Articles tagged with: Examinations

20 Dec 2022 Health

Why we must do better for children in hospital schools

When Faisal* walked through the doors of our school at the Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital, we only knew his name.
Like so many of our pupils, he had been admitted because of a mental health emergency and was too unwell to leave the ward. It took daily visits by our teachers to build trust and to work out what they could do to help.

25 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Calls New Exam Grading System A "Good Compromise" As Details Are Confirmed

Details of a new teacher-led grading system for A and AS Levels, and GCSEs have been laid out by the government after education secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed that last summer's algorithm would be ditched.

06 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Teachers Fear Gavin Williamson's Exam Plans Risk Repeating Last Summer's "Chaos"

Education unions have urged Gavin Williamson to provide "urgent clarity" over his latest plans for awarding grades.

06 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Gavin Williamson Has Confirmed GCSE and A-Level Exams Will Be Cancelled This Year

GCSE and A-Level exams will be cancelled for all pupils in England this summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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14 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

IET response to the Scottish Government’s plans to cancel National 5 exams in 2021 because of COVID-19

In response to the Scottish Government’s announcement on exams in Scotland, Robin MacLaren, Chair of the Engineering Policy Group Scotland, said:

01 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Next year's exams could be pushed back to allow pupils to catch up, says Education Secretary

Following the A Level and GCSE fiasco next year’s exams could be pushed back to help pupils catch up with the syllabus after the coronavirus disruption, the Education Secretary has suggested.

31 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Labour calls for next year's A-level and GCSEs to be postponed due to impact of coronavirus on pupils

Labour are calling for next summer's A-level and GCSEs to be postponed to help pupils deal with the impact coronavirus has had on their education.

26 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson claims A-Level and GCSE results crisis was caused by ‘a mutant algorithm’

Boris Johnson has suggested the confusion over A-Level and GCSE grade estimates in recent weeks was due to a “mutant algorithm”.

20 Aug 2020 Education

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross suggests Gavin Williamson should quit over exam results crisis

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has suggested Gavin Williamson should step down over England's exam results crisis.

20 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Fresh exams ‘chaos’ as BTEC results pulled while pupils get revised GCSE grades

Hundreds of thousands of pupils are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday — but BTEC students will have to wait after more last-minute changes to the grading system were announced.

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18 Aug 2020 Education

EHRC statement on GCSE and A-Level results

EHRC will continue our discussions with exam regulators on transparency of data and an effective appeals process to make sure that no students are disadvantaged.

18 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Gavin Williamson urged to ‘get a grip’ after exams U-turn triggers scramble for university places

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been told to “get a grip” as universities rushed to find places for pupils affected by the Government’s U-turn on grades.

14 Aug 2020 Education

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson facing calls to quit over 'shambolic' handling of A-level results

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is facing calls to quit over his "shambolic" handling of A-level results.

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13 Aug 2020 Education

If we are going to build back better and not make things worse, it needs to start with our children’s future – EHRC Chair

To better understand any disparities for different protected groups, Ofqual must publish a full breakdown of the differences between teacher assessed grades and the final grade.

13 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Labour hit out at A-level 'fiasco' after almost 40% of results downgraded

Labour branded the handling of A-levels by ministers a "fiasco" after more than a third of results were downgraded.

13 Aug 2020 Education

Gavin Williamson vows ministers will not change A-level grading system again if there is an outcry over results

The Government will not change England’s A-levels grading system again if there is an outcry over Thursday’s results, the Education Secretary has declared.

12 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Gavin Williamson apologises for ‘disruption’ to summer exams as he defends ‘credible’ grade estimate system

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has apologised to children “for the disruption that they've had to suffer” due to cancelled exams.

12 Aug 2020 Education

Exam regulator ‘working urgently’ on A-Level appeal rules as Government accused of ‘panicked and chaotic response’ to results row

The exams regulator in England has said it is "working urgently" to set out how to appeal A-Level results after the Government changed the rules on how students’ grades will be calculated.

12 Aug 2020 Education

Hardworking pupils deserve better than this 'computer says no' approach to standardisation

All young people should get the grades they have worked so hard for. But the current system for awarding and moderating results risks discriminating against young people from disadvantaged backgrounds – and could result in a huge social injustice

12 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

UK Government vows ‘triple lock’ for A-level results in bid to avoid repeat of Scottish exams fiasco

Ministers are making a last-minute change to the A-level results system in a bid to avoid a repeat of problems that have dogged Scottish exams this year.

11 Aug 2020 Education

Almost 76,000 Scottish pupils get exam results upgraded after U-turn

Almost 76,000 Scottish pupils are set to get their exam results upgraded following a U-turn by ministers.

06 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Labour call for clarity on English exams after thousands of Scottish pupils have results downgraded

Labour have called for urgent clarity over how English exam results are to be decided after thousands of Scottish pupils saw their results downgraded.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Bringing pupils into school to undertake assessments is unacceptable, says the NASUWT

It beggars belief that some pupils are being required to travel to school to complete mock examinations and other assessments to support the process of producing centre assessed GCSE and A-level grades for exam boards.