News

GCSE grade changes increase by 52% – mostly due to GCSE English

The number of GCSE grades changed at a marking review this year has increased by 52 per cent, with...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

How can we better prepare students for university?

The narrow A-level curriculum is leaving more and more new undergraduates unable to cope with the rigours of university,...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

£600 maths premium ≠ more maths A-levels

The government’s policy to pay schools to get more pupils studying maths is misguided, argues Luke Sibieta – why...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Ofqual accused of ‘refusing to engage’ with colour-blindness

Exam boards are producing scripts for GCSEs and A-levels that rely on coloured diagrams to convey information to candidates,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Folks, we need to talk about exam re-marks

We need to talk about exam re-marks – and quickly, says editor Laura McInerney It’s the first week of...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

GCSEs, A-levels and other school qualifications should be scrapped

We should get rid of GCSEs and A-levels and make universities design their own entrance systems, argues Ed Cadwallader...

Ed Cadwallader
Ed Cadwallader
News

A-levels 2017: Exam boards consider additional gender category for results tables

Exam boards are consulting with charities on plans to include an extra gender category in the annual release of...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Exam results

A-level results 2017: Religious studies

Religious studies A-level results for the UK in 2017, compared with previous years   Religious studies A-level results for...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Exam results

A-level results 2017: Psychology

 Psychology A-level results for the UK in 2017, compared with previous years   Psychology A-level results for the UK...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter