News 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 7y Schools Week Reporter 7y News 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 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News 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 7y Alix Robertson 7y News 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 7y Alix Robertson 7y News 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 7y Alix Robertson 7y News 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 7y Alix Robertson 7y News 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 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News 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 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News 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 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News 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 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News 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 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News 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 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y Newer 1 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 980 Older