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New Report Says State School Pupils put off Top Universities
A new survey by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Sutton Trust has revealed that state school students are far less likely than private school students to apply to top universities due to poor advice and lack of confidence.
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New Primary School Curriculum is Bad for Students
The government’s plans for the new primary school curriculum have come under fire this week from critics who say the plans reflect conservative ministers’ personal preferences instead of what is best for students. Dubbed the ‘conservative curriculum’, teachers have commented that the new plans are politicised and undemocratic.
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New A' Level Plans Announced
This week Ofqual has announced the first of the changes that will be made to the A level system in England. Exams will now be taken in the summer only, and resits will be limited to one which will be taken the following summer.
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National Scholarship Programme Won't help Poor Students
A report released this week by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has concluded that a government scheme aimed at helping the poorest students go to university is unlikely to be effective.
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Britain's Leading Artists Voice Concerns over Lack of Arts subjects in new EBACC
This week leading British figures in art and culture have voiced their concerns over the lack of arts subject in the new English Baccalaureate. Critics have said that Britain’s creative economy could be destroyed within a generation as a result of the decision to remove arts subjects from the new EBACC.
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Teachers Exasperated by Ofqual Snub
Teaching Unions have reacted angrily at the suggestion by Ofqual that they are to blame for the scandal that has blighted students’ exam results.
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Tutors Report High Level of Job Satisfaction
However, increasingly tutoring companies are surveying tutors in order to establish their experiences of tutoring in order to improve the service they offer. These surveys have found that tutors have a very high level of job satisfaction
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Department for Education to Fund Charity to Make Curriculum More Exciting
Plans from the Department for Education revealed this week suggest that a charity will be set up to find ways to make the school curriculum more interesting for students
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Government Introduces New 'Tough' Tests for Teachers
The government has unveiled plans to introduce tougher new tests for those wishing to become teachers. From next September the candidates will face tests in English, Maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, in an attempt to “raise the quality and standing of the position”.
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