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Ofqual refuses to change grade boundaries despite NRT showing ‘unexpected’ slump in English

Ofqual decided against making it harder for English pupils to achieve a grade 4 this year, despite its National…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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GCSE results 2019: Six interesting things we have 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 2019: Top grades being awarded inch up

The proportion of 7 or above grades – equivalent to the old grade A – handed out in England…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE-approved schools ICT supplier Gaia enters administration

A major ICT supplier to schools has entered administration due to “severe cashflow issues”. Gaia Technologies describes itself on…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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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


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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
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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
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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
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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