Search results for ‘A-level’
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25 UK universities make a third of income from overseas students
In just two days’ time, thousands of students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will get their A-level results – with many scrambling for places at university.
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Tory MP says degrees like ‘contemporary circus skills’ should be scrapped
We spoke to the Conservative Party Chairman Richard Holden and began by asking him to name some degree courses he thought were a rip-off.
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FactCheck: what did Rishi Sunak announce about changes to A Levels and when could the Advanced British Standard start?
When could the new qualification begin and are there enough teachers to make it happen?
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A Level results ‘good news’ despite top grade drop off in England, says education minister
Ciaran spoke to the education minister Robert Halfon a short time ago and asked him whether the huge drop in top grades in A-Levels in England was fair on students.
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FactCheck: When are teacher strikes in spring 2023 and why are they happening?
Some teachers in England will take industrial action again after rejecting the latest pay offer. But when will they go on strike and will schools close? FactCheck takes a look.
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Does Rishi Sunak’s plan to improve maths skills add up?
The Prime Minister has emphasised his ambition to make numeracy a central objective of education policy. He says he’s not planning to make all pupils in England take A-level maths, but everyone should study the subject in some form until they’re 18.
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‘Grades are important but they don’t define you’, says schools minister
Earlier Jackie spoke with the minister for School Standards, Will Quince.
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Railway shutdown: UK facing biggest train strike in decades
The government has denounced the biggest train strike for decades as an “act of self harm”.
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Emma Raducanu shows “opportunity is endless” for women in sport – Clare Balding
We spoke to broadcaster Clare Balding about last night’s match and we began by asking her to give a sense of the significance of Emma Raducanu’s victory.
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MPs vote on England Covid lockdown
MPs have voted to approve England’s new lockdown laws.
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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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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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Call for cap on university medicine places to be lifted
Although the cap on overall student numbers has been raised, places at medical schools remain limited because the cost of training doctors is so high.
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Education Secretary ‘incredibly sorry’ for exam distress
The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said he’s “incredibly sorry”. But despite the distress caused by the exam chaos – he’s refused to say if he’ll resign from his job.
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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.