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This A level results mess could have been avoided

Only transparency about how calculated grades were arrived at can begin to fix the entirely avoidable unfairness of today’s...

JL Dutaut
DAVID HOLTHAM
Opinion

Appeals are key to ensuring no student is disadvantaged by statistical moderation

This year’s A level results are of equal value to results gained in any other year but we must learn...

JL Dutaut
SARAH HANNAFIN
Opinion

The government must address ‘inexplicable variations’ in sixth form colleges’ A-level results

Sixth form colleges are reporting that their A-level results do not reflect the grades they provided, or three year...

Freddie Whittaker
BILL WATKIN
Opinion

What Oak Academy has done well, and how it can do better

The Oak National Academy has gone from nothing to national institution in just a few months. Here, its principal...

Freddie Whittaker
MATT HOOD
Opinion

5 reasons to be cautious about estimates of lockdown learning loss

Research estimating lockdown learning loss, published during the crisis, paints a grim picture of widening attainment gaps and long-term...

John Dickens
PROFESSOR GEMMA MOSS
Opinion

A results day guide to help schools navigate this year’s uncharted waters

Understandably, students and their parents may be unsure about how their grades are arrived at this year and what...

John Dickens
DR PHILIP WRIGHT
Opinion

5 tips for school leaders with reluctant returners

If you are in the world of teaching, it’s likely you were once a child who couldn’t wait to...

John Dickens
JANE HALLAS
Opinion

SBLs are the quiet Covid crisis heroes – they deserve a pay rise, too

Responding to a national crisis like Covid-19 takes a team – a team made up of not just teaching...

John Dickens
NATALIE ARNETT
Opinion

New rules bring consistency and clarity to fair access routes

Changes to the admissions code make everyone’s roles and responsibilities clearer and give every child a real opporutnity for...

JL Dutaut
TOMAS THUROGOOD-HYDE