British Council ‘reviewing’ schools’ plea to retake Cambridge exams
If exams held again by July, students may be able to get admissions to universities
FANUC places education centre stage at inaugural Automation UK show
As part of its campaign to inspire the next generation of robotics engineers, automation experts FANUC UK will showcase a suite of education-themed initiatives at the...
Andy Burnham plans overhaul of education with MBacc
The Mayor of Greater Manchester wants to boost jobs-based vocational education.
Wednesday briefing: Are standardised tests failing children?
In today’s newsletter: Sats tests have left students in tears, and teachers and parents calling for an overhaul. Here’s how they are supposed to work –...
The dates GCSE and A-level exam results will be announced in Wales
Exams will be graded higher in Wales than in England
Our ‘obsession’ with phonics has worked
On reading and in many other areas of education policy, the Labour Party remains in hoc to the views of the teacher unions
Schools Minister finally agrees to ‘look at’ Sats exam paper that left Year 6 pupils in tears
TORY Schools Minister Nick Gibb finally bowed to mounting pressure today and promised to “look at” a Sats exam paper that was so difficult, it allegedly...
Northern Ireland student fees rise being considered to tackle budget shortfall
Stormont officials have been asked to examine the revenue-raising potential of increasing university student fees in Northern Ireland to £7,000.
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
Bedworth school nominated in UK’s Oscars of education – the TES Schools Awards 2023
The school, which is part of the Griffin Schools Trust, has to wait to find out until next month to find out if it has won
Rise in working students ‘should prompt radical teaching rethink’
Cost-of-living crisis has driven many more to find paid work alongside studies, with universities reassessing practices as a result
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’