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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


Exam results, News

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
News

Meet Nick Gibb’s new ‘teacher in residence’

If you’ve heard the schools minister Nick Gibb deliver a speech in the past few years, there’s a strong…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government u-turn on early years foundation stage profile after baseline scrapped

The early years foundation stage profile, due to be scrapped as a mandatory assessment measure, will remain statutory for…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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IGCSE English results 2016: Pass rate increases in final year of league table inclusion

The pass rate for IGCSEs in English language has risen this year with more than 210,000 pupils sitting the exams in…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott