News EEF: New trials include ban on grading pupils’ work Four new trials have won grant funding from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), including a trial to test whether… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News ‘Widening gap’ between London and rest of country in language GCSEs, warns report A widening gap is emerging in the take-up of language GCSEs between pupils in London and the rest of… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Minister expected to oversee relationships education reform opposed same-sex marriage The new minister expected to be in charge of reforms to sex and relationships education opposes same-sex marriage and… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News 2017 exams: Progress 8 driving drop in languages, and 4 more findings Ofqual has today published figures revealing the number of entries into summer GCSE and A-level exams this year. The… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Entries to EBacc subjects peak as fewer pupils take creative subjects Entries to EBacc subjects have increased by almost 10 per cent as entries to non-EBacc subjects have dropped. In… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News AS-level exam entries plunge by 42% after government reforms The number of AS-levels entries has plunged as the effect of the government’s A-level overhaul starts to show. Ofqual… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Removal of iGCSEs from league tables prompts surge in English GCSE entries The removal of iGCSEs from league tables has boosted the number of entries into English language and literature GCSEs… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Ofsted reveals plan to give schools up to 15 days’ notice of inspections Schools could be given up to 15 days to prepare for follow-up Ofsted visits under proposed changes to new… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Angela Rayner stays as shadow education secretary in Labour reshuffle Angela Rayner will stay on as shadow education secretary, it has been announced this evening. Rayner tweeted that she… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Hold open tenders for school takeovers to boost RSC transparency, think tank urges An open bidding process should be introduced for school takeovers to combat the secrecy and occasionally poor choices made… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Ofqual issues exams advice after Grenfell Tower blaze Exams regulator Ofqual will meet with exam boards to discuss the impact of any exam disruption at schools based… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Pupils less likely to get first choice secondary place as ‘baby bulge’ moves upwards The proportion of children getting their first choice of secondary school place has dropped as the demographic boom hits… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 973 Older
