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The history GCSE curriculum is set for a Black Lives Matter revamp to teach pupils about the experiences of minorities at key moments in time. The Telegraph reported that exam boards have been in discussion with a number of groups since the summer regarding how courses could be expanded to include more black history. It comes … Read more
There have been more than 1,000 outbreaks of coronavirus in educational settings since schools reopened in September, the Government’s scientific advisers have suggested. An outbreak or cluster is classed by Public Health England (PHE) as two or more positive cases of Covid-19 related to one setting. A document released by the Scientific Advisory Group for … Read more
The school corridors echo with the sound of lockers slamming, while the kids in the playground are laughing and joking. Inside the classroom, I’m deep in concentration as I try to calculate what time Lawrence needs to put his 2kg chicken in the oven to eat it at 6.30pm. No, I’m not having a nightmare. … Read more
Wales should scrap GCSE exams next summer and instead award grades on pupils’ coursework and assessments, a testing regulator has said. Qualifications Wales said A-Level students should continue to be graded as normal, but younger pupils should face a relaxed system. It comes after the summer’s exam season turned into a fiasco as tests were … Read more
Holding GCSE resits next month could pose ‘public health risk’ with entire campuses forced to shut down to accommodate large numbers of students, college leaders warn Association of Colleges say some colleges expecting 500 students to sit exams Chief executive David Hughes has ‘serious concerns’ about potential public risks For many colleges it will result in closure … Read more
Union calls for GCSE and A-Level exams to be ‘pared down’ next year because students will still be struggling with the fallout from missed lessons from the height of the pandemic ASCL leader Geoff Barton said proposed three-week delay was not long enough Suggested exams be ‘pared down’, removing subjects there was no time to … Read more
Leading state and private schools including Eton launch joint fight to scrap ‘unfair and unreliable’ GCSE exams More than 20 top education names have joined together to write an open letter They claim the system ‘leaves in its wake a trail of stress and unfairness’ Former education secretary who introduced GCSEs in 1988, Lord Baker, … Read more
A-level and GCSE students may have to sit exams in public buildings next summer says Gavin WIlliamson A set of exam papers may be introduced for pupils unable to sit exam on day Government considering pushing back exams to give pupils time to catch-up New measures needed to avert fiasco around grading GCSE and A-level students … Read more
GCSE pupils are told they WILL have to study poetry after all – as furious teachers accuse Britain’s largest exam board of giving in to ‘demands of some celebrity poets’ Last month Ofqual said pupils would be able to drop poetry from GCSE courses But yesterday they were told poetry was compulsory, as well as … Read more
Gavin Williamson says GCSE and A-level exams could be delayed next year to give pupils more time to study after Covid layoff Education Secretary said exam regulator Ofqual was considering ‘short delay’ Exam season normally begins in May but could be pushed back to June or July Comes after Mr Williamson U-turned over grades given … Read more