Politics

GCSE results 2017: Stories from secondary moderns

Teenagers across England will find out the results of their GCSEs today. We’ll be publishing the 2017 national GCSE...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
News

Confusion reigns over new rules for independent coursework reviews

Schools will have to commission independent reviews of GCSE coursework marks if pupils ask, according to new rules imposed...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Change to EBacc measure breaks DfE’s own rules

The government’s plans to change the way schools are measured from 2018 appear to conflict with its own rules...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Academy to slash breaks and extend day to meet new GCSE demands

An academy’s plans to slash its lunchtime break and extend the school day is the latest example of a...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

‘Standard’ and ‘strong’ GCSE pass rates: what is Greening talking about?

Education secretary Justine Greening announced today that a grade 4 will now be considered “a standard pass”, while grade...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Errors in exam papers tripled this year, Ofqual report reveals

The number of ‘material errors’ in the design of A level and GCSE exam papers has more than tripled...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Exam re-mark requests plummet after Ofqual reforms

The number of exam grades that were changed after being re-marked has dropped by 25 per cent this year,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Fewer schools punished for exam malpractice, but penalties for staff soar

The number of school staff penalised for helping students cheat in exams has risen by nearly 50 per cent,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

GCSE English and maths requirement blamed for ‘cliff-edge drop’ in early years recruitment

The low number of pupils achieving a GCSE in English and maths has been blamed for a recruitment crisis...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg