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Government exams chief: 2022 test changes will not advantage more able pupils

Changes to 2022 GCSE and A-level exams will not make them easier for more able pupils, the head of the Government exam regulator has said. Because of the disruption caused to pupils’ learning by the pandemic, pupils in England will be offered a ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Government exams chief: 2022 exam changes will not advantage more able pupils

28 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Eton given green light to open selective sixth forms in education ‘cold spots’

One of the most prestigious private schools in the country has been given the green light to open free selective sixth form colleges in disadvantaged areas. Eton College, a boarding school near Windsor in Berkshire, and academy trust Star ...

22 Aug 2023 at 06:39

Many students will have no suitable course of study under ‘reckless’ BTec plans

Tens of thousands of sixth-form students could be left without a suitable study programme under the Government’s “reckless” plans to reform post-16 vocational qualifications, a report suggests. Young people will “pay the price” if ...

14 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Two Welsh schools named finalists for global education prize

A school which set up a “pay as you feel” food shop, launderette and uniform store to support struggling families is a finalist for a global education prize. Cadoxton Primary School, in Barry, south Wales, is one of two schools ...

12 Sept 2023 at 11:54

Union ballots sixth form teachers on strike action over pay award

Sixth form teachers in England are being balloted on strike action after they backed pay rising to exceed the cost of living. The Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) has offered a 5% increase, but the National Education ...

12 Oct 2022 at 13:32

Sixth form college teachers back strike action in pay dispute

Sixth-form college students in England could face walkouts after members of a teaching union voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and funding. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) who teach in 32 ...

11 Nov 2024 at 19:29

Sixth form teachers in 32 colleges will go on strike from November over pay

Sixth form college teachers in England will strike for three days this academic term over pay. The National Education Union (NEU) said its teacher members at 32 sixth form colleges will walk out on November 28, ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:35

‘Strong’ turnout on first day of sixth form college teachers strike, union says

There has been a “strong turnout” of sixth form college teachers on the first day of strikes in a pay dispute, the largest education union in the UK has said. National Education Union (NEU) teacher members ...

28 Nov 2024 at 11:13

More sixth form college strikes possible, union leaders say

Further strikes may be undertaken in sixth form colleges across England if the dispute over pay and funding is not resolved, union leaders have warned. Hundreds of National Education Union (NEU) teacher ...

28 Nov 2024 at 18:10

More strikes planned for sixth form college teachers in England

Sixth form college teachers in England are to continue strike action into January over a pay dispute, union leaders announced. The National Education Union (NEU) said members across 32 non-academised ...

02 Dec 2024 at 12:09

Pupils receive GCSE results after Covid disruption to start of secondary school

Teenagers are waking up to their GCSE results in a year when grading is expected to be restored to pre-pandemic levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Hundreds of thousands of pupils are ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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