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Schools expected to provide 30 minutes of daily exercise for pupils under new government obesity strategy

The government has said primary schools should provide at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day for pupils…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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A-level results 2016: Today’s top 7 stories

As A-level results day draws to a close, Schools Week has rounded up our top stories.   1. A-level pass…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Be careful! This year’s AS results are tricky…

Some AS levels this year were exactly like ones last year. Others are nothing like AS levels in the…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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A-level results 2016: Figures suggest EBacc might not be driving drop in creative subjects

A drop in pupils studying some creative subjects has been linked to the government’s EBacc accountability measure squeezing students out…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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A-level results 2016: Subject and overall analysis

The national picture for A-level results remained stable, for another year in a row, but dig into the different…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Southerners do Classics, Northerners do PE: Regional A-level figures

Putting zero stereotypes to bed, figures released today show that pupils educated in southern England are more likely to…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney


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A-level results 2016: Grades remain stable, but drop in students taking arts subjects

The A-level pass rate has remained stable this year, but figures released today show a huge drop in students…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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A-level results 2016: Trends and stats from the national data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know…   Overall Performance The proportion of A* and As grade has…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Universities breach A-level results embargo by confirming student places a day early

A number of universities have breached the A-level results embargo and confirmed student places ahead of results day tomorrow….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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A-level results 2016: Everything you need to know about re-marks

Note: This is a story from 2016 – the 2017 information on A-level re-marks is here. Tomorrow thousands of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

A-level results 2016: Number of universities offering Freephone clearing hotlines rises

A-level pupils going through clearing this year are less likely to face considerable phone charges after the number of universities using Freephone…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Struggling schools ordered to become academies still waiting for sponsors

Schools are still waiting to be appointed with a sponsor just weeks before they are due to convert into academies…

John Dickens
John Dickens