School leaders say funding and teacher shortages are far more urgent than a ‘British baccalaureate’ UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s desire to …
Some warn about impact on disadvantaged students, who suffered greatest learning loss during pandemic A-level and GCSE grades awarded in 2023 will be lower on …
Top grades for exams taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland down by 8.4 percentage points on last year’s teacher-assessed grades A-level results – live …
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Analysis by data experts finds the figure has increased from about 16,000 at this stage of admissions process in 2019 About 28,000 students in England, …
Thousands of pupils could miss their expected grades with disadvantaged students, whose learning was disproportionately damaged by the pandemic, most likely to be ‘elbowed out’ …
Teachers say ‘Covid generation’ students will feel they got ‘unfair deal’ if they miss out on university Tens of thousands of A-level pupils may miss …
University admissions will be ‘hardest in living memory’ after government asked regulators to set grade boundaries Tens of thousands of A-level students are at risk …
School leavers predicted three Bs face struggle as competition grows for places at elite institutions More than 10,000 school leavers who are predicted three Bs …
Universities looking to stabilise numbers after Covid surge, says Ucas, while grappling with increase in number of 18-year-olds The offer rate for A-level students applying …
Female physicists question ‘terrifying’ claims made by government commissioner Katharine Birbalsingh to MPs Girls do not choose physics A-level because they dislike “hard maths”, the …