News

‘Shocked’ colleges launch collective complaint over English resit grade boundary hike

Exam board defends surprise decision as one CEO issues a judicial review threat

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

£3m government AI ‘content store’ to help teachers plan lessons

But scheme will not see schools and colleges receive direct funding to help them adopt new technology

Billy Camden
Lucas Cumiskey
Results 2024

Bauckham: Assessment review should ‘look at’ GCSE resits policy

Ofqual chief says policy requiring pupils without a grade 4 to re-take English and maths should form part of...

Billy Camden
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges, Results 2024

GCSE resits 2024: Maths pass rate up but English falls again

Resit cohorts rose substantially this year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Leaders slam ‘unacceptable’ above-inflation 2025 exam fee rises

Heads say increases are unaffordable for schools and colleges and 'hard to stomach'

Billy Camden
Lucas Cumiskey
16-19, Students

How suspensions impact students in early adulthood

Young people suspended at school are significantly less likely to be in a sustained positive post-16 destination

Billy Camden
Whitney Crenna-Jennings and Allen Joseph
News

Suspended students twice as likely to be NEET by age 24, research finds

Think tank's report puts 'a number on the suspension employment grades gap for the first time'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Results 2024

T Level results 2024: Fewer dropouts but pass rate dips below 90%

Proportion receiving top grades has also fallen significantly

Billy Camden
Billy Camden