Opinion

Government must listen to teachers or face recurring chaos

There is a simple way for government to avoid this shoddy recent history from repeating itself, writes Alison Peacock...

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ALISON PEACOCK
Opinion

A level results: Oxbridge applicants face multiple challenges

Coupled with the impacts of COVID-19 itself, this year’s exam results mean Oxbridge entry is harder than ever. Paarul...

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PAARUL SHAH
Opinion

A level results: A fiasco destined to be repeated?

For all the apologies, Mary Bousted says there is little sign government is willing or able to learn the...

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MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

A level results: Predictable problems leave students and Ofqual under pressure

Failure to deal with predictable problems early on has only created more pressure for students, schools and Ofqual, writes...

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NATALIE PERERA
Opinion

This A level results mess could have been avoided

Only transparency about how calculated grades were arrived at can begin to fix the entirely avoidable unfairness of today’s...

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DAVID HOLTHAM
Opinion

Appeals are key to ensuring no student is disadvantaged by statistical moderation

This year’s A level results are of equal value to results gained in any other year but we must learn...

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SARAH HANNAFIN

Pushing Back to Ofsted: Safeguarding and the legitimacy of Ofsted’s inspection judgments

There have been few such excoriating Ofsted reports as those on Wynstones Steiner School in Gloucestershire, in 2019 and...

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Opinion

New rules bring consistency and clarity to fair access routes

Changes to the admissions code make everyone’s roles and responsibilities clearer and give every child a real opporutnity for...

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TOMAS THUROGOOD-HYDE
Opinion

Our new network will drive special school improvement

Schools North East is the model for the new DfE-backed network to support business professionals in the special sector....

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PAULINE AITCHISON