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An overview of the recent data manipulation issues and how it might affect prospective students.
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Grammar school exclusion row – pupils return to school
Students in a grammar school in London were told to leave the school, unable to progress to upper sixth form, due to ‘poor academic performance’. Following legal action against the school, the pupils have now been allowed to return and the school's chair of governors has resigned.
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More exam leaks lead to Ofqual investigation into exam rules
Headlines about inappropriate sharing of Pre-U exam questions by teachers at private schools in the UK are eroding confidence in the qualification, leading to an investigation by Ofqual into how exam questions are written.
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GCSE results : slight dip in pass rate with new ‘tougher’ GCSE exams
Following the major disruption of the new GCSE qualifications in English and maths, overall grades in these subjects are down by around 1% point, although the government say that there is no way to directly compare with the previous qualifications as the marks are fundamentally different.
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A level results day
The much anticipated A level results have been released, and despite curriculum changes, different assessment and a myriad of exam mistakes faced by this year's cohort, overall the spread of results remains broadly unchanged from last year.
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Overzealous health and safety in schools is harmful to kids says Ofstead chief
Schools have been criticised for taking health and safety behaviours to extremes, suggesting that this level of protection of children’s safety in school leads to greater risks as they do not learn to assess the risk to their own safety in real situations.
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Ofqual criticised for spending on clarifying new GCSEs
A government campaign to clarify the new GCSE qualifications is reported to cost £500,000.
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Universities accused of grade inflation as number of First Class degrees awarded rises steeply
There has been a significant increase in the number of first class degrees awarded by Universities across the UK over the last few academic years. Some speculate that this is due to increased standards at A level as well as a more focused student body, but is this another type of grade inflation to improve league table standings?
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UK university applications fall for the first time since fee rise in 2012
Despite a record 38% of 18-year-olds in the UK applying for further education, UCAS applications to UK universities fell by 4% this year, amongst Brexit fears and student support grant cuts. Mature, EU and nursing students show the biggest fall in applications.
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