Leading state and private schools including Eton launch joint fight to scrap ‘unfair and unreliable’ GCSE exams More than 20 top education names have joined together to write an open letter They claim the system ‘leaves in its wake a trail of stress and unfairness’ Former education secretary who introduced GCSEs in 1988, Lord Baker, … Read more
Gavin Williamson refuses to say Ofqual is ‘fit for purpose’ after exams fiasco as he agrees ministers should have ‘a greater degree of oversight’ in the wave of A-Level and GCSE grade crisis By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:37 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 11:37 BST, 16 September 2020 Gavin Williamson … Read more
Gavin Williamson insists exams WILL go ahead next year as he tells students who were victims of A-level and GCSE results chaos that he is ‘deeply sorry’ Education Secretary was grilled over exam results chaos by MPs this afternoon Mr Williamson said exams and assessments planned for next year will go ahead Told students affected … Read more
Gavin Williamson says GCSE and A-level exams could be delayed next year to give pupils more time to study after Covid layoff Education Secretary said exam regulator Ofqual was considering ‘short delay’ Exam season normally begins in May but could be pushed back to June or July Comes after Mr Williamson U-turned over grades given … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has his career hanging by a thread after this month’s exams chaos Labour has called for next year’s A-level and GCSE exams in England to be pushed back in order to cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis on pupils. Shadow education secretary Kate Green said pupils entering Year 11 … Read more
Students taking GCSE and A-level exams next summer are facing 50/50 chance they could be scrapped AGAIN with marks awarded on teacher assessments instead, Tory MP warns By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 11:53 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 11:54 BST, 30 August 2020 Students taking GCSE and A-Level exams next summer are facing … Read more
Keir Starmer today warned plans for children to return to classrooms in September could be at ‘serious risk’ due to the government’s chaotic handling of exam results. The Labour leader said Downing Street had wasted two weeks which could have been spent preparing for the new school year ‘clearing up a mess of the government’s … Read more
Adviser linked to exams fiasco is given a key role in new planning changes that critics fear could see developers ‘concreting’ the countryside Tim Leunig joins team working on biggest changes to building laws in 70 years Dr Leunig was on government group that advised how to standardise grades Standardisation led to the downgrading of … Read more
An Education Minister was under fire last night for enjoying a holiday in the French Alps while teenagers in Britain went ‘through hell’ over their exam grades. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that as students worried over their futures, Gillian Keegan enjoyed hiking trips, mountain biking and dips in a mountain lake – and boasted … Read more
Voters today send a message to Boris Johnson that his Government must not let down children again by failing to reopen schools next month. A Daily Mail poll reveals the depth of feeling about getting pupils back into class full time. A huge majority believe it should be the top priority for ministers. Most are … Read more