A guide to choosing GCSE’S
January 20, 2020 1:41 pm
The parents' guide to new-style GCSE selection: from the STEM and coding crazes to the new most prestigious subjects that may actually help your child succeed in life
Tag Archive: Exams
It’s that time of year again- exam timetables!
January 3, 2020 11:52 am
Here is a breakdown of the exam boards’ timetables and key dates for the 2020 GCSE exams
Important advice for mocks students
December 19, 2019 10:38 am
The spectre of January exams can quash the holiday spirit, but these tips will help students prepare while leaving time to unwind
Primary school league tables
December 14, 2019 10:33 am
New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Education. The tables are based on how 11-year-olds in each school performed in national curriculum tests - or Sats - taken at the end of primary school
Drop out rate for those getting unconditional offers a concern
October 31, 2019 9:27 am
Eighteen-years-olds in England who are given unconditional university offers before taking their A-levels are more likely to drop out in their first year of degree study, research finds
Exams or wellbeing? Can they co-exist?
October 29, 2019 1:51 pm
Urged to set their sights high, pupils feel the need to achieve excellent grades. No wonder they feel stressed, says Bernard Trafford
Exam boards facing backlash after marking failures
October 17, 2019 2:23 pm
AQA could face class action suit from parents of children who were possibly given 'incorrect' grades
Are GCSE’s needed?
September 16, 2019 1:05 pm
Tougher GCSEs have been devised when there’s no need for a national qualification at that age, says Bernard Trafford
Watches to be banned from exams?
September 10, 2019 10:46 am
All watches should be banned from exam halls to discourage cheating, says an inquiry into the extent of malpractice in exams taken by pupils across the UK.
Do we need a grade 10 at GCSE?
September 4, 2019 12:08 pm
Some independent schools had a majority of GCSE entries awarded at grade 9 this year, with the ISC suggesting there is 'room for a grade 10'
New T levels approved of by majority of parents (who knew what they were!)
September 3, 2019 1:06 pm
The majority of parents believe that getting an apprenticeship gives youngsters a better chance of securing a good job than going to university, according to a poll.
Unconditional university offers – about to be regulated?
August 19, 2019 11:01 am
Plans for a British sign language GCSE unveiled
August 6, 2019 11:13 am
A GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) could be introduced in the UK before the next general election following a campaign by a deaf schoolboy.
Fallen short? Clearing explained
August 5, 2019 12:48 pm
Ahead of SQA results day, Dorothy MacGinty reassures students that - whatever their grades - there are always options
Watchdog to review English exams system after A-level leak fears
June 20, 2019 9:46 am
Edexcel to replace further maths paper pupils were due to sit later this week