Magnus Bashaarat, head of Milton Abbey Independent School, has called upon independent schools to give equal prominence to vocational qualifications as they do A-levels.

Mary Curnock Cook, head of Ucas, has claimed that teachers are boosting students’ predicted A-level grades in a bid to help them win places at top universities.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has criticised the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), claiming it offers a ‘narrow vision of academic excellence’.

Cambridge’s plans to reinstate admission examinations has been criticised by MPs who claim the move could raise barriers to equal access.

An analysis conducted by Tes has revealed that schools in the North East outperform other regions on GCSE and Sats results, when the pupil’s backgr

According to education data analysts SchoolDash, girls at single-sex state schools in England achieve better GCSE results that those in mixed schools.

The international education company Pearson has announced it is preparing to cut 10 per cent of its global workforce, with 500 losses expected to effect employees in the UK.

The government is considering new legislation that will ensure schools give equal weighting to apprenticeships and academic options when giving careers advice.

An investigation launched by Tes has found that exam boards may be set to increase their fees for schools and are considering cuts to subjects in reformed GCSEs and A-levels, as they struggle with financial pressures.

GCSE results have remained fairly stable across England, with the number of schools falling below the current floor unchanged at 312.

The upcoming year’s GCSE and A-Level examinations have been timetabled to take into account the Muslim religion’s month of fasting, Ramadan.

The government has released a statement concerning the final subject content expected to be seen in further GCSE and AS and A level subjects.

Attainment in Scottish schools has been rated as above international averages in a review from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Almost 9,500 signature have been gained in a petition to stop the scrapping of GSCE and A-level ICT qualifications.

Schools could be given authority to request copies of marked GCSE exam papers that they consider to have been marked incorrectly, Ofqual has announced.

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