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28-09-12: GCSEs to be Replaced with English Baccalaureate
Amidst controversy surrounding the marking and standards of GCSE papers this summer, Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the GCSE exams are going to be replaced by a qualification called the English Baccalaureate Certificate.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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27-09-12: New College of Humanities Fails to Attract Students as it Opens this Term
Founder philosopher A C Grayling insisted that there were many students and parents who would see their way to paying these fees for what would be the best education in the country. However, just three weeks before the university is due to open, the college has only recruited a third of the students it intended to for their first year.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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26-09-12: UK Universities Among the best in the World
Results published this week rank UK universities as some of the best in the world. Cambridge, which came top last year, was ranked second in the global league table, along with UCL, Oxford and Imperial which took fourth, fifth and sixth places respectively.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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24-09-12: New Qualification for Athletes
A new qualification for athletes has been designed, based around the International Baccalaureate. The initiative has come after athletes spoke out during the Olympics, saying that they do not have the academic qualifications they require for life after a career in sports.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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21-09-12: Exam boards let Students down over GCSE English Grades
It was revealed that exam boards took the decision to raise the grade boundaries between January and June, meaning that many students who took the exam in June were left at a disadvantage.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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20-09-12: Welsh GCSE Students get Re-Grades
This week Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews ordered the WJEC exam board to regrade GCSE English exams taken in Wales, stating that the students should not suffer from the injustice of the exam marking crisis.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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17-09-12: Survey Reveals Number of Children Reading for fun has Fallen
The National Literacy Trust has published figures that suggest that only three in ten children read for fun, a figure down from four in ten in 2005.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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13-09-12: Collapsed free school projects 'wasted at least £2.3m'
Education Secretary Michael Gove has been asked to come clean on how much money has been spent on collapsed free schools projects in England. Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg says at least £2.3m was spent on three projects alone, two of which were abandoned and one which has 68 pupils.He claims the Department for Education is yet to give details on a further three projects which have foundered.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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12-09-12: What exactly does BIg Business want from schools?
Big Business is always carping about exam results. Not enough kids take Maths A Level. Not enough can do simple mental arithmetic. School leavers can’t write letters, reports, professional standard emails. Their spelling is atrocious, their grammar worse. They don’t know how to behave in a professional environment. They could do with more vocational skills.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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10-09-12: Uproar over GCSE English grades
After 2 decades of rising grade percentages this years exam grades have come as a big shock to pupils,parents and teachers alike. BBC News reports (28/08/2012) that Head teachers are pressing for this summer's English GCSEs to be regraded amid a row over grade boundaries.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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05-09-12: Top A Level Results Down This Year
There has been a fall in the proportion of A-levels awarded an A or A* grade for the first time in over two decades. This summer's results show 26.6% of A-level entries achieved the top two grades - down from 27% last year.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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05-09-12: A’levels: Top Grades Down for the First Time in 20 Years
A’level results were published today, with 357,915 students securing a place at university. However, the number of students obtaining the top grades of A or A* has fallen by 0.4%. This
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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03-09-12: New Numeracy Plans are Flawed
National Numeracy has attacked the new plans by Education Minister, Michael Gove, as flawed and ‘undeliverable’, saying they rely too much on rote learning. The new plans, expected to commence in September 2014 require children to know their times tables by the age of nine.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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03-09-12: London State Schools the Best in the Country
According to a new study published this week, London state schools are now the best in the country. This is a marked difference from data from previous years’ data which suggested that many London state schools were struggling to meet minimum standards.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.