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NUT: GCSEs Judicial Review decision "disappointing"

Commenting on today’s decision by the Lord Justice that last year’s GCSE English results will not be regraded, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

NUT: Inconsistencies and contradictions in Michael Gove's curriculum reforms

Commenting on Michael Gove’s statement on plans to reform the primary and secondary curriculum in England’s schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

NUT: Michael Gove has for once listened to sense

Commenting on Michael Gove’s climb down on proposals to replace GCSEs with English Baccalaureate Certificates in five key subjects Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said: “This is really good news. Michael Gove has for once listened to sense."

NASUWT: Michael Gove u-turn on GCSEs "no cause for celebration"

Commenting ahead of a statement by the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove on his decision not to proceed with English Baccalaureate Certificates (EBCs), Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT said: "The English Baccalaureate Certificates was always a distraction. The certificates may have gone but the English Baccalaureate remains as a measure in the performance league tables."

Voice: Michael Gove's EBacc u-turn welcome news, but it calls into question his judgment

This is astonishing but welcome news. On Tuesday evening, Michael Gove was praising and promoting the EBacc in a speech to the Social Market Foundations. On Thursday morning, we learn that he will scrap the idea. This raises serious questions about his judgement and his future as Education Secretary.

Michael Gove must learn from EBacc U-turn, says Voice

Voice: the union for education professionals has welcomed news that the Government is to abandon plans to scrap GCSEs in key subjects in England and replace them with English Baccalaureate Certificates.

NUT: Ofqual planned changes to grading confirms this year's mess

Commenting on Ofqual’s confirmation of plans to change the GCSE English grading process for 2013, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

NUT warns that new English GCSE is in danger of becoming a shambles

Wales’ largest union for qualified teachers, NUT Cymru, has warned that there are significant and growing concerns amongst secondary English teachers about the lack of information relating to changes to the English specification for GCSE courses which started for Year 10 in September 2012.

NUT: Exam reforms clearly being rushed

Commenting on the Government and Ofqual’s responses to the Education Select Committee’s report on qualification reform in England, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

NUT takes Ofqual, AQA & Edexcel to court over GCSE marking

Today the NUT and a large coalition of unions, teachers’ professional bodies, local councils and schools formally issue High Court proceedings against the exam regulator Ofqual and exam boards AQA and Edexcel. Papers will be served on these three defendants with the aim of a speedy hearing.

25/08/11

Almost one in four GCSE papers were awarded A or A* in results published today, up from last year.

However there are growing concerns over the disparity between girls and boys performance.

The number of boys achieving top grades was 19.8%, compared to 26.5% of girls. Last year the gap was six per cent, but this year it is up to 6.7%.

In an improvement on last year though 69.8% of all entries were awarded at least a C, which is the 23rd straight increase on the total.

Trends for different GCSE subjects were also released today, showing a rise in the number taking individual sciences, but a fall in history, geography and modern foreign languages.

NUT: Government have direction wrong over education system

Schools minister: Fall in pupils studying languages at GCSE worrying

NASUWT: Government is betraying young people

Joint Council for Qualifications: Girl/boy GCSE divide worrying

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BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition & Conference 2013

Following the great success of the BSIA's Information Destruction Conference and Exhibition in May 2012, we are pleased to annouce that the event is returning again in June 2013. This one-day conference and exhibition is aimed at key decision makers in organisations that carry out the secure destruction of confidential material.