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Tech trend creates surge in emerging sciences

Information technology was among the fields of education that recorded strongest growth in applications in 2021.

The Canberra Times · Oct 15, 2022

BTec results delay ‘left pupils feeling like second-class citizens’, MP suggests

Chairman of the education committee Robert Halfon was critical of exam boards after thousands did not receive their results on August 18.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Exam board leaders apologise to teenagers for the ‘distress’ of missing grades

Apology in front of MPs came after many taking vocational qualifications failed to be given grades on results days in August

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

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Reece Group sells two main defence firms to global giant to trigger major investment and job creation

The acquisition of Pearson Engineering and Responsive Engineering will lead to a big increase in the number of jobs in Newcastle

Birmingham Post · Sep 28, 2022

Turns Out Women-Dominated Jobs Are The Most Likely To Be Replaced By Automation Bc Ofc They Are

It'd be nice to catch a fkn break!

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 30, 2022

Women in industries under threat from AI and automation urged to 'upskill'

That's according to new research by an Australian teaching organisation that's urging people to upskill so they don't find themselves out of work.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Calls for watchdog to investigate delays to BTec results

Further education and sixth form colleges ask why thousands of students have not received grades from exam board Pearson

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

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Thousands more BTec students hit by delays as exam board apologises

Pearson said some 5,700 students registered for the qualification were currently ineligible to receive their grade

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Covid disruption must still be taken into account in 2023 GCSEs, say schools

Calls for mitigation measures to remain come on day 2022 grades show downturn in line with official policy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Exam results could be broken down into boys, girls and non-binary students

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) said it is ‘looking at this’ possibility.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Thousands more BTec students told their results may be delayed

Exam board Pearson blames delays to results in England, due on Thursday, on qualification ‘ineligibility’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Thousands of GCSE students face results delay, says Pearson exam board

Pearson said thousands of students are currently "ineligible" to receive their results. It follows delays last week when A-Level students were set to receive their results.

Wales Online · Aug 24, 2022

Thousands more students face results delays, warns exam board Pearson

Students across the country are awaiting GCSE grades on Thursday, as well as BTec results.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Anger as some Btec students still yet to receive results

The situation has been described as 'completely unacceptable'

Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

The exams regulator in England confirmed that while “good progress” was being made, some awarding organisations were still processing results.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Btec results delay leaves students ‘in limbo’ and unable to confirm university places

Hundreds of students still yet to receive results, exam board confirms

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

‘Not good enough’: BTec students left in limbo without results days after they were due to be published

Students left unable to confirm university places, with estimate that thousands are affected by delay

Wales Online · Aug 20, 2022

BTec exam board says sorry after students do not receive results

Some have been left unable to confirm their university offers

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The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022

Exam board apologises to students still wating for BTec results

The exact number still waiting for news is unknown.

Input · Aug 3, 2022

Pearson plans NFT textbooks for resale profit extortion

Because what else is the blockchain for if not making money in a spectacularly underhanded fashion?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs

Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand sales

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2022

Pearson boss eyes NFT textbooks as next revenue stream

The CEO said the company has set up a team dedicating to working on the metaverse.

Miami Herald · May 13, 2022

Only 3 reviewers said Florida math textbooks violated 'critical race theory' rules. Yet the state rejected dozens

MIAMI — When the Florida Department of Education announced it was rejecting 54 math textbooks, it pointed to a “thorough review” process that found more than half of those books included “prohibited topics,” including critical race theory and social-emotional learning.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Over half of teachers want to adopt online exams

Exams could go ‘on demand’ rather than whole year groups taking the same paper at once, a major exam board has said.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

Grant Shapps’ response to P&O Ferries won’t get its sacked workers their jobs back

New powers will block ferries that pay crews below minimum wage from UK ports, which P&O will probably find acceptable

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