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Government doubles cash for letters promoting UTCs and studio schools

The Department for Education has more than doubled what it pays councils to write letters promoting University Technical Colleges...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-levels 2017: Today’s top 7 stories

As A-level results day draws to a close, we round up today’s top stories. 1. Top grades up for...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-Levels 2017: ‘Politics yay, history boo’ – the changing tastes of 18-year-olds

Record numbers of pupils are studying A-level politics, a trend put down to a surge in political engagement among...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-levels 2017: Boys overtake girls for first time in 20 years

Boys have overtaken girls to receive more top A-level grades this year, reversing a trend that’s lasted for nearly...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-levels 2017: Top grades rise for the first time in 7 years

The proportion of pupils getting top grades at A-level in England has risen for the first time since 2010....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-levels 2017: Drop in top grades in reformed A-level subjects

Pupils are less likely to have received top grades in the 13 new, reformed A-levels, results show. Among 18-year-olds...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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We won’t know if opportunity areas have worked until at least 2021

The government won’t be able to gauge the impact of a £72 million project to boost social mobility in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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How to apply for re-marks and appeal A-level results

Pupils across England will get their A-level results on Thursday, and while most of them celebrate, their exams officers,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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School pupils move into three former UTC sites

Three former University Technical College sites will become schools next month after closing their doors earlier this year. UTCs...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker