Politics

Sunak to replace A-levels with ‘Advanced British standard’

PM wants to merge A-levels and T-levels into new single qualification for sixth formers to study five subjects including...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted switches back to exam results ‘as a starting point’

2022-23 results data will be used to inform inspection in the 'normal way'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

Jo Saxton to step down as Ofqual chief

She will become chief executive of UCAS in January

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Language hubs: 19 schools named in first round of £15m reboot

Expansion of pilot programme will include a £400k scheme to boost take-up of German

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
BTECs

BTECs: Reforms risk 155k students ‘falling through the gap’

Sharp drop in applied general qualifications and slow growth of T-levels will have 'calamitous impact', report warns

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
GCSE results 2023

GCSE results 2023: Top grades fall 17% as 2019 levels almost restored

The proportion of 9, 8 and 7 grades issued in England is now within 0.6 percentage points of the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
A-level results 2023

A-level results: What is driving the regional attainment gap?

A-level results showed a growing disparity. But what is behind it? Schools Week investigates...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: Which subjects saw the biggest drop in top grades?

Top grades in some A-level subjects are still far higher than the pre-Covid benchmark, despite overall drops

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
A-level results 2023

T-level results 2023: 1 in 3 students dropped out

Nearly a quarter of students scored top grades this year, with an overall pass rate of 90.5%

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen