GCSE Marking Shake-Up led By OCR Amid Concerns of Marking Accuracy: Following concerns over the accuracy of GCSE and A-level marking, OCR – one of Britain’s largest exam boards –… read more →
Record Numbers of Students Accepted In To University: Figures from Ucas, the UK body which deals with university applications on behalf of students and universities, have suggested that record numbers… read more →
Half of English Schools Re-Enforcing Gender Stereotypes: According to new research by the Institute of Physics, almost half of state-funded mixed gender schools are helping to re-enforce gender stereotypes in… read more →
GCSEs changes confirmed by Ofqual mean that pupils will take exams in a new format in 2017. It is those students turning 13 in this academic year who will face… read more →
New research in the education sector, utilising data from one of the country’s largest examination boards, suggests that more than half of predicted A-level grades are incorrect; pupils in comprehensive… read more →
Results released by the Joint Council for Qualifications show that the number of top A-Level results has fallen for the second year in a row. Following years of annual increases,… read more →