Exams and qualifications

Education in the Media: Thursday 29 November 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 29 November 2018 - Categories: Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Key Stage Two Tests, Universities

Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at unconditional offers from universities, the National Apprenticeship Awards and a story on SATs exams.

Education in the Media: Thursday 23 August 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 23 August 2018 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, GCSE, GCSE results

Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at this year’s GCSE results.

Education in the Media: Tuesday 21 August 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 21 August 2018 - Categories: Attainment gap, Exams and qualifications, GCSE

Today’s Education in the media blog focuses on the narrowing gap between the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and their peers, as well as addressing the decision of some schools to offer International GCSEs.

Education in the Media: Monday 13 August 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 13 August 2018 - Categories: A Level, Exams and qualifications, Further education, Higher Education, Mental Health, Ofqual, Ofsted, Universities

Today’s Education in the media blog responds to stories in the press regarding our reforms to A level and GCSEs and Ofsted’s inspection framework. We also cover how we are promoting mental health in universities, and helping to tackle the …

Education in the Media: Thursday 9 August 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 9 August 2018 - Categories: early years, Exams and qualifications, Mental Health, teachers

Today’s Education in the media blog responds to Save the Children’s analysis of early years teaching staff and the NEU’s survey about exam stress.

Education in the Media: Wednesday 11 July 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 11 July 2018 - Categories: Academies, Exams and qualifications, Key Stage Two Tests, Social work

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the Key Stage 2 SATs results, the Public Accounts Committee report on academy conversion and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children’s report on early years services. KS2 SATs On Tuesday, 10 …

Education in the Media: Tuesday 10 July

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 10 July 2018 - Categories: Key Stage Two Tests, Primary Schools

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the National Education Union’s survey on Key Stage 2 SATs tests and comments around IGCSEs.

Education in the Media: Tuesday 19 June 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 June 2018 - Categories: Academies, Exams and qualifications, Mental Health, Vice chancellor pay

Today’s Education in the Media looks at requirements the Office for Students is putting in place to ensure vice-chancellor pay is justified, the benefits of the academies system and the strength of our new gold-standard GCSEs. Vice-chancellor pay Today, Tuesday …

Education in the Media: Monday 11 June 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 11 June 2018 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, Further education, Higher Education, School Governors

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the Education Secretary’s speech at the National Governance Association (NGA) conference, the Lords Economics Affairs Committee report on post-school education and supporting pupils through the exams period.

Education in the media: Tuesday 5 June 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 5 June 2018 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, GCSE results, Vocational education

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at new analysis from Universities UK (UUK) and comments on the GCSE reforms.