A-level results 2024

A-level results 2024: 8 key trends in England’s data

Here's what you need to know from the second year of 'normal' results since the pandemic

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SATs

SATs helpline struggling, and 9 more findings from STA accounts

Agency plans to 'transform' how it engages with schools, but still misses phone targets

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Teacher pay

STRB backs careful move to targeting pay by subject

If 'done well' targeting pay by subject might be 'a useful approach' to address shortage subject recruitment in a...

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Curriculum

EEF boss Professor Becky Francis to lead Labour curriculum review

Labour is expected to announce her appointment shortly

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Personal statements reform to ‘level playing field’

Social mobility expert welcomes replacement of 'love letter' free text box

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Exams

GCSEs 2024: More generous grades for French, German and computer science

Ofqual said language changes will align grades with Spanish, while computer science results found to have been ‘more stringent’

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Politics

Ex-schools minister to advise firm with several DfE contracts

Nick Gibb gets consultancy gig to help Education Development Trust 'export' their work abroad

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Samantha Booth
Election 2024

Former science teacher and her ex-pupil elected as new Labour MPs

'It's just lovely and I feel like a bit of a proud mum, I'm just so incredibly proud'

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Samantha Booth
Exams

NCFE fined £300k for 2022 T-level exam fiasco

Awarding body has promised errors will not happen again

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