its website stating that the country’s top universities believe the EBacc subjects…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Pearson will issue ‘revised grades’ for some BTEC pupils who missed re-sit chance

Pearson has pledged to issue “revised grades” for some pupils who may have been disadvantaged by missing out on…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ofqual: ‘Significant lessons to be learned’ from Pearson’s BTEC Tech Awards saga

Ofqual has warned there are “significant lessons to be learned” from Pearson’s last-minute decision to raise its grade boundaries…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Just 18% of teachers say Ofsted is ‘trusted and reliable’

Fewer than one in five teachers now believe Ofsted is a “reliable and trusted” judge of school standards after…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Pearson hikes grade boundaries for BTEC Tech Awards

Pearson has upped the grade boundaries for BTEC Tech Awards just days before pupils are due to collect their…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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DfE tells QTS gaffe victims: Accept £100 compensation or lawyer up

The Department for Education has refused to increase the “pathetic” level of compensation offered to would-be teachers who were…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Licence fees to almost double for cash-strapped UTCs

The Baker Dearing Trust is set to double the membership fee that university technical colleges have to pay, meaning…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Boris Johnson vows to give schools ‘powers they need to deal with bad behaviour’

Prime minister Boris Johnson has pledged today to give schools the “powers they need to deal with bad behaviour…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Brexit and climate change said to be behind surge in politics A-level

Brexit and discussions around global warming have contributed to the almost 10 per cent surge in pupils studying political…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
News

Exam boards ‘confident’ in maths A-level grades as investigation launched

Exam boards have insisted they are “confident” in the grade boundaries set for A-level maths after Ofqual launched an…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Exam results, News

A-level results 2019: Subject tables

To see how your students have done in their A-levels compared to other students nationwide, Education Datalab has produced…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross