A-Level student becomes one of youngest people in UK ever to die from bowel cancer aged just 18 – as her mother reveals heartbreaking moment her ‘world fell apart’ when diagnosis was terminal Charlotte Simpson, 18, from Hampshire was told she had weeks to live in April The A-Level student hoped to study primary school … Read more
1,500 A-level students are still without university places – even though they finally have the required grades Up to 1,500 A-level pupils are without university places despite achieving grades A-levels fiasco saw around 15,000 turned down by institutions on results day later met their place offers UCAS figures show 10 per cent of affected pupils are … Read more
Ministers say decision on whether to delay GCSE and A-level exams next year will be taken ‘very soon’ amid fears many pupils are MONTHS behind after coronavirus chaos Education Secretary said exam regulator Ofqual was considering ‘short delay’ Exam season normally begins in May but could be pushed back to June or July Comes after … Read more
Gavin Williamson says GCSE and A-level exams could be delayed next year to give pupils more time to study after Covid layoff Education Secretary said exam regulator Ofqual was considering ‘short delay’ Exam season normally begins in May but could be pushed back to June or July Comes after Mr Williamson U-turned over grades given … Read more
The chief executive of exam regulator Ofqual quit today, days after a furious row over A-Level and GCSE grades in England. Sally Collier resigned as chief regulator after four years in the role and will be replaced temporarily by her predecessor Dame Glenys Stacey. Ms Collier, a career civil servant, had come in for criticism over … Read more
Gavin Williamson has hit back at claims he was on holiday as the A-Level results fiasco unfolded in the UK, saying he was only in Scarborough to visit his relatives. The under-fire Education Secretary added that he has also cancelled his family’s holiday to remain in the country and deal with problems caused by algorithms downgrading … Read more
Dozens of protestors attended an A-level results demonstration outside Downing Street calling for the immediate sacking of Gavin Williamson. Students and teachers have demanded for the Education Secretary to be sacked at Friday’s protest over A-level and Btec results in England. The event, supported by several London branches of the National Education Union (NEU), saw … Read more
The 15,000 students rejected by universities due to low A-level grades can reapply today with their upgraded marks – but middle-class students could miss out as institutes look to ‘prioritise disadvantaged pupils’. Devastated pupils hit by Ofqual’s dreaded algorithm had originally seen their marks reduced to the point where they were turned down by their … Read more
Universities minister Michelle Donelan wrote to vice-chancellors requesting their flexibility around admissions and asking them to honour all offers accepted The Government is asking universities to prioritise students from disadvantaged backgrounds for admission ‘where possible’ following the U-turn on A-level grades – meaning Middle-Class pupils may be forced to take gap years. Universities minister Michelle … Read more
Education experts have criticised the ‘staggering’ number of A grades in the revised A-level results as modern foreign languages, maths and classics are revealed as the subjects with the highest rate of A or A* grades in England. Results based on teachers assessed grades showed more than 10 per cent of entries have been upgraded … Read more