Jackie Long
A very ‘Govian’ proposal for A-level reform
Is “Govian” a word? Obviously it’s not but I think it ought to be. For today’s A-level reforms, announced by the secretary of state for education, are, well…very Govian.
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A-Level results sees new fall in top grades
The proportion of A-levels awarded at least an A grade falls for the second year in a row. Some 26.3 per cent of entries scored an A or A*, down from 26.6 per cent in 2012.
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Didn’t make the A-level grade? It’s not the end of the world
For thousands of students expecting A-level results today, the wrong grades may feel like the end of the world. But for some people, it was just the start.
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A quarter of schools fail to give pupils ‘decent’ A-levels
Some one in four schools and colleges are failing to produce any students with top grades in A-level subjects that will help them win a place at a leading university, new league tables suggest.
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Jackie Long
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January exams scrapped in A-level reform
A-level students will only be able to sit exams in the summer, meaning the number of re-sits will be capped, under the first stage of Ofqual’s A-level reforms.
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Jackie Long
Does the ‘A’ in A-level now stand for anxiety?
As hundreds of thousands of students receive their A-level results, Social Affairs Editor Jackie Long blogs on how the world that students will be entering has changed in the last few decades.
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Top A-level grades fall for first time in 21 years
The proportion of students receiving top grades at A-level falls after years of successive rises, following changes in the way exams are marked.
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‘Two strikes and you’re out’ proposal for A-level entries
As the exams regulator publishes its plans for reform of A-levels, top universities welcome a proposal to restrict the number of re-sits students are able to take.
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Q and A: GCSE and A-level exam re-marking explained
Following our investigation into an exam board covering up marking errors, Channel 4 News answers your questions about applying for a re-mark, the chances of changing your grade and how much it costs.
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Are Michael Gove’s A-level plans as new as they seem?
Channel 4 News reveals how Michael Gove’s plans for Russell Group universities to have more input into A-levels is not such a new idea.
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Universities to help set A-level exams
The education secretary wants universities to have a “far greater” role in setting A-level courses, amid concerns that current exams are not preparing pupils for further study.
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Abdullah: A-level results and the toppling of tyrants
“I joined the Libyan revolution, and toppled Colonel Gaddafi after 42 years of dictatorship. But only after getting my A-levels out of the way,” 18 year old Abdullah tells me.
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A-levels: Brian Cox, China, and the recession
More than 40 per cent more students took maths A-level this year than five years ago, but modern languages and general studies are in decline. Channel 4 News looks at why.
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A-level results day dawns
As thousands of teenagers prepare to receive their A-level exam results, a Government minister says “traditional” subjects should be valued more highly in the race for university places.
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Maths A-level boost as languages fall away
As this year’s A-level results show a rise in the pass rate for the 29th year in a row, data also suggests the number of students taking maths has risen dramatically while languages are in decline.
