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A-level results 2018: 5 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* and…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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A-level results: A* grades in England slump to lowest level since 2013

The proportion of pupils getting an A* at A-level in England has declined to its lowest level since 2013….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Edexcel allows exam candidates to opt out of gender classifications

Pupils taking exams this summer have been offered the chance to opt out of gender classifications for the first…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Edexcel grade boundaries leaked ahead of A-level results day

The grade boundaries for A-level exams set by the exam board Edexcel have been leaked online, a day ahead…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Primary schools relying on fundraising to deliver basic education

More than four in ten Kent primary schools are dependent on fundraising to deliver basic education for their pupils…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Allow UTCs and studio schools to select pupils, argues Toby Young

University technical colleges and studio schools should be allowed to select pupils on the basis of aptitude, a controversial…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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SATs results annulled at ‘outstanding’ London primary school

Pupils at a top primary school in west London have had their SATs maths exams annulled after an investigation…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE loses landmark legal challenge on exclusions of pupils with autism

Schools must prove it was “proportionate” to exclude an autistic pupil on the grounds of challenging behaviour, after the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Discovery Learning trust has funding axed after pupil forgotten on school trip

A single academy trust will have its government funding terminated for good after its only school was plunged into…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Black pupils less likely to get places at church schools than white pupils, research shows

Pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds and disadvantaged pupils are less likely to gain a place at church schools than…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Abuse inquiry: Catholic schools prioritised ‘reputation’ over child protection

Two leading independent Catholic schools have been heavily criticised for failing to prevent pupils from being subjected to “appalling”…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Mental health reforms don’t realise school is source of poor well-being, say pupils

Planned reforms to mental health services do not acknowledge that school itself is a huge cause of poor mental…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg