Exams

GCSEs: What ministers said in response to Lords’ reform calls

DfE rejects calls to scrap the EBacc and for wider reform, but sets out some of its thinking on...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

The key trends in 2023 GCSE and A-level entries

Boost in popularity for maths, computing and classical subjects, but language and creative subjects in trouble

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

What does Burnham’s new ‘MBacc’ qualification mean for schools?

Proposals for the 'MBacc', which will steer pupils towards technical training in Greater Manchester, have put the mayor on...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Covid

Nine things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research

The watchdog found schools struggling with staff shortages, unclear Covid measures and identifying learning gaps

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Tom Belger
Exams

7 policies from Pearson to make exams fit for the future

Exam board advocates changes to performance measures and a rethink of the English and maths resit policy following major...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Treasury marks DfE’s 11,500-word homework laying out its vision

The Department for Education has published an 11,590-word “outcome delivery plan,” detailing the wide-ranging goals and performance metrics it...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Gibb: ‘Challenge’ schools with low EBacc entries to address ‘unequal opportunities’

Schools with low EBacc entries must be “challenged” to address “unequal opportunities” in the system, Nick Gibb has said....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Barred: Teachers in challenging schools shut out of DfE schemes over EBacc rates

Teachers in the most challenging schools are being barred from shaping policy or sharing their expertise as government limits...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

GCSE results: ‘Bleak’ and ‘worrying’ drop in non-EBacc subjects

Today’s GCSE results reveal a further drop in non-English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects, with union heads expressing concern over the...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon