Opinion

The ‘Forgotten Third’ deserve the dignity of a new type of qualification

In spite of decades of curriculum and qualifications reform, a third of 16-year-olds  in England are not awarded a...

John Dickens
ROY BLATCHFORD
Opinion

Gavin Williamson’s AP free schools promise won’t work unless…

The news that alternative provision (AP) will be a major focus of the free schools programme under the new...

John Dickens
CATH MURRAY
News

Ofsted’s inspection grace period won’t apply to full primary curriculum

Ofsted’s curriculum grace period will not apply to reading, writing and maths in primary schools. Further details of the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Schools hit by 17% rise in exam costs, new price guide shows

The cost of GCSEs and A-levels has soared by 17 per cent across the past three years, Ofqual’s first...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Gender gap widens, and 2 more 2019 key stage 2 SATS results findings

The government has today published further details of this year’s key stage 2 results, breaking them down by subsets...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE plans accreditation scheme in bid to regulate online schools market

The government plans to launch an accreditation scheme for online schools in a bid to regulate the growing market....

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Study suggests BTECs are scored too generously

Pupils studying BTEC qualifications score on average the equivalent of a grade higher than they do in GCSE English...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

UK projects scoop top prize in global awards

Three UK education projects have scooped the top prize in a major global award. Micro:bit, Street Child and United...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Does the government’s school funding pledge actually stack up?

Back to school week often signals new beginnings and a renewed optimism for the year ahead. Seemingly, in the...

John Dickens
NATALIE PERERA