Opinion

A-levels 2017: School leaders, are your results normal?

A-level results are out, and Ofqual has released its usual series of graphs showing the dips and rises in...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Exam results, News

A-levels 2017: 4 Key Trends From The National Data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know…   1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A* and...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

A-level results 2017: How Schools Week will report the day and what to look out for

Editor Laura McInerney explains how we are going to report Thursday’s A-level results For the past two A-level results...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Is extending school hours a good idea? Here’s what the new government research says…

New government research reveals pupil and teacher attitudes towards a longer school day. Did they say what you expected?...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Three stars and a wish: my end-of-year report card for the DfE

I know “feedback” is a contentious issue these days – what with triple marking, and lollipop sticks, and everyone...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

New Ofsted chief sets out her battle plans

Amanda Spielman is starting to warm up in her role at Ofsted and it is exciting, if slightly alarming,...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Features

Amanda Spielman, chief inspector, Ofsted

When Amanda Spielman told a packed audience at the Festival of Education that she aspired to be like Bismarck,...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

High-attaining poorer pupils are underperforming at sponsored academies, new study finds

An annual report on the performance of academy chains has revealed that five groups – Aspirations, City of London,...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Chain Effects 2017: Which academy trusts are well above average?

This year’s fourth Chain Effects annual report has been released today. It looks at the exam results of disadvantaged...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney