Exam results, News

How long do GCSE remarks take? An increasingly long time…

Pupils needing GCSE remarks before confirming a college place are waiting increasingly long times, Ofqual figures show. On average,…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Online A level courses grow as sixth form cuts start to bite

More pupils are signing up to study A levels from their bedrooms as sixth form curriculum cuts begin to…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Morgan reveals details of mass migration probe – days after officials refused to release information

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced she is planning to widen the scope of her investigation into the impact…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

DfE asks for specialist support as Prime Minister says all schools should become academies

The Department for Education (DfE) is calling for £12m worth of specialist support to help develop the academy and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Ofsted releases biographies of all of its HMIs

Ofsted has released an online catalogue of all its HMIs (Her Majesty’s Inspectors). The inspectorate yesterday published an 82-page…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News, Opinion

What policy conclusions can we draw from the A Level results in 2015?

Politicians often claim that results show their favoured policy reform worked – but do this year’s figures stand up…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Hartsdown Academy pupil Holly gets top grades after devastating house fire

Cerebral palsey sufferer Holly Brooks, from Hartsdown Academy in Margate, is heading to Canterbury Christ Church University after achieving…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exam results, News, Opinion

So after all the huffing about A level resits – it matters exactly 0.1%

Today’s A level results have moved at fingernail pace. The overall pass rate is up 0.1% and the proportion…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

ANALYSIS: A level results 2015 subject by subject

A level results saw “no major change” today, with a very minor 0.1 percentage point increase in the overall…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

Further Maths A level sees 2.5 percentage point boost to A* grades

The number of pupils achieving an A* in Further Maths has jumped by 2.5 percentage points – the largest…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

A level results 2015: Trends & Stats from the National Data

A level results are out and here’s a round up of the main stats and figures: Overall Performance The…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

A Level Results Day: “No major changes” says qualification body JCQ

“No major system changes, no major outcome changes, no major entry changes” said qualifications joint council JCQ –  as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford