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Call for resits as over 1,000 hit by Oxbridge admissions exam glitches

School exam managers and admissions experts are demanding that pupils whose online Oxbridge admissions exams were hit with technical...

James Carr
James Carr
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Private schools got biggest top A-levels boost after grade U-turn

Private schools still saw the biggest boost in top grades at A-level following this year’s exams fiasco, despite the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pressure grows for uni admissions change as 2 in 3 students back post-qualification applications

Ministers are under growing pressure to introduce post-qualification applications for university after research found most students believe applying after...

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Schools Week Reporter
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‘Dithering’ ministers urged to reveal 2021 exam plans

Ministers have been told to stop “dithering” and give schools clarity on what will happen with exams next year,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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20k autumn A-level ‘resit’ entries – with maths and science most popular

There are more than 20,000 entries for the A-level ‘resits’ this autumn following the government’s summer grading debacle, new...

James Carr
James Carr
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Williamson’s education committee exams hearing: 5 things we learned

The education secretary faced questions about this year’s exams fiasco and the reopening of schools when he appeared in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exam board ‘proposed algorithm – then raised concerns about it’

An exam board which revealed that it warned ministers of flaws with the ill-fated algorithm had actually proposed the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual cancels £80k media recovery plan

Ofqual has abandoned plans to spend £80,000 on media strategists to lead its “recovery plan” following the exams fiasco....

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Revealed: Ofqual warned of algorithm legal risk

Ofqual warned the government that exam boards could face legal challenges over the issuing of statistically moderated grades, newly...

James Carr
James Carr