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Ofqual chief quits as U-turn expected on face coverings in English schools
England’s chief regulator has resigned in the wake of the exam grading chaos that has engulfed schools and universities.
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Johnson says ‘vitally important’ children return to school
It’s crucial for children’s education and wellbeing to be back in the classroom, while the risk of catching coronavirus is “very very low” – that’s the message from the prime minister today as schools in England and Wales prepare for pupils to start back.
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Schools minister says resigning over exams would be ‘wrong thing to do’ because there will be an inquiry
We spoke to the Schools Minister for England Nick Gibb.
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The story behind the GCSE and A-level exam results U-turn
The fiasco around grading has thrown the entire education sector into disarray.
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Government has ‘full confidence’ in Ofqual after exam grades U-turn
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has now backed England’s exams regulator Ofqual, having previously pointed the finger at the regulator for the A-levels algorithm mess.
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Scotland’s schools fully re-open after a staggered start – but will it last?
The next challenge facing the Education Secretary will be getting pupils in England back to school in September.
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Students say exam chaos has been an ‘emotional rollercoaster’
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has apologised after a major U-turn by the Government on A-Level results in England.
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Tory MP calls for ‘a lot more transparency’ over exam grading process
Sir Bob Neill MP joins us now from his constituency in south east London.
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U-turn on England’s exam grades as teacher estimates to be used
Tens of thousands of students will now get the exam results they were hoping for after all – following today’s humiliating climbdown by the government over England’s A-level and GCSEs.
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Students burn their A-level results outside parliament in protest of ‘downgrading’
Some fire and a lot of fury spilled on to the streets today as angry students in England called for the sacking of the Education Secretary and put a match to their A-levels results.
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‘We’ve got to do something to make this a more individual judgement on the individual pupils’ – David Davis
Earlier we spoke to the former Cabinet Minister David Davis.
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Some universities accept lower grades following A-level results outcry
Today some Universities said they would accept lower grades from students who’ve been offered places even if they haven’t got the result they’d hoped for.
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FactCheck: did England exam system favour private schools?
The percentage of students getting top grades in fee-paying institutions is up 5 points on last year.
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Almost 40% of predicted A-level results downgraded
Thousands of A-level students have been given lower grades than their teachers predicted.
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FactCheck: how will exam results in England, Wales and NI work?
The Education Secretary announced a ‘triple lock’ for pupils in England late last night.