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NEU launches Covid-19 map for schools
The National Education Union (NEU) has launched a Covid-19 map for schools. The map will offer “accurate, accessible and up-to-date…
2nd October 2020
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Changing GCSE – an opportunity in a crisis
Just consider, for a moment, what it must be like to be in year 11 right now, in the midst…
1st October 2020
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GCSEs and A-levels ‘not fit for purpose’, says new campaign group
GCSEs and A-levels are “not fit for purpose” and should be abolished in favour of more holistic assessments, a group…
30th September 2020
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Millfield head calls for dyslexic exam reform
Millfield headmaster Gavin Horgan has said British exams “restrict dyslexic learners” and need urgent reform. Calling on the government to…
5th November 2019
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Exam reforms ‘fundamentally flawed’ say school heads
More than 90,000 A-level and GCSE results were changed on appeal in 2015 – an increase of 17% in one…
19th March 2016
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New test for Cambridge admissions
Cambridge University’s admissions director, Dr Sam Lucy, has announced the introduction of written tests to its application process. The tests…
4th February 2016
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Government releases revised GCSE and A-level content
In a recent ministerial statement, Nick Gibb has officially released final subject content for GCSEs and A-levels, in order to…
21st December 2015
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HMC Chairman delivers keynote speech at annual conference
Chris King, Headmaster of Leicester Grammar School and Chairman of HMC, will use his inaugural speech today to launch an…
6th October 2015
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Have your say on exam reform
Nick Gibb has released a ministerial statement in which a public consultation is released on six GCSE and nine A level subjects….
11th September 2015
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