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Social mobility tsar quits: ‘I’m doing more harm than good’

Birbalsingh now calls for her deputy and Oldham College principal Alun Francis to take over the role permanently

Ofqual disbands standards committee

Exams watchdog to take a ‘more flexible approach’ on policy advice

£500m for schools and colleges to make buildings more energy efficient

Allocations range from £1.8m to £10k and colleges can decide to spend it on ‘other capital projects’

Plan B guidance for 2023 exams confirmed

Schools and colleges sound workload warnings over contingency plans for next summer’s GCSEs and A-levels

Profile: Michelle Meadows

Dr Michelle Meadows was second-in-command at Ofqual during the 2020 exams fiasco, a grading disaster that will echo for years to come. She reveals to Samantha Booth what happened behind closed doors … Dr Michelle Meadows is used to a grading crisis. She helped to handle at least five that hit the headlines in her […]

A-level disadvantage gap widest since records began

The disadvantage gap at A-level is the widest since it was introduced six years ago, new data reveals. Provisional A-level data published today shows the gap in average point scores between disadvantaged and wealthier pupils sits at 5.08. This compares to 4.52 when teacher grades were awarded in 2020-21 and 4.88 in 2018-19, when exams […]

Author: Samantha Booth

Social mobility tsar quits: ‘I’m doing more harm than good’

Ofqual disbands standards committee

£500m for schools and colleges to make buildings more energy efficient

Plan B guidance for 2023 exams confirmed

Profile: Michelle Meadows

A-level disadvantage gap widest since records began

Ofsted to carry out review of careers guidance

‘Voluntary exit’ scheme launched as DfE seeks to lose 10% of staff

‘Difficult to swallow’: Leaders criticise exam fee hikes of up to 17%