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Williamson pledges to back teachers ‘all the way’ on exam grading

The education secretary has pledged to back teachers “all the way” in their efforts to award exam grades this...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid-19 has hit exam years hardest, finds study of 62,000 pupils

Exam students have been hit hardest by Covid-19, a new report has found. A study by non-profit research organisation...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Boards back down on exam fees demand

Schools can now delay paying exam fees after boards offered concessions following a backlash about their plans to raise...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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A new fiasco in the making? The flaws with Ofqual’s 2021 exams plan

The government has finally published its consultation revealing the plan to replace exams this year. In some quarters it...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Gavin Williamson update on spring partial closures: What did we learn?

The education secretary has given more information about the government’s contingency plans for schools, after it was announced that...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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...

Schools Week Reporter
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