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2013 GCSE Results Analysis
The 2013 GCSE results have been released, showing a continuing trend in falling grades. Over 600,000 students in the UK have received their results, as schools say that confusion over changes to exams has caused a great deal of turbulence to their education. The number of papers awarded A*-C has fallen from 69.4% last year to 68.1%, a decrease which is likely to be politically significant given the controversial changes that have been made to exams.
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Ofqual Warns GCSE Results Will Continue to Fall
The exams watchdog Ofqual has warned that GCSE grades are falling due to a combination of changes to exams and schools entering students early for exams.
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A' Level Results Released
A’ Level results were released today for over 300,000 students, who will find out whether they have secured a place at university.
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Higher Education Funding Cuts will Worsen Middle Class Bias
The Office of Fair Access has said that British Universities are guilty of middle-class bias after it was revealed that many are unwilling to take the ‘risk’ of accepting low income students who are more likely to drop out.
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Parents Look for Tutors During the Summer Holidays
It’s widely thought that engaging in little or no academic activities over the summer can cause students’ grades to slip.
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72% of Students Receive Private Tuition for Entrance Exams
A recent study by the Institute of Education (IOE) has shown that 7 out of 10 of those pupils gaining a grammar school place do so after receiving private tuition.
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More Students Taking GCSE Exams Early
Exams regulator Ofqual has announced that many more students are taking GCSEs a year early. Statistics for Maths show that nearly a quarter of pupils taking the GCSE this year are under 16. Ofqual also released figures which show that tens of thousands of students have taken GCSE Maths several times, using different exam boards each time.
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Report Warns Traditional Degrees Won't Fill Gap in Technical Skills
The Confederation of British Industry has said that the UK’s higher education system is failing to close what it calls its “chronic skills gaps” because of the tendency to encourage students into traditional academic degrees.
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Primary School Place Shortfall of 120,000
Figures released this week show that 120,000 children may not be able to start primary school this year due to a shortage in places. The Labour party conducted an analysis of the government’s plans to increase school places by 230,000, which showed that there will still be a significant shortfall this Autumn.
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