GCSE results show widening disparity between the north and south
This years GCSE results have shown a widening gap between the grades achieved in the north and south of the UK. Top grades are still highest in London, with 32.6% of pupils achieving a grade 7 or above. When compared to last year’s results, highest grades (7+) have fallen most in in the South West, […]
Are GCSEs an outdated relic from the past?
“Its role needs to be considered all over again.”
Should GCSEs be scrapped?
Our reporter Michael Saliba went out into London to ask people what they thought of scrapping GCSEs.
GCSE reform – looking forward to a rosy past
Dr Mary Bousted from the National Education Union on why GCSEs have had their day.
It’s time to rethink how we teach our children
GCSE results this week will include all of the usual highs and lows, with students exceeding, meeting and some sadly missing their expectations and ambitions. The work they have put in and the teaching and support they have received should be celebrated particularly in this most disrupted year. At the Association of Colleges (AOC) we’ll […]
Outdated and ill-equipped: Why education must reform
In a reappraisal of the education system is now on the horizon, and what would a change in direction look like?
Exams must follows online learning’s lead
UK education settings have undergone fundamental change since the outbreak of covid.
Ofsted boss condemns state schools for letting high-flyers flounder
Too many intelligent pupils are being allowed to get away with mediocre exam results, Ofsted has warned.
Dumbing up? Gove strips back GCSEs
A more “rigorous” set of GCSEs will not result in falling grades, Michael Gove has claimed, as teaching unions greet the proposals with cynicism and scorn.
Michael Gove GCSE statement in full
Read Michael Gove’s statement making a humiliating U-turn on GCSE reform in full.
