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26 April 2026

Author: Sophie Scott

Further Maths A level sees 2.5 percentage point boost to A* grades

The number of pupils achieving an A* in Further Maths has jumped by 2.5 percentage points – the largest increase of any A level subject, figures show. Provisional figures published this morning by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) show 29 per cent of the almost 15,000 entrants received the top grade this morning. That […]

A level pupils face hefty phone bills to call clearing hotlines

Students needing to call universities in the scramble for places due later this week can expect to face considerable phone charges, an exclusive Schools Week investigation can reveal. Only 14 universities offer Freephone numbers for young people to call during clearing – and one university charges callers at a business rate. A level results will […]

How long do A level exam remarks take? From five days… to 22!

Note: This is a story from 2015 – the 2018 information on A-level re-marks is here. A level exam remarks took up to 22 days last year, figures released by Ofqual show – a sobering reminder for nervous candidates ahead of this week’s results. The figures released by exam regulator Ofqual relate to the summer […]

Analysis: Kent grammar places expand by 1,300 without ‘new’ selective school

Grammar schools have increased their intake over the last five years, with Kent grammars taking enough extra pupils to fill a new large school. The analysis comes as education secretary Nicky Morgan (pictured) is reported as likely to give the go-ahead for the first “satellite” expansion of a grammar school. If agreed, Weald of Kent […]

Teenager sentenced for stabbing supply teacher at Bradford school

A teenager has been given an 11 year sentence after stabbing his supply teacher in a racially-motivated attack. The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Vincent Uzomah at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford (pictured). The judge sentenced the boy to an 11-year extended sentence […]

Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey to stand down

Ofqual’s chief regulator Glenys Stacey has announced today she will leave her post when her five-year term ends in February next year. Ms Stacey said she has established Ofqual as a credible and effective regulator and the time is right to move on. Education secretary Nicky Morgan has led the tributes, saying: “During a time […]

Report calls for ‘special educational needs’ term to be scrapped

The government has today been urged to scrap the term ‘special educational needs’ in a new report which calls for a review into recent reforms. A discussion paper, published by the Research and Information on State Education, calls on the government to reconsider the reforms to special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision brought in […]

Kids Company school clubs to be saved by local councils

Local authorities have pledged to step in to save school services run by the Kids Company after the charity ran out of money and closed yesterday. Kids Company supported tens of thousands of disadvantaged and vulnerable children, including providing therapeutic and social work services in more than 40 schools in London and Bristol. But it […]