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27-04-12: What are A Levels for?
While Education Secretary, Michael Gove, wishes to give universities say in how the A level courses are examined as well as the content, teachers’ unions are questioning their right and their interests as well as their capabilities.
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26-04-12: Ofqual report backs final exam A-levels
A report by England's qualifications watchdog, Ofqual, says academics are losing faith in first-year undergraduate students. Students, according to 71 academics interviewed by Ofqual, lack basic skills in English and Maths, as well as the knowledge to write essays, conduct research, reference properly.
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20-04-12: The power of interesting homework.
Give students something to really get excited about - the power to persuade you not to give them homework!
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19-04-12: 400,000 pupils miss month of school
Figures just released show 400,000 children were persistently absent from England's schools in the past year and missed about one month of school each.
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13-04-12: Last Minute Easter Tuition
Students all over the country are currently working harder than they ever have before.
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12-04-12: Private Tuition not the Cause, but the Effect of Poor Social Mobility
An article, recently published on our website, claims that private tuition harms social mobility.
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06-04-12: A Level Reform
Michael Gove recently announced that universities will be consulted over plans to increase the difficulty of A Levels.
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05-04-12: Reduce CRB Disclosures, or Reduce the Admin for them?
There was a public outcry recently when it was suggested that we should relax the requirement for teaching assistants and similar staff to apply for a CRB Disclosure.
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