Union calls for GCSE and A-Level exams to be ‘pared down’ next year because students will still be struggling with the fallout from missed lessons from the height of the pandemic ASCL leader Geoff Barton said proposed three-week delay was not long enough Suggested exams be ‘pared down’, removing subjects there was no time to … Read more
Leading state and private schools including Eton launch joint fight to scrap ‘unfair and unreliable’ GCSE exams More than 20 top education names have joined together to write an open letter They claim the system ‘leaves in its wake a trail of stress and unfairness’ Former education secretary who introduced GCSEs in 1988, Lord Baker, … Read more
GCSE pupils are told they WILL have to study poetry after all – as furious teachers accuse Britain’s largest exam board of giving in to ‘demands of some celebrity poets’ Last month Ofqual said pupils would be able to drop poetry from GCSE courses But yesterday they were told poetry was compulsory, as well as … 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
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has his career hanging by a thread after this month’s exams chaos Labour has called for next year’s A-level and GCSE exams in England to be pushed back in order to cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis on pupils. Shadow education secretary Kate Green said pupils entering Year 11 … 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
Proud son dedicates his outstanding GCSE results to doctor father who died from Covid while treating pandemic patients and plans to follow him into medicine Dr Nasir Khan died from coronavirus after fighting on the frontline in the NHS His son Taha, 16, dedicated his outstanding set of results to his father Now wants to … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… record GCSE results By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:11 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 02:11 BST, 21 August 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Schools across England are considering appealing against this year’s unrealistically high GCSE results after thousands of students saw their grades reach record highs. Headteachers may now challenge the top marks awarded to pupils after figures released by Ofqual showed that the proportion of the highest GCSE grades awarded in country had jumped by 26 per cent. … Read more