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Academies Archive

GCSEs and A-levels: most measures to reduce Covid-19 disruption for students to be dropped this exam season

While England’s exam results are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels, regulators in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have kept their Covid-era modifications

A-levels, T-levels and BTecs: A guide to the 2023 exams

For many pupils, it is the first time they will have sat formal exams, because GCSEs did not go ahead as normal during the pandemic. This...

Exams: Some schools ‘unnecessarily’ doing too many ‘plan B’ tests

Small number’ of schools have ‘created a large number of new and additional mock exams and assessments’

Borders College provides “exciting opportunities” for young people

THE UK Government Secretary of State for Education has championed the success of the Borders College on a visit to its facilities alongside the local MP...

Korean universities to consider bullying records in admissions

But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour

Going to a good school really matters, right up to old age, study suggests

People in their seventies who went to schools with more graduate-level teachers have younger and smarter brains

Bill gates thinks AI can teach children to ‘read, write’ within next 18 months

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently spoke positively about the use of AI in teaching children to read and write.

AI ‘threat’ sparks SQA reminder of ‘serious’ penalties for plagiarism

The Scottish Qualifications Authority has asked schools to remind students about ‘the potential consequences of submitting work that isn’t their own’ – including that they could...

Half of primary single-academy trusts went into deficit last year

A stark contrast between single- and multi-academy trusts’ finances last year has been uncovered by the Kreston Global Academies Benchmark Report

Academy trusts expect to raid reserves despite ‘significant’ surpluses

Accountants' report warns trusts face 'uncertainty' as costs far outstrip schools' income