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Education Secretary never asked anyone for A-level results in her business years

The Education Secretary said she never asked anyone for their A-level results in her 30 years in business. Speaking ahead of GCSE results day, Gillian Keegan defended her remarks that students will not be asked about their A-level grades in 10 ...

22 Aug 2023 at 11:15

Call for ‘more humane’ GCSE system so students not stuck in cycle of retakes

A more humane GCSE system should be introduced so teenagers are not stuck in a “demoralising” cycle of retakes when they do not achieve a “standard pass” in English or maths, a headteachers’ union has urged. Geoff Barton, general secretary of ...

23 Aug 2023 at 00:01

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

Around 300,000 fewer top GCSE grades could be awarded this week in a “shock” to pupils and their parents, it has been suggested. Exams regulator Ofqual has said a return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s national GCSE results in ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:03

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What is expected from this year’s exam results?

Pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are awaiting their A-level and GCSE results. Here is all you need to know ahead of results day: – When are exam results this year? A-level and T-level results are out on August 17, ...

12 Aug 2023 at 10:33

What is expected from this year’s exam results?

10 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Almost 100,000 fewer top A-level grades could be awarded this year, expert says

Almost 100,000 more pupils could miss out on top A-level grades this year

Tens of thousands of school leavers could miss out on top A-level grades they might have expected last year, it has been suggested. The Government has said the number of and A* and A grades awarded in England should fall back to ...

07 Aug 2023 at 09:36

16,000 fewer top A-level grades could be awarded this summer, expert suggests

Around 16,000 fewer top A-level grades could be awarded this summer, it has been suggested. An education expert has predicted that the percentage of UK A-level entries awarded an A or A* grade will fall again this year as part ...

09 Aug 2024 at 22:00

Top A-level grades may remain higher this year than pre-pandemic levels – expert

The proportion of A-level entries scoring top grades this summer is likely to be higher than pre-Covid years, it has been suggested. An education expert has predicted that a higher percentage of UK A-level entries awarded an ...

09 Aug 2025 at 00:01

‘Chronic’ under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as major issue

The “chronic” under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as a “major issue”, it has been suggested. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of ...

16 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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