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- Experts raise concerns over ‘unreliable’ marking of GCSE English September 13, 2024Some high-achieving pupils in England received lower than expected grades that rose after being re-markedConcerns have been raised about the reliability of the marking of GCSE English this summer, after complaints that normally high-achieving pupils in schools in England were awarded lower than expected results, which then went up after being re-marked.In some cases, marks […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Bankrupt and ravaged by student mental illness, Britain’s universities are badly in need of reform | Simon Jenkins September 13, 2024Tough questions need to be asked of these institutions, starting with: are they really the right place for so many young people?Forget the NHS for a minute – and look to Britain’s universities, another institution in urgent need of fixing. A number are on the brink of bankruptcy or closure. Revenues are plummeting. Rich foreign […]Simon Jenkins
- Leading universities urged to take no more than 10% of students from private schools September 12, 2024Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new bookStrictly limiting the numbers of private school pupils attending Oxford, Cambridge and other leading universities is a “radical” move needed to boost UK social mobility and improve access to elite professions, according to the authors of a new book.Aaron […]Richard Adams Education editor
- By bombing Gaza’s schools, Israel is taking aim at my future. But it will not succeed | Manar Al Khodari September 12, 2024Among the ashes and the bodies, education goes on – and I’ve seen the kind of help the international community can offerManar Al Khodari is a medical student from Gaza’s Rimal neighbourhoodI am supposed to be in my sixth and final year of medical school at al-Azhar University in Gaza – I was supposed to […]Manar Al Khodari
- New guidelines issued to reduce cost of school uniforms in Scotland September 12, 2024Schools should opt for generic items, and branded clothing should not be compulsory, says government adviceBlazers and other branded items should not be made a compulsory part of school uniform, according to new Scottish government guidelines that call on teachers “to do all they can to limit clothing costs”.While school uniform is not compulsory in […]Libby Brooks and Richard Adams
- The threat to BTec courses in England is the educational scandal no one's talking about | Susanna Rustin September 12, 2024Snobbery and a lack of transparency around Labour’s review of vocational qualifications may be why there isn’t more outrageHave you heard that an axe is dangling over courses being taken by 590,000 16-to 18-year-olds in England? Or that Labour’s commitment to “pause and review” Tory plans to scrap more than 100 popular qualifications, including BTecs, […]Susanna Rustin
- ‘You don’t have to be good’: the lazy student’s guide to getting fit September 12, 2024Exercise need not be complicated, boring or expensive. There are plenty of activities to choose from – and you can even get fit from the comfort of your university bedroomEven if you are still reeling from memories of always being picked last for team sports or feeling body-conscious in PE changing rooms, university could be […]Natalie Healey
- Mandelson’s call for Labour chancellor of Oxford ‘stupid’, says departing Patten September 12, 2024University’s outgoing chancellor says it is a mistake to try to turn election for his successor ‘into a left-right issue’Chris Patten has described Peter Mandelson’s claim that it is time for a non-Tory chancellor of the University of Oxford as “a sort of stupid argument” and a “real mistake”, as Patten retires from the prestigious […]Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
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