August 2018

Outcome of the GCSE results 2018

Amid the exam reforms, tens of thousands of teenagers received their GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In the previous year the GCSE pass rates fell and the number of pupils attaining top grades was the lowest point in a decade. This year the number of students receiving the top GCSE grades rose [...]

Outcome of the T-levels legal challenge

The Federation of Awarding Bodies initiated a judicial review proceeding in connection with the implementation of T-levels. The FAB insisted this was not a disagreement with the purpose of T-levels or the way the government had gone about the process of implementation, instead there were concerns over several elements of the procurement exercise, and the [...]