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Another exams U-turn: DfE now says it has ‘full confidence’ in Ofqual after Williamson refusal

The Department for Education has made another exams U-turn by saying it now has “full confidence” in the regulator...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE assumed schools had 282 devices each before deciding free laptop allocations

The government assumed schools had as many as 282 laptops each in its calculation to decide how many additional...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The DfE has published its first board minutes in over 2 years – here’s what we learnt

The Department for Education has published its first set of board minutes since February 2018 – more than two...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

This is what we can expect GCSE results to look like after CAGs came out on top

So, the game of rock-paper-scissors with kids’ exam results has been settled. If, at various points, we’ve had moderated...

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PHILIP NYE
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Exam boards promise GCSE grades will be delivered to schools on time

Exam boards have promised to provide schools their GCSE results tomorrow morning as usual – allowing pupils to receive...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Stats watchdog to launch review into Ofqual’s results algorithm

The government’s statistics watchdog is to launch a review into how Ofqual’s controversial results algorithm was developed. The review...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

ASCL calls for independent inquiry into exam results fiasco

A school leaders’ union has amped up the pressure on government, calling for an independent inquiry into this year’s...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Ministers have passed the buck to universities – here are the consequences

After days of growing pressure, it was inevitable government and the beleaguered education secretary Gavin Williamson eventually u-turned and...

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AARON PORTER
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Pearson corrects education secretary over false BTEC downgrades claim

The awarding body for BTECs has corrected education secretary Gavin Williamson after he said two per cent of results...

John Dickens
John Dickens