Written exams should continue to be the main method for assessing students’ knowledge and understanding, a report says (PA) (PA Wire) Opting for coursework over exams would deliver “less accurate and ...

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GCSE and A-level students will be able to sit special exams if they don't like the grade they received for their coursework. The decision by Ofqual, a government body that oversees educational ...

English A-level is set for its biggest drop in students in 20 years as headteachers call for an inquiry into whether GCSE reforms are killing the subject. The number of students taking the subject has ...

Some migrants coming to the UK will need to speak English to an A-level standard under tougher new rules set to be introduced by the government. The changes, which will come into force from 8 January ...

The all-or-nothing education system introduced by Michael Gove was always bound to fail at some point. By Rohan Banerjee The impact of Covid-19 on A-level results this year has renewed the case for ...

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said migrants must have English to A-level standard to work in the UK. (Getty Images) Migrants will need English to A-level standard to work in the UK from the beginning ...

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