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Over 18,000 entries for autumn GCSEs, but that’s not including English and maths

There have been 18,450 entries for GCSE exams being held this autumn for those who weren’t happy with their...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: What Ofqual’s explosive board minutes tell us about the exams fiasco

The ill-fated exams “triple lock” policy that sparked a chain of events culminating in pupils instead being awarded their...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: Most GCSEs and A-levels pushed back three weeks

Pupils will still sit one GCSE English and one GCSE maths exam before the summer half term next year,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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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‘Compelling logic’ in call to scrap GCSEs, says Green

Calls to scrap GCSEs deserve “serious consideration”, the shadow education secretary has said, as she pledged a review of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Campaign calls for BAME author quotas in GCSE study lists

Exam boards should ensure “at least a quarter of authors” in GCSE English literature specifications are from ethnic minority...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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 to face grilling by MPs over exams fiasco

Leaders from exams regulator Ofqual will appear in front of MPs next week to answer questions about this year’s...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker