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Independent schools challenge twice as many exam results as state schools

Independent schools are more likely to challenge exam results than their state counterparts, Ofqual research shows. Analysis of enquiries...

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Pupils can bypass schools to request GCSE and A-level re-marks this summer, Ofqual announces

Individual pupils will be able to request re-marks of their GCSE and A-level exams directly, rather than having to...

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FACT CHECK: Nick Gibb on term-time holidays

This morning, schools minister Nick Gibb told Parliament that a change in government policy had led to fewer school...

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Planned university fees rise will hit poorest pupils the hardest

Plans to allow universities to increase tuition fees will affect the “poorest” pupils, it has been claimed as the...

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Humanists launch whistleblowing site for faith school pupils

A new whistleblowing website opens today to allow pupils to report issues at faith schools. The Faith Schoolers Anonymous...

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ChildLine reveals rise in exam stress counselling sessions

Children and young people have received thousands of counselling sessions to cope with exam stress, figures from ChildLine reveal....

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Mental health tsar Natasha Devon axed by government

The Department for Education (DfE) has axed its mental health tsar as the government brings in a “champion” to...

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Religious independent schools ‘actively undermining’ British values, Ofsted chief says

The schools’ inspectorate has accused religious independent schools of “actively undermining” fundamental British values, as a Luton school is...

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Government inquiry launched as primary test leaked online

Material to be used in the new primary school assessments has been accidentally released online by the government agency...

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