Gove as PM? ‘I couldn’t do it’
Britain faces the rest of the 21st century without the prospect of Michael Gove as a future PM.
GCSE results: Students become victims of ‘political football’
Exam markers were accused of making school students the victims of political football today, after results showed the first decline in results in GCSE history.
Gove ‘didn’t clear’ GCSE plan with PM
Nick Clegg has claimed that even the prime minister was not aware of Michael Gove’s controversial plans to bring back O levels instead of GCSEs.
Ministers ‘must not undermine’ GCSE results
Labour shadow minister Andy Burnham has warned the government off “undermining” the achievements of young people receiving GCSE results by focusing only on the English Baccalaureate.
Pupils ‘should study maths till 18’
English school pupils should study maths up till 18 former a report has said.
English Baccalaureate should be ‘reconsidered’
Ministers should “reconsider” the composition of the English Baccalaureate (EBac) to avoid schools focusing attention on a small group of children, MPs have said.
Pupils achieve record GCSE results
By Liz Stephens and Alex Stevenson The number of GCSEs with grades A*-C has hit the two-thirds mark, in a record set of results across the country. However, independent schools achieved significantly more of the top grades than comprehensives and their results also showed the most improved, again widening the gap between the sectors. Independent […]
Recession forces school-leavers to follow govt agenda
By Alex Stevenson School-leavers facing a tough jobs market are being forced to accept the government’s skills agenda by staying on as students, as dissatisfaction about their suitability for employment grows. Hundreds of thousands of pupils are receiving their GCSE results today, but opportunities to escape the classroom are few and far between in recessionary […]
Tories criticise government record on GCSEs
By Liz Stephens Days before the publication of GCSE results, the Conservative party has launched a scathing attack on the governments’ record on education. The Tories claim that, although GCSE results are going up, less than a quarter of pupils gain passes in all the traditional subjects of English, maths, science and a foreign language. […]
One in four of failing 638 schools ‘among country’s best’
A quarter of the 638 schools warned by the government they could face closure have been given the highest evaluation by watchdog Ofsted, it has emerged. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has analysed the list of schools and determined only 11 per cent are highlighted by Ofsted as needing intervention. Schools secretary Ed Balls […]
