Exclusive: Gavin Williamson to announce 2021 exam delay in England and back-up plan in event of Covid disruption Schools in England are to hold rigorous mock exams this winter as… »
Party in despair, senior MP says, as Labour draws level in wake of exam chaos and Covid U-turns How Labour gained 26 points on the Conservatives Boris Johnson is facing… »
Exams regulator chief, who oversaw development of flawed algorithm, steps down The head of England’s exam regulator, Sally Collier, has resigned over the exams fiasco that has engulfed schools and… »
PM’s decision to front return-to-school drive is bid to win back the public, top Tory suggests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson attempted to reassert… »
Education secretary says he remained in ‘constant contact’ with government during trip Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The beleaguered education secretary has defended taking a trip… »
Labour leader attacks ‘confusion and incompetence’ from government Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans to get all children back to school in early September are now… »
Exclusive: Roger Taylor demanded education secretary admit Ofqual was behind exams U-turn The chair of Ofqual threatened to quit this week unless Gavin Williamson publicly backed the exams regulator and… »
Exams fiasco continues as heads fear results raised by algorithm set pupils up to fail Headteachers are considering challenging unusually high GCSE results, accusing the algorithm of injecting grade inflation… »
As universities struggle for capacity, bursary makes waiting a year more attractive A university is offering a financial sweetener to persuade students to defer their studies, as an influential thinktank… »
Unions and MPs say education secretary is unfit to oversee safe return of pupils in England Parents and teachers have lost faith in Gavin Williamson’s competence to lead a safe… »
Boris Johnson holds talks with ministers and senior officials after days of political pressure Downing Street has dropped a heavy hint that ministers are preparing to ditch the algorithm used… »
Exclusive: analysis suggests disadvantaged pupils will be even worse hit than in A-levels debacle Two million GCSE grades recommended by teachers are set to be downgraded next week, with disadvantaged… »
Last-minute inclusion of mock exam results in England follows U-turn over Scotland grades A-level appeals in England will benefit only ‘small group’, says minister Could England and Wales follow Scotland’s… »
Amanda Spielman says people are ‘perhaps more frightened than they need to be’ about children returning to school Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chief inspector… »
Schools will remain open only for key workers’ children and ‘the most vulnerable’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Schools across the UK are to close indefinitely,… »
Russell Group members admit they treat less-rigorous IGCSEs the same as new, harder GCSEs Top universities are giving privately educated children an unfair advantage by not differentiating between the rigorous… »
Follow live coverage as hundreds of thousands of teenagers find out how they did under the tougher grading system Union warn changes have left students stressed and demoralised Share your… »
Party aims to stop students from being hindered by inaccurate A-level forecasts School-leavers’ anxious wait for university places in England could be ended under proposals by Labour that would delay… »
Risk of axed exams and food shortages, while informing the public ‘may cause panic’ Schools may have to close, exams could be disrupted and fresh food for pupils’ meals could… »
Independent schools are offering easier IGCSEs as state schools trial harder exams The Labour party is demanding an inquiry into GCSE reforms that it says are putting state school pupils… »
Tough tests are forced on state schools as data reveals benefit to independent sector Tory education reforms are giving private school pupils a huge additional advantage in the hunt for… »
Inspectors say pupils are dropping off rolls as schools appear to be trying to boost exam performance illegally Thousands of difficult-to-teach pupils are being removed from school rolls in an… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
No 10 did not say whether Whitty and Vallance backed the move; No 10 won’t commit to Covid inquiry ending before next general election Boris Johnson: inquiry into Covid handling… »
