Next year’s GCSE and A-level exams should be sat later in the summer to give pupils valuable time to catch up, according to a proposal by Labour that is likely […]
Heads reassure pupils: ‘We are ready for you’
Head teachers say they are ready to welcome young people back to school in England and Wales full-time next week. Some 97% of schools, surveyed by the National Association of […]
Covid outbreaks in English schools ‘uncommon’, says PHE
Covid-19 infections and outbreaks were “uncommon” in English schools after they reopened in June, according to a Public Health England report. A study released by the health agency on Sunday […]
As Colorado’s college campuses reopen, schools look to students to help control COVID-19
The move by several major universities last week to switch to remote learning in the face of campus COVID-19 infections is a good reminder that the best laid plans of […]
Will BTec students have their grades changed?
As A-level students learn that grades will be awarded by teacher estimates rather than by an algorithm, many BTec students are still waiting for their marks. So what is being […]
Inbuilt biases and the problem of algorithms
As the founders of the Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Education, we are appalled by the manner in which an algorithm has been used to decide students’ A-level and […]
‘You stupid boy’: Boris takes Private Williamson to task over exams U-turn
The day hadn’t got off to the best of starts for Gavin Williamson, with the prime minister phoning to express his full confidence in him. A sure sign he was […]
Who won and who lost: when A-levels meet the algorithm
Almost 40% of teachers’ recommended English A-level grades were downgraded this year, with final results decided by algorithm following the cancellation of exams. But not all students fared equally. Poorer […]
Williamson ‘sorry’ for school and exam disruption
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has apologised to every child for “the disruption that they’ve had to suffer” due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Williamson said the “best thing” was for […]
Universities told to hold places open until appeal
Universities in England are being told to keep places open for students if they appeal against A-level results. Amid uncertainty about replacement exam grades, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan has urged […]