Influencers may be behind boom in career-focused subjects, says exams chief Economics and business studies see rise in entrants as exam board boss suggests ‘entreprenurial’ students want to emulate social media influencers
‘Expand, don’t downgrade’ language hubs, urges report Report on decline of languages finds pupils in poorer areas 20% less likely to study one at GCSE
Schools ‘over a barrel’ as exam fees rise again Cost of exams will increase at a greater rate than school funding in 2026, with some provided by AQA going up by over 8%
Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper Pupils complain that replacement paper missed swathes of content they had expected it to cover
Exam boards consider ‘action’ over social media predictions A quarter of teachers say they have heard of pupils buying so-called ‘predicted’ papers
Poorer pupils ‘locked out’ of key subjects due to teacher shortages Teacher shortages ‘block poorest pupils from some of the best-paid careers in AI-driven economy’
Ministers hope new GCSE results app will save £30m a year Almost 100,000 year 11s will receive grades via a government app this year
SEND pupils now allowed to listen to music during exams Schools will also be able to use mental health support service referral letters to apply for extra support
A-level results 2024: Future exams will be pegged to more generous 2023 baseline Students achieved more A*s this year than every year since 2010 (outside of teacher grades), despite Covid learning loss. Has grade inflation played a part? Schools Week investigates …