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Reform grammar schools and ditch the GCSE treadmill – here’s how Labour can fix education in England

Conservative policies have trapped pupils in a zero-sum game. Ending unfair selection and rethinking exams could start to change this, says journalist Fiona Millar

The Guardian - UK

‘Harsh’ post-Covid grade markdown set to hit 60,000 A-level students

Rush to push results back to pre-pandemic levels will hit England’s school leavers hard this year, say education experts

The Guardian - UK

Be quick to get top university place in clearing, A level students warned

University spaces expected to fly on results day as A-level students advised to have a Plan B

The Independent UK

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What is expected from this year’s exam results?

This year’s national results in England will be lower than last year, but they are expected to be similar to 2019.

The Independent UK

Exam results must return to normal so qualifications ‘carry credibility’ – Gibb

There is an ‘expectation’ exam aids given to students in some GCSE subjects this summer will not be in place next year, the schools minister said.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland exams: When will this year's A-Level and GCSE results be released?

Everything you need to know about results days 2023

Belfast Live

Manchester Baccalaureate: how the proposed vocational GCSE route would work – and the pitfalls it must avoid

From September 2024, GCSE pupils in Greater Manchester may be able to embark on a educational pathway created specifically for them. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, announced his plans to introduce a Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) in May 2023 and a public consultation on the plans has recently closed.

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Have GCSEs had their day? Heads, teachers and employers want a rethink

Blamed for rising teenage anxiety and encouraging teaching to the test, GCSEs in their current form are letting young people down, they argue

Evening Standard

Two in three state secondary schools in England teach just one foreign language

Survey finds German is most affected by shift towards single-language offer in key stage 3

The Guardian - UK

New GCSE science exams in Wales criticised by leading organisations

The Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics criticised the Welsh Government's plans to change GCSE science qualifications

Wales Online

Wales reveals full details of controversial new GCSEs

The new GCSEs will be taught from 2025 and sat first in summer 2027

Wales Online

Sarah is in 'remission' for bipolar disorder following years of depressive cycles

Sarah Graham, 45, had her first episode in September 2005, a year after her father died

Wales Online

Students utterly baffled by 'sadistic' final question in GSCE maths paper- can you crack it?

Pupils 'furious' over a painfully difficult math question on their GCSE paper, which asks them to find the 'shaded area' of a peculiar-looking shape

Daily Mirror

British Sign Language GCSE one step closer as Government launches consultation

The Department for Education is aiming for the new qualification to be taught in schools from September 2025.

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Daily Mirror

Baffling GCSE maths exam question that is so hard 92% of parents can't solve it

Maths elicits a different response in every one of us, but only a tiny 8% of parents said that they would attempt a GCSE maths question - and they wouldn't even necessarily get it right

Wales Online

This summer's GCSE and A-level exam grade boundaries explained

Grades will still be higher than the last set of summer exams pre-pandemic, but things are returning to normal

Liverpool Echo

When is results day 2023? GCSE and A-Level dates confirmed with changes to grading

Pupils across the country are currently sitting their exams

The Independent UK

Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering from pandemic’ – report

Research by the British Council found that the decline in language learning at post-primary schools is plateauing.

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"It's history - nobody can take this from us" - Manchester City brave storm to celebrate a historic treble with huge parade

Thousands of Manchester City fans braced a huge storm to celebrate the momentous occasion with their beloved team

The Conversation

Breastfeeding linked to higher GCSE results: how to understand the nuance behind the numbers – and the lack of support for parents

Recently published research has found a link between breastfeeding for longer and higher GCSE grades.

Daily Mirror

TikTok scammers charging desperate students hundreds for fake GCSE exam papers

Desperate students are falling for scams on TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram and parting with anything from £7.50 to a whopping £4,000 to get their hands on a GCSE or A-level paper ahead of exam day

The Guardian - UK

Black Belfast girl threatened after telling of unease over Of Mice and Men

Police inform Angel Mhande’s family of threat after her call for novel to be dropped from GCSE course

Wales Online

Mum dismissed son's clumsiness as him being 'gangly teen having growth spurt'

Thomas Halket, 16, started suffering from tiredness, headaches and sickness last month, which his mum thought was from GCSE exam stress

The Guardian - UK

Languages and creative arts losing favour with GCSE and A-level students

More vocational subjects such as computing and business preferred by those studying in England

Daily Mirror

Pupils rushed to hospital and another 'foamed at the mouth' after smoking cannabis vape

The device, laced with THC oil, the psychoactive chemical in cannabis, was allegedly brought in by a Year 11 student in an attempt to "chill" ahead of a GCSE exam at Unity College in Burnley

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