Exam regulator Ofqual has said that there has been an increase in the number of pupils choosing to take ‘traditional’ subjects, such at maths, science and English, at GCSE and A level.
Questions have been raised regarding record exam results in Scotland, as the A-C pass rate for students taking the new exams was higher than those taking the old version.
The Department for Education (DfE) has said it may consider reforms to the exams system after a report from the Telegraph found that over 200 students may have had their grades ‘guesstimated’ due to lost papers.
Statistics show that the number of primary school pupils suspended or given fixed term exclusions for assaulting an adult increased by 25 per cent from 9,290 in 2012-1013 to 11,660 in 2013-14.
Speaking at the Teach First Impact Conference, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced that she will establish three working groups to ease teacher’s workload by better managing unnecessary bureaucracy and paperwork.
In the wake of the forthcoming exam marker shortage, Mark Dawe, chief executive of the exam board OCR, has said all suitable teachers should learn to mark exam papers as a form of professional development.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has reaffirmed her position on wanting to see more people at the end of their careers consider a move into teaching, as their experience is valuable to the classroom.
Building on the success of last year, ukactive will be hosting National Fitness Day on 9 September, with the hope of making it the most active day of the year.
The Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) for the east of England and north east London, Tim Coulson, has said it is likely that more information will be shared from head teacher board meetings through increasing the amount of information published in the publicly available minutes.
