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Teacher grades to be awarded in major government U-turn after results fiasco – reports

Ministers are set to announce this afternoon that both A-level and GCSEs students will be given their teacher grades…

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Ofqual cancels meeting with sector body amid wave of anger over results and appeals

Exams regulator Ofqual has cancelled a meeting with the Association of Colleges amid chaos and widespread anger over the…

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Fraser Whieldon
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Ofqual adviser: Staff are ‘tearing their hair out – it’s an absolute shambles’

An Ofqual adviser has broken ranks to brand the handling of this year’s results as an “absolute shambles”, suggesting…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofqual REMOVES mock exam appeals policy just hours after publication

The exams regulator sensationally removed its guidance on mock exam appeals just hours after first publishing it – claiming…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofqual publishes criteria for ‘valid’ mock exam appeals

Mock exams must meet eight separate criteria to be classed as ‘valid’ and used as part of an appeal…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Government will pay exam appeal fees, says Williamson

The government will cover fees for failed appeals against exam grades following a huge backlash over A-level results. The…

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Freddie Whittaker


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Ofsted director seconded to government Covid response team

A senior Ofsted director has been seconded to a government team planning for the return of students to schools…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Office for Students loses court case over refusing provider admission to higher education register

The Office for Students has lost a Court of Appeal case over its decision to refuse a provider admission…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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New rules on multiple placements and digital skills for traineeships published by ESFA

New rules on funding 19 to 24 year-olds completing traineeships have been released by the Education and Skills Funding…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Legal action threat over A-level results fiasco

The government may face legal action on behalf of students affected by this year’s A-levels debacle. At least two…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Colleges demand urgent review into “biased” A-level grading process

The Association of Colleges has written to education secretary Gavin Williamson and Ofqual chief regulator Sally Collier calling for…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Top results for vocational qualifications see “small increase,” reports Ofqual

Ofqual has found the number of top grades awarded for certain vocational qualifications has had a “small” increase on…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

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