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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
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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
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A-level results 2016: How can teachers help during UCAS clearing?

A-level results day can be traumatic for students who miss their university offer grades – but what can teachers…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Justine Greening linked to 63 schools closed by Uganda government

A firm running “low cost” private schools in Africa, financially backed by an investment scheme launched by Justine Greening while…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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A-level results 2016: Live Blog

It is A-level results day and we are celebrating everyone’s successes, but with a particular interest in secondary modern…

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
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Schools community welcomes early years funding overhaul

School funding experts have broadly welcomed government proposals to overhaul early years funding and invest an extra £1 billion…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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High court battle reveals ploy to make profit from running state schools

A high court showdown between a former Ofsted chair and the consultancy firm where she worked has revealed details…

John Dickens
John Dickens